LifeStyle
Ray G conquers Kololo with massive concert
Ugandan musician Ray G drew a large crowd to Kololo Airstrip in…
MTN unveils MTN TV by AfroMobile
KAMPALA — MTN Uganda has entered a new phase of Uganda’s digital…
Young actress Nakaayi Dorcus joins new gen of child performers
KAMPALA — Uganda’s growing film and television industry is opening space for…
TikToker remanded over Shs7bn claim involving NRM’s Hadijah Namyalo
KAMPALA — A 35-year-old social media content creator has been remanded to…
Security
Sick Besigye returned to Luzira prison
Opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye has been returned to Luzira Prison from Mulago National Referral Hospital, despite concerns from his family and political colleagues that he remains too weak to leave hospital. Besigye's partner, Winnie Byanyima, said he was taken from the hospital after 7pm on Friday, shortly after Health Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi visited him. Byanyima said Besigye was still unable to walk or speak when she left the hospital at about 4:30pm and required assistance to eat. “At lunch, I fed him soft food with a spoon because his arms and hands remain very weak,” Byanyima said in…
Regional News
UPDF troops to deploy to Gaza
KAMPALA — Parliament has approved a government motion authorising the deployment of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) to the Gaza Strip as part of an international stabilisation force, paving the way for Ugandan troops to join a multinational peace mission aimed at restoring stability and supporting humanitarian efforts in the war-torn territory. The motion, tabled by the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Jacob Oboth-Oboth Kiryowa Kiwanuka, was passed during Thursday's plenary sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. Presenting the motion, Kiryowa said Uganda had received an invitation from the United States to contribute troops to the international…
