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Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chairman of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), has sacked Michael Katungi Mpeirwe from his positions as the movement’s Commissioner for External Affairs and Central Committee. The sacking follows a U.S. federal indictment charging Katungi and three other foreign nationals with a sweeping arms trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracy. Gen. Muhoozi, who runs the Patriotic League Uganda (PLU) as a cousin of his father’s ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), indicated on his social media platform X that he had removed Katungi as a member of the group’s Central Committee. According to the indictment unsealed in the Eastern District…

Uganda in partnership with the European Union, Danish Embassy, and TradeMark Africa, has commenced construction of the country’s first climate-smart, gender-sensitive cross-border market at Elegu Town Council, Amuru District, in a project expected to transform regional trade. The sh 41 billion facility to be built by Ambitious Construction Company Limited on an 11.5-acre site in Lorikowor West Cell, will be completed within 24 months is designed to withstand floods and wildfires. The market aims to end decades of losses suffered by traders due to recurring natural disasters. Amuru District LCV Chairperson Michael Lakony said the groundbreaking fulfilled a 2018 Memorandum…

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Election Disputes Tribunal has dismissed petitions filed by three ministers challenging the results of the July 17th party primaries for Parliamentary flag bearers. Those affected include State Minister for Cooperatives Dr. Ngobi Fredrick Gume, State Minister for Primary Health Care Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu, and State Minister for Local Government Victoria Businge Rusoke. The rulings mean their rivals remain the duly elected NRM flag bearers in their respective constituencies. In Petition Number 287 of 2025, Dr. Gume sought to overturn the declaration of George Patrick Kasajja as the NRM flag bearer for Bulamogi North West…

A team of senior government officials have come together to pave ways of stemming fraud in the minerals sector. During a follow up meeting on gold trade fraud in Uganda held on Wednesday 13th August 2025 at the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) offices in Kampala, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Eng. Irene Batebe said fraudsters mainly deal in gold and a number of investors have fallen victim to fake gold deals. The first meeting was held in January 2025 and here the heads of government agencies agreed on the need to step up action…

President Yoweri Museveni has accorded an official burial to the late Hon. Canon Mary Karooro Busingye Okurut, a distinguished academic, author, former Bushenyi District Woman MP, Cabinet Minister, and Senior Presidential Advisor on Public Relations. The Ministry of Presidency confirmed that the National Organizing Committee (N.O.C.) will coordinate closely with the family to finalize the burial arrangements. Minister for the Presidency Milly Babalanda extended her condolences to Okurut’s family, relatives, in-laws, the people of Bushenyi and Teso, the Government, the Church of Uganda, the NRM party, and all Ugandans mourning the loss of this gifted, patriotic leader, praying that her…

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has launched its manifesto ahead of Uganda’s highly anticipated 2026 general elections with new face Nathan Nandala Mafabi, as their presidential candidate. FDc die hards described him as the man to fix the broken economy and lead Uganda into a new era of stability, prosperity, and unity. FDC Chairman Hon. Jack Sabiiti said time has come to break with the past and elect a new kind of leadership. “Ugandans face a choice: to continue enduring a broken-down economy and worsening poverty, or to usher in a new chapter under the competent and compassionate leadership of…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has continued to financially empower roadside market vendors with an aim of helping them improve their household income. This time round the beneficiaries were vendors working from Lukaya Road Toll Market and Lukaya Highway Market, both on Masaka Road. At least 552 vendors benefited from the initiative. The vendors who ply their trade in roasted meat, roasted chicken, roasted plantain (gonja), beverages, among other fast foods, received Shs100,000 each. The business booster package is part of President Museveni’s broader initiative to empower roadside market vendors across the country. The support was delivered yesterday by officials from…

The President of the Common Man’s Party (CMP) Mubarak Munyagwa, has officially picked presidential nomination forms ahead of Uganda’s 2026 general election. Shortly after collecting the forms, Munyagwa unveiled his campaign vision, promising bold policy changes if elected. “The first thing I would do is withdraw Uganda from the East African Community,” he said, According to Mubarak the regional bloc has not delivered tangible benefits to ordinary Ugandans. “Our focus must be on policies that directly improve the lives of our citizens.”he said. On healthcare, Munyagwa pledged to introduce a mandatory national health insurance scheme where every Ugandan would contribute…

The United States Ambassador to Somalia, H.E. Richard Riley, has hailed the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) troops serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) for their bravery, professionalism, and sacrifice in the fight against terrorism. Ambassador Riley made the remarks during a visit to the UPDF Sector One Level II Hospital in Mogadishu, where he commended the soldiers for their recent achievements, particularly in operations in Bariire. “I thank you for your service, bravery, and commitment, and for all you have done for the people of Uganda and Somalia,” Ambassador Riley said. “Wherever you…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni returned to Uganda this afternoon after a fruitful three-day working visit to Egypt, where he engaged in high level talks and bilateral meetings with his Egyptian counterpart President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The discussions solidified a strategic partnership which focused on the Nile, trade, and regional stability. During the bilateral meetings in Cairo, the two leaders underscored the importance of the Nile River as a shared resource, calling for equitable use among all Nile Basin countries to promote prosperity and strengthen Pan-African unity. The discussions bilateral discussions aimed at enhancing trade relations, regional cooperation and economic integration…