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Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka congratulated Trans Nzoia Senator Allan Chesang on his recent marriage to Chanelle Kittony, jokingly suggesting the union improved his colleague's chances of reaching heaven. Speaking during a Senate session, Onyonka apologized for missing the ceremony due to...

A laboratory technician who fled the Saudi Maternity Hospital in el-Fasher before paramilitary forces allegedly killed at least 460 patients and companions has described losing colleagues and hope. Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed, now sheltering in a displaced persons camp in Tawila, about 70 kilometers west...

Kenya's emergence as a regional technology leader stems from economic liberalization policies launched in the early 1990s, according to Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. Speaking about reforms he helped implement as Finance Minister, Mudavadi explained that removing price and exchange...

Kampala Metropolitan Police have detained Nava Nakato, the spouse of socialite Brian Kirumira, known as Bryan White, following the death of 25-year-old Caroline Nalubwama at Kiruddu hospital. Authorities report that Nalubwama sustained burn injuries at White's Kyamula residence in Makindye...

Uganda Prisons Services reports that 70 incarcerated individuals have begun senior six examinations for the 2025 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education, representing the highest participation rate in two decades. Spokesperson Frank Baine indicated that 66 male and four female inmates are...

The Alliance for National Transformation criticized government-backed aggression against National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi and his campaign supporters during a Saturday statement, warning that continued violence could destabilize the nation ahead of the January...

Barbie Itungo Kyagulanyi encouraged residents of Ntungamo district to make informed electoral decisions during a Saturday gathering at Ruhoko primary school in Rubaare. The wife of National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu told supporters they could accept...

Local officials in Bududa district have requested the establishment of a new administrative region called Namaatso during a Saturday campaign event attended by President Yoweri Museveni at Nangako town council. District NRM chairman Wekhola Mukhwana Koloto explained that areas including Lutsekhe...

Independent candidate Vianah Kemigisha Kashaya sustained injuries during a Friday night assault by approximately six attackers armed with machetes at her residence gate in Mbarara City North Division. The assailants confronted the Bushenyi District Woman Member of Parliament hopeful around 1:00...

The Bank of Uganda maintained its Central Bank Rate at 9.75 percent during November 2025, citing controlled inflation and steady economic expansion. Governor Michael Atingi-Ego announced that consumer price increases fell to 3.4 percent in October from 4 percent the previous month, driven by...

Uganda will maintain its position on cultural matters regardless of international funding cuts related to its anti-homosexuality legislation, President Yoweri Museveni declared Monday during a campaign event in Mbale City. The president told supporters that the nation's economy has maintained...

Ugandan military officials discussed defense collaboration with Italian representatives during a Monday gathering at Special Forces Command headquarters in Entebbe. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba hosted Italian Ambassador Mauro Massoni and Claudio Sabatino from Leonardo Aircraft Division to explore...

Uganda's military leadership met with European Union representatives on Monday at Special Forces Command headquarters in Entebbe to discuss continued cooperation on regional security matters. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the chief of defense forces, hosted Ambassador Johan Borgstam, the EU special...

The East African Community recorded international merchandise trade worth 38.2 billion dollars during the second quarter of 2025, representing a 28.4 percent increase from the corresponding period in 2024. Export values climbed 40.5 percent to reach 18.6 billion dollars while imports expanded...

President Yoweri Museveni campaigned in Namisindwa District on Monday, emphasizing what he described as five fundamental achievements under the National Resistance Movement: security, infrastructure development, household prosperity, employment generation, and universal education access...

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has committed to paving the 25.8-kilometer Bududa-Bubulo circular road connecting Manafwa, Bududa and Namisindwa districts. During a Monday campaign event at Bukigai Primary School in Nangako Town Council, Museveni told supporters that funding for the delayed...

Peace Rugambwa, a senior presidential advisor for agriculture and local people, has called on marginalized groups in Kabale District to establish cooperatives as a pathway to accessing government support programs. During a Monday gathering at Kabale Municipal Stadium, Rugambwa addressed ghetto...

Uganda's Minister of Agriculture Frank Tumwebaze has called on the newly inaugurated governing council of the National Agricultural Research Organisation to spearhead a technology-driven agricultural transformation. Speaking at Monday's ceremony, Tumwebaze emphasized that precision farming...

Pearl Bank received the Banking Services General Banking Accolade at the 2025 Financial Reporting Awards held on November 5 at Hotel Africana. The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda organized the ceremony alongside the Capital Markets Authority and Uganda Securities Exchange to...

Authorities have deployed joint security personnel across Uganda's Kigezi Sub-region in preparation for National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu's campaign appearances. Police spokesperson Elly Maate confirmed that officers from multiple agencies, including...