President Museveni will become the official NRM party leader and presidential candidate for 2026 elections. State House announced the nomination ceremony happens Saturday at NRM Electoral Commission headquarters. The longtime leader spent months visiting communities across Uganda through the Parish Development Model program. Local officials and citizens backed his bid for another term during these trips. Party members want him to keep running the country for stability and economic growth.
Museveni has ruled Uganda since 1986 and plans to seek another term as president. The country faces many challenges like youth unemployment and economic changes around the world. Leaders believe his experience can help Uganda handle these problems...
Stanbic Bank teamed up with government planners and United Nations experts to help pregnant mothers across Uganda. The financial company handed over 200 special delivery kits during a press meeting at Uganda Media Centre. John Tumwine from Stanbic Bank spoke about the bank's commitment to supporting families during childbirth. Each kit contains essential items that help mothers deliver babies safely at health centers. The donation comes just before World Population Day celebrations on July 11.
United Nations population experts released shocking findings about families around the world. Millions of people cannot have the number of babies they want because money problems stand in their way. The global survey covered 14 different...
Uganda faces serious problems as January 2026 elections approach fast. Political leaders worry about violence and unfair voting practices across the country. The Center for Constitutional Governance held a major meeting at Hotel Africana on Thursday. Top officials from different groups came together to discuss these mounting concerns. Everyone agreed that changes must happen before people cast their ballots.
Justice Minister Nobert Mao blasted the military for bad behavior during past elections. He praised soldiers for helping other African countries but slammed them for hurting Ugandans at home. Mao demanded that police handle crowds instead of army troops at voting stations. He also complained about politicians buying votes from poor...
Equity Bank Uganda boss Gift Shoko dropped by Nation Media Group offices Thursday for some serious business talk. The banking chief brought along two top women from his team to chat about working together better. Olivia Mugaba handles small business banking and Clare Tumwebaze runs marketing for the bank. Susan Nsibirwa from Nation Media welcomed them with her crew of managers and editors. The meeting happened at Nation Media headquarters in Namwongo.
Nation Media runs newspapers, TV stations, and radio shows across East Africa. Nsibirwa told the banking team about all their different media outlets that could help spread Equity Bank stories. She thanked Equity Bank for backing their Top 100 program for three straight years. The media...
Uganda grabbed three major wins at African standards meetings held recently on the island of Zanzibar. The country's standards bureau beat out competitors during elections at the big continental gathering. Leaders from across Africa picked Uganda for top spots that will shape how the continent handles trade rules. The victory shows other African nations trust Uganda to lead important decisions. These wins put Uganda at the center of major policy discussions for years ahead.
James Kasigwa from Uganda's standards office will sit on the main African council that oversees regional activities. He landed a three-year job that runs from July 2025 through June 2028. Joel Peter Oryang from the same office scored another key position on the...
Uganda's top communications chief warned business leaders that cyber criminals are getting stronger every day. Nyombi Thembo from the Uganda Communications Commission spoke at a big meeting for company bosses about online safety. He told them that protecting their computers and data must become part of how they run their businesses. The breakfast meeting brought together phone company executives and security experts to talk about future threats.
Cyber attacks will cost the world over ten trillion dollars next year according to scary new numbers. Hackers launch ransomware attacks every eleven seconds around the globe. Uganda saw its own problems jump from 2,211 cyber crimes last year to more than 3,800 cases this year. Crooks stole over...
Uganda cement makers want to stop polluting the air completely before 2050 hits. They team up with global groups and a fancy Swiss school to make this happen. HIMA Cement leads the pack and already cuts down on dirty fuels. The company swaps out fossil fuels for farm waste and factory leftovers. Their smart moves dropped pollution from 900 kilograms to 550 kilograms per ton of cement.
HIMA grabs coffee husks, rice husks, and plastic trash from drink companies around Uganda. They handed out 16 million coffee plants to people living near Kasese and Fort Portal. Families sell coffee beans and HIMA buys the leftover husks from them. People make money twice from the same crop. The cement actually smells like fresh coffee because of this...
A Kampala court threw out Don Nasser's lawsuit about being kidnapped from Kenya. The businessman wanted judges to say security forces grabbed him illegally and hurt him. Justice Andrew Bashaija ruled the court cannot handle cases about things that happened outside Uganda. The judge said the alleged crimes took place on foreign ground. He told Nasser to take his complaints to Kenyan courts instead.
Nasser claimed armed men snatched him from a Nairobi apartment last September. He said they blindfolded him and kept him locked up for three days. The businessman accused officials of torturing him before bringing him to Uganda without proper legal steps. He wanted the court to stop his criminal trial and pay him 50 million shillings. His...
Congo's top human rights official just slammed rebel fighters for snatching hundreds of kids from their homes. Chantal Chambu Mwavita fired back at M23 and AFC rebels who grabbed over 300 young people from the mining town of Rubaya on June 28th. The minister demanded that United Nations investigators jump into action and force these groups to free the kidnapped teenagers. She called the whole mess a bunch of barbaric acts that need to stop right away. The government wants answers and justice for these stolen children.
These rebel groups dragged kids away from Rubaya and nobody knows where they took them. Another batch of more than 20 youngsters got snatched from Lugendo and ended up being shown off as willing fighters. Chambu said this...
