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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...

The Special Presidential Assistant–Press and Mobilisation and Deputy Press Secretary to H.E. the President, Alhaji Faruk Kirunda, has called for increased investment in coffee and cocoa value addition and agro-tourism to create jobs for young people, raise household incomes and accelerate economic transformation in Busoga. He made the call in a keynote address delivered on his behalf by the Private...

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has with immediate effect suspended all defence and military cooperation with Türkiye. The announcement was made on Saturday, September 19, 2026, in a statement issued by Colonel Chris Magezi, the Acting Director of Defence Public Information at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs/UPDF. According to the statement, the suspension will remain in force...

Uganda made a proud and memorable appearance at the inaugural Invictus Gala held yesterday at the historic Old Royal Navy College in Greenwich, London, a night dedicated to honouring courage, resilience and the global Invictus spirit. Founded in 2014 by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, the Invictus Games Foundation supports wounded, injured and sick servicemen and veterans through sport...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has strengthened fisheries supervision and enforcement operations with the launch and handover of new equipment, including engines, to fisheries teams responsible for monitoring Uganda’s water bodies. The equipment will enhance the capacity of fisheries officers to conduct supervision, enforce fisheries regulations and combat illegal fishing practices across the country’s lakes and...