1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (549+ words) Musuuga Charles Kamurasi effectively outmanoeuvred Queen Mother Best Kemigisa at the burial of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, pushing through traditional succession rites despite a government-backed agreement that expressly prohibited such ceremonies at the royal tombs. Sources familiar…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (305+ words) Only four people will eulogize the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV during the funeral service on Saturday, the Chairperson of the Local Organising Committee for the burial has announced. Dr Richard Rwabuhinga, addressing reporters in Fort Portal…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (228+ words) Uganda’s differently abled chess team has departed from SOM Chess Academy in Katwe-Makindye for Uzbekistan, where they will represent the country at the upcoming Chess Olympiad. The team is led by coach Wilson Mugwanya and comprises six players, marking an…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (286+ words) MUKONO — A 24-year-old woman is in police custody after allegedly locking herself inside her house with her 11-month-old daughter and setting it on fire, in an incident that has left residents of Lufunve Village, Kyetume Parish, Nakisunga Sub-county, in shock....

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (697+ words) Retired Ugandan military officer and former intelligence chief David Sejusa has urged Tooro Kingdom to undertake traditional spiritual cleansing rites, saying the deaths of two young kings in succession have left a “shadow of death” over the royal family. “Here,…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (212+ words) Rwanda and Oman signed two agreements and six memoranda of understanding at Al Hosn Palace in Salalah on September 8, 2026, during President Paul Kagame’s first official visit to the Sultanate. The visit opened Monday with bilateral talks between the two delegations....

1+ week, 57+ min ago   (533+ words) Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has commended former Kabale University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joy C Kwesiga for transforming the institution from a young university into an institution of national significance during her 21 years of service. Speaking at a ceremony to celebrate…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (339+ words) NAIROBI: Burundi’s embassy in Kenya has announced arrangements for Burundian citizens wishing to return to their home country to obtain a travel document known as a laissez-passer, with the service set to begin on July 7. The development comes days after…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (232+ words) KAMPALA, Uganda — Political analyst Charles Rwomushana was taken away by armed men shortly after appearing on a Radio Simba programme in Kampala on Saturday morning, according to video footage and accounts circulating online. Footage shows Rwomushana, wearing a red shirt,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (234+ words) RUKUNGIRI — Police in Rukungiri District are investigating a fatal road crash that killed four people and left several others injured after a motor vehicle overturned at Murambo Cell in Nyabukuku, Nyakagyeme Sub-county, on Sept. 4 at about 7 p.m. The crash involved…...