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Fight over LC1 election in Masindi leaves church members, sugarcane farmers injured Daily Monitor

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, has directed the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige, to interdict seven senior officials of Parliament pending the conclusion of criminal proceedings against them. The directive, issued on 31 July 2026, targets officials who are currently on remand after being … The post IGG orders interdiction of Chris Obore, 6 othe

The Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs in charge of Veteran Affairs, Hon. Huda Abason Oleru, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to supporting survivors and returnees who were abducted or affected by the former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency. Hon. Oleru made the remarks during a visit to LRA returnees, where she commended […] The post Minister Huda Oleru Assures Ex-LRA Returnees Of Cont

The Minister for the Presidency and Memberof Parliament for Budiope West Constituency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, has extended warm congratulations to His Majesty Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, the Kabaka of Buganda Kingdom, on his 33rd Coronation Anniversary celebrated yesterday, 31st July 2026. In her message posted on official X account, Hon. Babalanda said that for […] The post Minister Babalanda Hails Kabaka Muteb

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Parliamentary Committee on Physical Infrastructure has given the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) seven days to submit a report explaining its management of the city’s drainage infrastructure and the persistent flooding that continues to affect Kampala. The directive followed inspections by the committee at some of the capital’s worst … The post Parliament gives KCCA seven days to exp

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The High court has dismissed an application by Dei Biopharma Ltd and DEI Industries International Ltd proprietor Mathias Magoola seeking to block an independent audit into loan facilities held with Equity Bank Uganda and Equity Bank Kenya. Dei Biopharma, a pharmaceutical start-up, has received billions of shillings in government funding to support the manufacture of […] The post Magoola loses bid to block independent

Parliament’s appointments committee has approved Juma Witonze Kisekka for appointment as minister of State for Internal Affairs. The committee, chaired by speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth and comprising deputy speaker Thomas Tayebwa alongside government and opposition legislators, vetted and approved Kisekka on Thursday, barely three days after President Yoweri Museveni nominated him for the position. The […] The p

IGG Orders Interdiction of Chris Parliament Officials Over Corruption Charges ChimpReports

Parliament gives KCCA 7 days to explain Kampala flooding Daily Monitor

Court Martial grants amnesty to 9 NUP supporters held since 2021 elections Daily Monitor

The Parliamentary Committee on Physical Infrastructure has heard that a company linked to businessman Godfrey Kirumira has taken possession of land belonging to the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC). The matter emerged as the committee chaired by Hon. Mwine Mpaka met URC officials led by the Managing Director, Benon Kajuna to examine queries on missing railway […] The post Businessman Kirumira in trouble over dispute

The Inspector General of Government has directed the Clerk to Parliament to immediately interdict seven senior parliamentary officials facing corruption-related charges, overriding earlier indications that they would remain on full pay until the end of August before any disciplinary action was taken.

Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara has pledged that patients will no longer be exposed during government anti-corruption inspections of health facilities, responding to concerns raised by the Uganda Medical Association over privacy, due process and the conduct of recent hospital inspection tours.

The government has warned that vandalism targeting telecommunications infrastructure threatens Uganda's digital transformation and national development, saying such acts are now being treated as economic sabotage. The warning came as ATC Uganda handed over Shs20.9 billion to the Uganda Communications Commission's Universal Service and Access Fund to support digital connectivity in underserved communities.

IGG orders interdiction of Chris Obore, 6 other senior Parliament officials over alleged corruption Daily Monitor

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed Africa’s determination to sustain peace and stability in Somalia, saying the continent has the capacity and responsibility to secure its future regardless of changing international support. The President made the remarks today while hosting the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to […] The post President Museveni

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) in Kasese District says it is preparing more than 150 court petitions challenging results from the LC1 elections, citing alleged intimidation and electoral irregularities after the NRM secured the majority of village chairperson seats.

Buganda Kingdom marked 33 years of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II’s reign with a thanksgiving service at Watoto Church, bringing together cultural leaders, government officials, religious leaders and thousands of subjects to celebrate the monarch’s contribution to unity and development.

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A fundamental doctrine of democratic constitutionalism dictates that public offices vested with identical sovereign mandates must derive their authority from uniform mechanisms of legitimacy. In any constitutional order premised on the rule of law, a legislative framework cannot arbitrarily fragment the franchise across different tiers of local government without fracturing the integrity of the whole […] The post JAS

NRM sweeps Jinja LC1 polls despite Opposition dominance in Parliamentary seats Daily Monitor