LifeStyle
Lucky Mbabazi wins continental “Voice of Influence Africa” award
Ugandan media personality and content creator Lucky Mbabazi has won the prestigious…
Drone show lights up Kampala skies
Residents in Kampala were on Monday night treated to a spectacular drone…
Muhoozi speaks on Rolls-Royce as Ugandans liken Among to Marie Antoinette
The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has entered Uganda’s escalating…
Sir David Attenborough marks 100th birthday, wasp named after him
Scientists have named a newly identified species of parasitic wasp after legendary…
Security
Businessman remanded over Shs2.2bn fertiliser fraud
A Kampala businessman has been remanded to prison after being arraigned before the Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court over an alleged fertiliser fraud scheme involving goods worth more than UGX 2.2 billion. Muwonge Ibrahim, also known as Ibra, was on Monday charged with obtaining goods by false pretence, electronic fraud, forgery, uttering false documents, and conspiracy to commit a felony. The case was brought by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. According to investigators, Muwonge and accomplices still at large allegedly used a company identified as Kureha (U)…
Regional News
Egypt’s El-Sisi in Uganda to deepen Nile cooperation
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Wednesday arrived in Uganda for a one-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and enhancing cooperation on Nile water management, agriculture, energy and regional security. President el-Sisi held talks with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House Entebbe, where the two leaders discussed areas of mutual interest and regional development. Welcoming the Egyptian leader to Uganda, President Museveni emphasised the importance of strengthening the long-standing ties between the two countries. “I welcome H.E. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, to Uganda,” President Museveni posted on X. “I look…
