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Two National Unity Platform candidates have abandoned their campaigns for local council positions in Mbarara after alleging the party failed to deliver promised financial assistance and materials. Provia Bakazi and Hellen Kembaga announced their departures from both the elections and the...

Helsinki has achieved zero traffic fatalities over 12 months through systematic infrastructure improvements and enforcement strategies, while Uganda continues recording approximately 12 road deaths daily. Finnish authorities reduced speed limits to 30 kilometers per hour across more than half...

Uganda increased its medal tally to nine at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh after Samuel Simba Cherop and Abel Chebet finished among the top three competitors in the men's 10,000 meters at Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Stadium. Chebet secured bronze while organizers are reviewing the positions...

Uganda exited the FIFA Under-17 World Cup after losing a penalty shootout to Burkina Faso following a draw at Aspire Zone Pitch 5 in Qatar. The Cubs conceded all five spot kicks while missing one attempt, ending their tournament despite earlier eliminating Senegal in the previous round. Arafat...

Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey has designated former Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera to serve as Special Envoy for mediation efforts following violent protests that resulted in hundreds of fatalities across Tanzania. Chakwera will conduct stakeholder consultations with...

Uganda suffered a comprehensive defeat against Morocco in Tangier, losing 4-0 as the Atlas Lions dominated proceedings at Stade Tangier. Herbert Achai's own goal gave the hosts an early advantage before Ismael Saibari, Sofiane Rahimi and Bilal El Khannous extended the margin. Coach Paul Put made...

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has warned cabinet ministers that international lenders may withdraw financial support following post-election disturbances and reported human rights violations that have undermined the nation's reputation for political stability. Western donors and...

Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited has initiated an investigation after vandals caused multiple transmission towers to collapse on lines connecting Owen Falls, Mukono North and Namanve South, resulting in one fatality and widespread power interruptions. Authorities confirmed the...

Kampala socialite Bryan Kirumira appeared before Makindye Chief Magistrate's Court on charges connected to the death of Carol Nalubwama, a 25-year-old woman who sustained fatal burn injuries at his residence in Kyamula Zone. Authorities transported the defendant to court in an ambulance while...

Kabale High Court has ordered Rubanda district authorities to pay 10 million shillings in damages to Vivian Kwesiga, a former sub-county chief who was kept on interdiction beyond the legal timeframe. Justice Samuel Emokor determined that officials violated public service regulations by...

Fuel pricing disparities across Africa reveal stark economic divisions, with Libya selling gasoline at approximately 100 shillings per liter while Uganda charges between 4,950 and 5,060 shillings, according to Global Petrol Prices data. The contrast stems from Libya's substantial oil subsidies...

Kampala authorities are grappling with over two million motorcycle taxis operating with minimal regulation as unemployment drives thousands into the informal transport sector. A joint census by the Kampala Capital City Authority and the Works ministry found that 94 percent of riders lack proper...

Former Ghanaian legislator Ras Mubarak has concluded a 40,000-kilometer journey across 23 African nations to advocate for visa-free continental travel, urging President Yoweri Museveni to champion the initiative among regional leaders. The Trans African Tourism and Unity Campaign representative...

Opposition parties have fielded hundreds of parliamentary candidates ahead of the general elections despite internal divisions and financial constraints that analysts predicted would limit their competitiveness. The Forum for Democratic Change fielded more than 220 contenders and covered their...

Incumbent Lwemiyaga County legislator Theodore Ssekikubo has filed a petition with the Electoral Commission seeking to disqualify National Resistance Movement candidate Emmanuel Rwashande from the parliamentary ballot over alleged irregularities in nomination documents and fraudulent academic...

President Yoweri Museveni will commission a $50 million cassava starch facility in Namasagali that marks the first phase of Dei Biopharma's effort to reduce Uganda's reliance on imported pharmaceutical ingredients. The plant, which will process approximately 500 metric tons of cassava daily from...

The trial of alleged Allied Democratic Forces commander Jamilu Mukulu has begun at the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala after he spent nearly 11 years on remand. Mukulu faces terrorism charges alongside 36 others, with accusations including murder, aggravated robbery...

Clashes broke out in Masaka when campaign teams for National Resistance Movement candidate Joanita Nalule and National Unity Platform candidate Ronald Evans Kanyike met at Kidda trading centre junction in Nyendo–Mukungwe Division. According to witnesses, the incident began after a sound system...

Court proceedings for National Unity Platform supporters were suspended after defendant Sauda Madada began vomiting blood during bail hearings. Chief magistrate Roselyn Nsenge ordered Madada transported to Mulago hospital, acknowledging responsibility for prisoner welfare. Prison officers had...

Cognitone has released Synfire 3.0, bringing substantial interface improvements and workflow enhancements to its music prototyping software. The upgrade introduces a track and clip system resembling digital audio workstation arrangements, allowing musicians to record and modify compositions with...