Police chief Namutebi Hadijja opened a brand new police station in Bukwo on Friday. The Uganda Police built this headquarters themselves through their Construction Unit. Namutebi represented Police boss Abas Byakagaba at the event.
When she launched the station, Namutebi told officers they must use the building to help local people fairly and honestly. She asked the police staff to give excellent service. Namutebi warned them not to take bribes because that makes people distrust the Uganda Police Force.
Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago asked Kenyan lawmakers to find out why their government let Dr. Kizza Besigye get arrested.
Besigye and his friend Hajj Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya were taken from Nairobi last November by Ugandan security. They drove them across the border to Uganda. Both men faced charges of having illegal guns and bullets. The military court in Kampala also accused them of treachery.
Kenya has said nothing about what happened. This makes people think Kenya helped with the arrest.
On Thursday, Lukwago told Kenyan lawmakers they should ask their leaders why Uganda forces were allowed to enter Kenya and take people.
"We ask the government of Kenya, I am glad the MPs are here, the Senators are here; why don't you demand that...
MTN Mobile Money teamed up with Mastercard, Diamond Trust Bank, and Network International. They made a new Virtual Card by MoMo. This lets MTN MoMo users buy things online without having a real card or bank account. MTN wants more people to use digital money across Uganda. They aim to help everyone use the digital economy.
Uganda has more people using digital money services. Mobile money payments reached 191 trillion Ugandan shillings by June 2023, up 23% from 156 trillion shillings in 2022, the Bank of Uganda says. The Virtual Card by MoMo helps users pay on any website or social media that takes card payments. MTN MoMo users can pay school fees, buy social media ads, shop online, or book travel with their MoMo Wallet using...
Airtel Money's Back-to-School 'Pay and Win' program is almost over. Many parents have won prizes, which shows that Airtel Uganda wants to help more people use money services during school opening time.
The program started on January 27, 2025. After paying school fees this way, more than 400 winners each received 100,000 Ugandan shillings in their Airtel Money accounts. Airtel has given back over 40 million shillings since the program began.
With this program, parents find it easier to handle school costs. They can pay fast and safely without waiting in long lines or dealing with slow payments.
Sulaina Kulabako sells things at a market in Entebbe. She won and said, "I felt very happy and excited, but first, I thought it was fake. I...
Car dealers in Uganda feel upset about problems with the new digital license plate program. This program should make it easier to identify cars, but it faces many troubles.
Dealers say the program runs poorly. "We're seeing delays of three to five days just to get number plates fitted," a car seller from Kampala said without giving his name. "This happens because of payment problems, and then we wait longer for logbooks. It causes big backups."
The payment system works poorly and doesn't connect well with other systems. Also, the company making the plates often runs out of materials. "We're constantly running out of stock," another dealer said. The provider simply can't keep up with demand."
More problems exist beyond these issues...
Uganda and Rwanda want to improve security at their shared border. They met in Mbarara, Uganda, to discuss this. This was their third meeting after earlier ones in Kabale, Uganda, and Nyagatare, Rwanda.
The countries promised to collaborate on border security, facilitate the movement of people and goods between nations, and fix problems that affect both places.
In a statement, they said both countries need to protect their borders. They admitted having trouble in the past with fighters and refugees crossing over. The statement said the meeting aimed to improve border security and help movement between Uganda and Rwanda.
Major General Robert Rusoke from Uganda and Ambassador Vincent Karega from Rwanda led the talks. They discussed...
Rwanda's Foreign Minister, Gen. James Kabarebe, told the European Union that fighting in Congo poses a serious safety threat to Rwanda.
He met with EU Special Envoy Johan Borgstam in Kigali. Kabarebe defended Rwanda's protection of itself and said it is not causing problems in eastern Congo.
These talks happen as tensions grow between countries. Congo says Rwanda gives money and guns to the M23 rebels to steal Congo's minerals. Congo believes Rwanda makes violence worse, forces people from their homes, and creates more suffering in eastern Congo.
The EU and the United States worry about Rwanda's actions. The US recently punished Kabarebe, saying he helped M23.
Kabarebe said these claims are wrong. He thinks Rwanda is being blamed...
The government plans to pay 500 billion shillings it owes to construction companies that work for the Ministry of Works and Transport.
Ramathan Ggoobi, who serves as Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, met with these construction companies. He promised the money would be paid before this budget year ends.
He admitted the payment delays were caused by bad planning and budgeting. The government wants to fix these problems to prevent similar delays next year.
"The issue of accumulated arrears arose due to poor financial planning and unprotected multi-year commitments. However, we are putting measures in place to ensure that such delays do not happen again," Ggoobi said.
Waiswa Bageya, the Permanent Secretary of the...
The Patriotic League of Uganda plans a protest at Kenya's High Commission in Kampala next Wednesday. They are upset about a news story in The Standard newspaper that called General Muhoozi Kainerugaba a "Four-star brat." Muhoozi is President Museveni's son and serves as a top military leader.
PLU leader Daudi Kabanda said The Standard was mean to Muhoozi, who heads the PLU. Kabanda said their protest would be "energetic." He claimed Kenya had burned Uganda's High Commission last year with no response from Uganda. But he warned they would respond strongly to this newspaper insult.
The Standard wrote about Muhoozi's social media posts that caused problems between countries. The paper discussed how Muhoozi has gained power in Uganda's...
