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A prominent religious leader is pushing a message of calm and careful behavior during the holidays and the coming election cycle. Dr. Moses Odong, who heads the National Fellowship of Born Again Pentecostal Churches, told people to drive safely and focus on family time. He framed life itself as...

A fintech company called NALA just got the green light from Uganda's central bank, picking up two key payments licenses. This gives them three total approvals in the country now, putting them in a small club of operators allowed to work deep inside the national payment system under official...

A Ugandan high court just threw out a case trying to claim land from the national Muslim council. Justice Isah Sserunkuma in Masindi dismissed the suit because the people bringing it, led by a guy named Francis Tuhwerize, had zero paperwork to back up their story about buying the property. They...

NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu is promising to give people their lake back. At a rally in Busaabala, he told supporters a future government under him would reopen public access to Lake Victoria and its landing sites for local communities, which he says have been taken away. He...

The Christmas rush in downtown Kampala is a story of two totally different scenes. On one side, transport is absolutely booming. Fares out of the city's bus parks have jumped by at least ten thousand shillings as everyone tries to get to their villages, with extra vehicles not even meeting the...

The national exam board is warning schools about scammers. Uganda National Examinations Board, or UNEB, says people pretending to be on its security committee are targeting head teachers and school directors. These fraudsters are asking for cash, promising they can bump up student grades or get...

A radio host on ZiFM Stereo known as MisRed, real name Samantha Mary Musa, is pushing back against critics of the station's listener-chosen awards. The controversy started after opposition figure Fadzayi Mahere won the top honor, Zimbabwean of the Year, through a public vote conducted on...

Sadam Bisase Zakaria, who heads the Congress Services Volunteers group, says Ugandans need to stop wrecking their own environment. He pointed directly at people cutting down trees, constructing buildings in wetlands, and setting fires to bushes as the main reasons for the country's crazy...

National Peasants Party presidential hopeful Robert Kasibante is taking his pitch directly to people in Kiboga District, asking for their votes in the upcoming election. He is skipping the big rallies for smaller chats at places like Bukomero market, talking about fixing broken roads, helping...

FDC presidential candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi is going after the government, claiming it runs on regional favoritism, nepotism, and straight-up corruption. He laid this out during a campaign stop in Mukono District, specifically in Goma Division and Seeta Town. Mafabi argued that public...

Iceland just dropped a massive chunk of change, over twenty-one billion Ugandan shillings, to back UNICEF's work over there. The cash is split into two main grants targeting vulnerable groups. The first and bigger piece, around fifteen billion, is for the second phase of a program focused on...

The MP race in Nakawa West is heating up, and DF party candidate Winifred Nakandi is hitting the streets hard. She is the lone woman running against a bunch of guys for that seat. Her recent campaign push had her rolling through Luzira and Mutungo with a whole crew, a line of cars, and boda boda...

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni will cut the ribbon on that new stadium in Hoima City. The place is a twenty-thousand-capacity arena built for around one hundred twenty-nine million U.S. dollars, prepping for the AFCON tournament coming in 2027 that Uganda is sharing with Kenya and Tanzania...

The Bishop of Bunyoro Kitara Diocese, Jacob Ateirweho, issued a sharp warning about election violence. He said the church is deeply disturbed by media footage showing beatings and abuse during presidential campaigns, calling the pattern troubling for the nation's future. Speaking from his...

People in Hoima City are dealing with a severe water shortage and dangerous chimp encounters. Residents from Bubaale, Mwendante, and Bulemwa say the animals have been invading local streams since 2022, leading to attacks that have injured and even killed children. Community members like Jane...

Ugandan traffic cops are ramping up patrols on main roads this holiday season. Spokesperson Michael Kananura, during an operation on Bombo Road, warned drivers to follow the rules with so many people traveling for Christmas. He said typical problems like drunk driving, speeding, and overloading...

The Bishop of Namirembe, Moses Banja, pushed for heavy voter turnout in Uganda's upcoming national elections. He told people gathered at his cathedral to show up and vote peacefully instead of boycotting the process. His Christmas message framed the election as a time for national unity and...

Pearl Bank just wrapped up its holiday promotion called the Pearl Santa campaign. The bank finished the festivities with a visit to its Nansana Branch after surprising customers at locations across the country. Marketing head Priscilla Akora said the goal was a personal thank you for client...

President Yoweri Museveni approved a huge coffee processing park for Luweero District, a joint project with Saudi Arabia worth one hundred sixty million dollars. Local officials confirm the Luwero Coffee Park will be built on Kasiso Road near Nimrod Hotel in Kasana, with a groundbreaking set for...

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni promised big upgrades to roads, water, and health services for Sembabule District at a campaign rally. Speaking in heavy rain to a large crowd, he said his government already connected the once-remote area with tarmac roads from Mpigi to Masaka. Planned projects...