Museveni pays medical, repatriation costs for King Oyo’s remains
President Yoweri Museveni has paid the medical and repatriation costs for the remains of the late Omukama of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV,…
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Busia residents appeal to gov’t over insecticide-resistant bedbugs
Residents of Busia Municipality have appealed to the government to intervene in a persistent bedbug infestation that they say is resistant to conventional insecticide sprays available on the local market. The most affected areas include Mbale Kidogo, Solo B and Mawero villages in the municipality’s Eastern and Western divisions, where residents say they have sprayed…
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Business
Jambojet returns to Entebbe six years after Covid-19 outbreak
Jambojet will resume flights between Nairobi and Entebbe on October 1, 2026, seeking to strengthen air connectivity between Uganda and Kenya and provide travellers with an affordable alternative for business, tourism and other travel. The airline, which first entered the Ugandan market in 2018 before suspending its regional operations following the Covid-19 pandemic, will initially…
Ubos staff retreat reinforces teamwork, integrity
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) has wrapped up a five-day staff retreat, with participants emerging more united, professionally grounded,…
Equity Group’s profits surge
Equity Group Holdings, one of the biggest commercial banks in East Africa, has reported a sharp rise in profit for…
Should parents distribute their wealth when they are still alive?
There is a series of videos that are trending on TikTok and other social media platforms where a son is…
Education
How one border town refuses to let a school massacre be forgotten
Mupasula Asanasio still lives with the unbearable weight of an open question. As the chairperson of the Association of Parents…
Gayaza Junior turns to alumni, parents in Shs 704m bus drive
Gayaza Junior School has launched a Shs 704 million fundraising campaign for a new school bus, saying its expansion into…
Ugandan pupils to study for max 3 hours per day under new primary curriculum
Ugandan pupils in lower primary could spend a maximum of three hours a day in structured learning under a new…
TECHNOLOGY
Over 500,000 firms collecting Ugandans’ data illegally
Every day, thousands of Ugandans walk into office buildings, hand over their National Identification Cards at the reception desk, and watch security guards jot down their NINs, phone numbers, and home addresses into open registers. Others leave clear photocopies of their national IDs sitting on the counters of urban secretarial bureaus after printing a single…
Practical skills here to stay even in the AI era
New British prime minister Andy Burnham (yes, there is a new one) has been ubiquitous trying to sell his vision and probably avoid the missteps of his predecessors. In one of the videos he shared on his social media handles, he is seen at a factory that makes trains. He says, artificial intelligence or AI…
African cybersecurity solutions akin to glass house with fancy curtains – Uganda police
Uganda Police director of forensic services Andrew Mubiru has called for stronger cybersecurity defences and greater collaboration across Africa, warning that the continent’s rapidly expanding digital infrastructure is increasingly exposed to cyberattacks. Mubiru said African countries need to move beyond building digital systems and invest in stronger safeguards to protect them from increasingly sophisticated threats.…
Lifestyle
Nothing prepared me for that Moscow Metro
The first time I stepped onto a Russian train at the Marina Roscha station, the words that kept ringing in my head and still bring a smile to my face were: “Astarozhna, dveri zakryvayutsya. Sleduyushchaya stantsiya.” Meaning, “Attention, the doors are closing. The next station.” These words have remained with me even after leaving Russia’s…
Iam Jkayz rises from schoolboy producer to studio owner
When Joshua Kwagala first ventured into music production in 2014, he was still a student with little foresight of the trajectory his life would take. Today, the Kasese-born creative, professionally known as Iam Jkayz, has carved out a reputable space for himself both as a producer and a recording artist, having worked with several established…
Sad, our favourite stars are aging
George R.R. Martin published a fascinating blog spot a few weeks ago. People expected an update on The Winds of Winter, and they got one. The author’s fans do not expect the book to ever see the light of day. They think Martin is making too much money from the live-action adaptations of his books…
Sports
Jimmy Kirunda is undoubtedly Uganda’s best ever footballer
Jimmy Kizza Kirunda carved out a career as the most complete player in the history of Ugandan football. Predominantly a sweeper, Kirunda excelled in virtually all positions on the pitch during his illustrious 20-year career. Over the years, so much has been said about who Uganda’s best ever footballer is. From Phillip Omondi, Majid Musisi,…
Other News
Cracks open as Muhoozi, Rwabwogo clash
For years, Uganda’s argument over who might eventually succeed President Yoweri Museveni has largely played out outside the First Family,…
How road mafias are eating billions
On one road project, officials allegedly planted fake graves in the path of a proposed highway so they could claim…
Court clears widow of murder, Uganda Breweries fined Shs 1.5bn
Courts across Uganda delivered major rulings last week, ranging from the Supreme Court overturning a wife’s murder conviction to four…
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