Kampala, Uganda | URN | Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha has sentenced Christopher Okello Onyum to death for the “meticulous” and “barbaric” murder of four toddlers at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre. The sentencing, delivered near the scene of the April 2, 2026, murders, marks one of the most severe …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Nigerian oil and gas management expert, Abdulmalik Halilu, has urged Uganda to focus more on the post-first oil period, saying that that is where the main challenge could be. Halilu, the General Manager, Research, Statistics and Development of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has instructed general insurers to implement mandatory awareness and sensitization campaigns on workers’ compensation insurance. This directive aims to address widespread non-compliance and ongoing gaps in claims management. ‎‎It also seeks to close the persistent knowledge gaps around requirements and …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | High Court Judge Joyce Kavuma has granted an application in which National Unity Platform former candidate for Kawempe South, Fred Nyanzi, had sought to serve an electoral petition to NRM’s Madina Ntale Nsereko through the media. In an application for substituted service, Nyanzi said he …

Nairobi, Kenya | URN | A mobiliser for the National Unity Platform and parliamentary candidate in the Sebei sub-region, Kalifani Chemutai, has died following a road accident in Kenya. Chemutai reportedly died on the night of April 29, 2026, in Endebess area, Trans Nzoia County, while riding a motorcycle towards the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assented to eight new laws, setting in motion sweeping reforms that will reshape Uganda’s health regulation, labour protections, energy efficiency, justice system, and creative industries. The presidential assent, announced by the State House Uganda on Wednesday, marks the final constitutional stage …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has written to the Ministry of Finance demanding that it revoke a certificate of financial implication it issued in relation to the Protection of Sovereignty Bill. The lawyers’ body says the certificate signed by State Minister for Finance, Amos Logolobi, …

Kagadi, Uganda | URN | Marine divers from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces and the Uganda Police Force on Wednesday failed to locate or retrieve the bodies of victims feared to have perished in the River Nguse boat tragedy in Kagadi District. The accident, which occurred on Tuesday evening at Kyaleni …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A dispute has emerged at Parliament over the timing of the inductions for members to the 12th Parliament. The Laroo-Pece Division MP-elect, Nobert Mao, who is also aspiring for the post of Speaker of Parliament, has sparked the controversy, warning against holding the programme before the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Motorists across the country have raised transport fares for both short and long distances in towns and major cities amid growing concern over rising fuel prices. Fuel costs have steadily climbed in recent weeks following disruptions linked to ongoing conflict between US and Iran, which …