Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has adjourned its scrutiny of the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) after a dispute over the regulator’s leadership prevented MPs from proceeding with substantive audit queries. COSASE had summoned IRA officials to respond to findings contained …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A group of Uganda Police Force officers who joined the institution in 2001 has marked 25 years of service, with former Inspector General of Police Gen. (Rtd) Katumba Wamala commending them for producing some of the Force’s most dependable and accomplished officers. The 70 members of …

NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | The idea of moving Uganda’s capital from Kampala to Nakasongola has returned to the national conversation, reviving a debate that has periodically surfaced in Ugandan politics and physical-planning circles. The latest discussion centres on whether government should gradually relocate political and administrative functions from Kampala …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Taxi fares across Kampala and surrounding areas have risen as a traffic police crackdown on old and mechanically defective taxis, aka DMCs, leaves hundreds of vehicles off the roads. The shortage of taxis has affected passengers along several routes, with operators taking advantage of increased demand …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Commuter taxis in dangerous mechanical condition returned to Kampala roads late in the evening, after largely avoiding a daytime police operation targeting vehicles unfit for the road. Most drivers of the old and worn-out taxis, locally known as Gganyegenya, stayed off the main routes during …

Wakiso, Uganda | URN | The nearly two-decade dispute between the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and businessman Amos Nzeyi over land at Temangalo, Wakiso District is about to be resolved. The two sides have reportedly agreed on a settlement that will see NSSF receive ten acres of alternative land …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Director of Complaints, Investigations and Legal Services at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Pauline Nansamba Mutumba, has come under scrutiny over her rapid rise within the commission, multiple responsibilities and the handling of human rights complaints. As Mutumba appeared before the Committee on …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Hundreds of passengers were left stranded across the Kampala metropolitan area on Monday as traffic police launched a crackdown on commuter taxis in dangerous mechanical condition. The operation, which began as early as 6:00 a.m., targeted dilapidated 14-seater taxis commonly known as “gganyegenya” operating in Kampala, …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | The prosecution has today, August 24th, tendered several videos and audios from various meetings outside Uganda in which jailed opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye was allegedly plotting with others to overthrow the government. The clips were on Monday played before the Criminal Division Judge Emmanuel …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The rapid economic transformation taking place in the Bunyoro sub-region could create new opportunities for criminals to move or conceal illicit funds, the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) has warned. The authority has identified land transactions, money lending, corruption in local governments, cross-border trade, and smuggling …