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South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has assented to the National Elections Act, 2012 (Amendment) Bill, 2026, clearing another legal step towards the country’s planned December general elections. The Presidency said the amended law addresses inconsistencies in the existing electoral law and brings it into line with the Transitional Constitution. Among the changes, elections will no longer depend on completion...

By Sharon Basilika Residents of Buikwe District have welcomed government-funded road works in Nkokonjeru, Buikwe and Kiyindi town councils, saying better roads will ease transport and improve trade. For years, poor roads and potholes have affected the movement of people and agricultural produce to markets. The residents spoke during an inspection of the road works led by Buikwe District Roads Committee Chairperson...

The General Court Martial in Makindye has remanded Maj Gen James Mugabe Birungi until September 24, 2026, after his surety failed to appear in court to stand for him during the bail application. The court, chaired by Brig Gen Richard Tukachungurwa, ordered that Maj Gen Birungi be detained at the Makindye Military Police barracks pending continuation of his bail hearing...

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has called on the European Union to increase funding for Uganda’s refugee response, warning that declining humanitarian support is placing growing pressure on public services and communities hosting more than two million refugees and asylum-seekers. Tayebwa made the appeal on Monday when he received Members of the European Parliament, Hon. Tineke Strik and Hon....

Former State Minister for Water Ronald Kibuule has asked the High Court in Mukono to strike out the defence filed by Mukono North MP Abdulla Kiwanuka in an election petition challenging his victory. Kibuule’s lawyers, led by Frank Kandiho and Ivan Bwowe, raised a preliminary objection before Justice Godfrey Himbaza on Monday, arguing that Kiwanuka’s response and supporting affidavits do...

The Office of the Prime Minister has announced the successful conclusion of the food relief distribution intervention in Karamoja. Permanent Secretary Alex Kakooza shared the update while briefing the media on the Government’s ongoing interventions across the country. He also said the cattle restocking programme in the Acholi, Lango and Teso sub-regions is progressing well as Government continues efforts to support...

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has called for increased and sustained investment in athletics, saying timely financial and logistical support is critical to helping Ugandan athletes prepare and compete effectively on the international stage. Cheptegei made the remarks during a reception hosted by Uganda’s Ambassador to Denmark and the Nordic and Baltic States, Margaret M. Otteskov, following his bronze medal in the...

Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has donated a brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser utility pickup truck to the Uganda Media Centre. The vehicle is expected to support the Media Centre’s operations, particularly long-distance travel across the country. The pickup truck was delivered on behalf of General Muhoozi to the Executive Director of the...

Generation Z (Gen Z) youth yesterday celebrated President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s 82nd birthday at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, embracing his message of patriotism, wealth creation, skilling, value addition and socio-economic transformation. The celebrations brought together Gen Z youth, government leaders and other stakeholders, with speakers highlighting the importance of empowering young people to participate in Uganda’s economic transformation. In a message delivered...

Uganda’s Permanent Representative at the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), H.E. Ambassador Rebecca Amuge Otengo, has called for sustained follow-up on financing for development and the implementation of the Sevilla commitments, emphasizing the ECA’s pivotal role in tracking progress while engaging international financial institutions like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to...