Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

Grassroots football in Masindi Municipality received a major boost following the successful conclusion of the inaugural Sunny Magezi Academy Football Tournament, which showcased emerging talent and brought together communities through sport. Kahaara emerged champions after edging Creamland 1-0 in a fiercely contested final played at Sunny Magezi Sports Ground in Kinuuma Village. Simon “Fermino” Kugonza scored the decisive goal to secure...

By John Barns Ssentamu Uganda’s Rachael Chelimo finished fifth in the women’s 2,000m steeplechase at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, while cyclist Ali Ssali withdrew from the men’s road race with a cramp in his right thigh. Chelimo became the first Ugandan to compete in track and field at the Dakar Games. Making her debut in the event at Complexe...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has named 12 nominees for permanent secretary posts and nominated Edward Sengonzi Damulira for the position of Clerk to Parliament. Museveni has directed the Public Service Commission to assess the nominees’ suitability for appointment and advise him. He cited Article 174(2) of the Constitution in his statement. Emmanuel Freddie Mugunga was named for the Office of the...

By Parliament Press Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has urged African, Caribbean and Pacific countries to adopt a united position in negotiations with the European Union on trade, investment, climate financing and development cooperation. Tayebwa, who is also President of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Parliamentary Assembly, made the call while chairing the Assembly's 65th session...

By Sharon Basilika | Mukono Mukono District officials have expressed concern over delays in the repayment of loans issued under the Parish Development Model (PDM), warning that the low recovery rate is limiting access to funds for other households. The district PDM focal person, Kenneth Ntege, says many beneficiaries have failed to repay their loans on time, affecting the programme's revolving...

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) says it rescued 114 children from city streets on Friday, 6 November, and took them to the UWESO Masulita Children’s Home. The children, 82 girls and 32 boys, are receiving care at the home as efforts to trace their families continue, KCCA said in a public notice issued on Saturday. The authority says the operation...

By Sarah Natoolo Households and farmers in Masaka have been urged to harvest rainwater during the current rainy season to prepare for prolonged dry spells. George William Omony, principal meteorologist and manager of forecasting services at the Ministry of Water and Environment, says changing rainfall patterns are making water supplies less reliable. He says rainwater harvesting offers an affordable way for...

By Sharon Basilika | Mukono Mukono mayor Robert Peter Kabanda has ordered the immediate suspension of property tax collectors accused of threatening traders and demanding more than they owed. Kabanda issued the directive after hearing complaints from traders’ representatives at his office. He instructed municipal officials to keep the collectors off duty until they had been trained and presented before him. Mukono...

Mombasa, Kenya A self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher was sentenced to 200 years in prison on Friday for the murder of 190 children and one adult in an infamous starvation cult. Hundreds of bodies have been discovered since 2023 at the sect's base near the coastal resort of Malindi, in what became known as the "Shakahola Forest Massacre". Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie, a former taxi...

By Sarah Natoolo Residents of Kampala have been urged to stop dumping rubbish in drainage channels as authorities warn that poor waste disposal continues to worsen flooding during heavy rains. Hajj Abubakar Kalema, a principal meteorologist at the Ministry of Water and Environment, says blocked drainage channels remain a major contributor to flooding in several parts of the city. Kalema says polythene...