Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

By Wadulo Arnold Mark KAMPALA – Uganda’s sugar industry, long crippled by fragmented regulation, tax leakages, and hostile relations between millers and growers, is undergoing a major regulatory overhaul. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has launched a dual offensive, holding consecutive high-level meetings with sugar millers and sugarcane growers to enforce compliance with the newly amended Sugar Act...

 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today received the Letters of Credence from five Ambassadors Designate representing the United Arab Emirates, the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Federal Republic of Germany at State House Entebbe. The presentation of credentials formally marks the commencement of the envoys’ diplomatic assignments in Uganda and...

Police, working with other security agencies, have arrested the driver of the Mwebaze High School bus that collided with a train on 10 July 2026. Christopher Kikomeko was arrested in Mukono, where he had reportedly been hiding after learning that security agencies were looking for him in connection with the accident, which claimed one life and injured several students.

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission has warned aspirants in the Adjumani West by-election against violence, bribery, intimidation and other forms of electoral misconduct ahead of the party primaries. Speaking at a press conference, NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson Dr. Tanga Odoi said any aspirant found attempting to rig the elections, incite violence or manipulate the electoral process would face...

Police has arrested 16 suspects in connection with an alleged fake gold scam in which a businessman from Dubai reportedly lost USD 4 million. According to police, the businessman lodged a complaint in July 2025 alleging that Asiimwe Moses and his accomplices, operating under Real Sunnex Ltd, fraudulently obtained the money from him through a fake gold transaction. Police said further...

LUANDA, Angola, — Uganda has called for stronger political ownership, institutional coordination and decisive action to transform Africa’s existing peace and security mechanisms into effective tools for preventing and resolving conflicts on the continent. Addressing the Extraordinary Summit on Strengthening Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Luanda, Uganda’s Minister of Defence, Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka, said Africa’s increasingly complex security...

Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate the export of Uganda’s Tooke products to the DRC. The Provincial Governor of North Kivu, Major General Somo Kakule Evariste, signed on behalf of the DRC, while the Director of the Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development, Prof. Florence Muranga, signed on behalf of Uganda.

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 2 Infantry Division and the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) 5 Infantry Division have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening military cooperation and promoting peace and stability along the Uganda-Rwanda border. The commitment was made during the Eighth Proximity Commanders’ Meeting held in Mbarara City, bringing together senior commanders from the two forces to discuss security...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed the East African Revival for its contribution to the moral, social and economic transformation of Ankole over the past 90 years. President Museveni said the Revival helped communities confront social challenges including alcoholism, adultery, dishonesty, poor hygiene, superstition and harmful traditional practices, while promoting education, discipline and responsible Christian living. He made the remarks today...

The Uganda Police Force has launched investigations into a shooting incident that claimed the life of a boda boda rider at Ndejje Kanaaba in Katwe Police Division. The incident occurred on 29 August 2026 at around 7:30 a.m., where police officers had been deployed to provide security during the National Cleaning Day community exercise. According to preliminary information, the rider allegedly...