Kampala, Uganda | URN | Security forces have launched another joint search of former Speaker Anita Among’s residence in Mutungo-Kigo, with heavy security deployed to the area. A heavy deployment of the joint security task force comprising soldiers from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), detectives from the Criminal Investigations …

Pakwach, Uganda | URN | Leaders in Pakwach District have been given a seven-day ultimatum to establish landing site management committees aimed at regulating fishing activities and restoring discipline in the fishing industry. The directive follows a visit by the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding, to …

MEXICO CITY | Xinhua | With one month remaining before the FIFA World Cup kicks off in Mexico City, organizers across the three host countries are finalizing stadium preparations and security planning, while teams monitor injuries ahead of squad selections. The June 11-July 19 tournament will be the first World …

Nakapiripiri, Uganda | URN | Residents of Namalu Sub-County in Nakapiripirit District have accused officers at Namalu Police Station of demanding money from people reporting cases. The allegations came up on Friday during a community baraza at Namalu Police Station. The meeting was organized by the police with support from …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The mood outside Parliament was euphoric on Wednesday as Peter Paul Emaju took the oath as Kasilo County MP, cementing one of the most symbolic political victories in Serere District. Flanked by supporters, Emaju walked into the Parliamentary precincts amid cheers, ululations, and celebration, symbolising not …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Several close associates of former Parliament Speaker Anita Among, including members of parliament, are under probe sanctioned by the president. Among and others at large are suspected of alleged illicit enrichment, corruption and money laundering. A joint task force of senior detectives from the Criminal …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Mbale City Woman MP, Lydia Wanyoto and the Aringa South County MP, Yorke Odria Alioni have signaled withdrawing from the race for Speaker of Parliament, throwing their weight behind Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth. In a dramatic political shift that is rapidly reshaping succession politics within …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The exiled Uganda Law Society President, Isaac Ssemakadde has questioned the timing of alleged corruption and money laundering by the outgoing Speaker, Annet Anita Among. In a statement issued on Saturday, Ssemakadde said that Speaker Among is not a saint. He noted that the Executive’s …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The fate of embattled former Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, appears sealed as the newly elected and former Members of the 11th Parliament pledged to back Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth. The latest development emerged on Saturday when almost half of the legislators belonging to the …

GENEVA | Xinhua | The World Health Organisation on Sunday determined that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a “public health emergency of international concern.” The WHO said on social media platform X that the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not …