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UCC Bids Farewell to Veteran Staff
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (261+ words) The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has held a special farewell ceremony to honour two of its long-serving staff members; Clare Kachope and Paul Sserunyonyi Mukasa. The event, graced by retired Archbishop of Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali, brought together members…...
Entebbe Police Probe Suspected Suicide After Domestic Dispute Over Shs 450, 000
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (189+ words) Chimp Reports Police in Entebbe are investigating a suspected case of suicide by stabbing involving a 22-year-old housewife in Kitoro, Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso District. The deceased has been identified as Nakigudde Carol, a resident of Kitoro Zone. Preliminary reports indicate…...
Singer Pallaso Accused of Violent Attack on King Saha
7+ hour, 20+ min ago (310+ words) Uganda's music industry has again been thrown into turmoil after singer King Saha accused fellow musician Pallaso of orchestrating a violent attack on him in the latest escalation of a long-running rivalry between the two camps. The controversy erupted after…...
Anita Among Withdraws From Speakership Race
7+ hour, 39+ min ago (490+ words) Uganda's Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, has withdrawn from the race for Speaker of the 12th Parliament amid mounting political pressure and expanding investigations into her wealth and assets. In a statement issued Monday, Among said she had decided not…...
Kayunga NRM Chairman Moses Kalangwa Dies in Road Accident
12+ hour, 43+ min ago (190+ words) Chimp Reports Kayunga District NRM Chairman, farmer, and businessman Moses Kalangwa has died in a road accident along the Kayunga'Jinja Road, the Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, has announced. In a message of condolence, Barugahara…...
From Gardens to Leadership Dreams, Ugandan Students Share Equity Programme Journey
17+ hour, 7+ min ago (561+ words) Personal stories of sacrifice, resilience and ambition took centre stage as students selected for the fifth cohort of the Equity Leaders Program (ELP) reflected on how the initiative had changed their lives and aspirations. The programme, run by Equity Bank…...
Museveni: We'll Back Dangote's East Africa Refinery Plan Alongside Hoima Refinery
14+ hour, 44+ min ago (642+ words) President Museveni has this Sunday expressed Uganda's support for a proposed regional oil refinery project following talks with Nigerian billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote on strengthening East Africa's energy and industrial cooperation. "During the meeting held at State Lodge Nakasero, President…...
Museveni Signs Protection of Sovereignty Act Into Law
17+ hour, 10+ min ago (205+ words) President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has signed the Protection of Sovereignty Act, 2026 into law, following its approval by Parliament. State House said the legislation is intended to strengthen Uganda's ability to defend its independence by curbing unlawful foreign interference in the…...
Ebola: Gov't Postpones Martyrs' Day, Pilgrims Urged to Return Home
17+ hour, 27+ min ago (166+ words) Chimp Reports President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has announced the postponement of this year's Uganda Martyrs' Day celebrations, citing health concerns linked to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Eastern Congo. After consulting the national epidemic response task force and religious leaders,…...
Police, Family Dismiss Reports of Obore Arrest and CID Summons for Adolf Mwesige
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (237+ words) KAMPALA " Family members of Chris Obore and police sources have dismissed social media claims alleging that the Parliament communications chief had been arrested and that Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige had appeared before CID for questioning. The claims had circulated…...