Uganda’s athletics team has registered a strong start at the African Youth Games in Angola, with rising stars Keren Chelimo and Baskaline Cherotwo winning bronze and silver medals respectively. Keren Chelimo claimed a bronze medal in the women’s 3,000 metres after a determined performance against a highly competitive field. Her podium finish adds to Uganda’s…
National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has raised fresh concerns over what he described as the recruitment and training of a partisan militia ahead of the 2026 general elections, while at the same time intensifying his party’s mobilisation drive across western Uganda. In a strongly worded statement, Bobi Wine…
Concern is mounting across the country following the reported abductions of a prominent Ugandan runner and a Catholic priest in two separate incidents, with police yet to issue an official statement on either case. Sarah Nambogo, a member of the Fast & Furious Running Club, was reportedly abducted on Friday morning near the Kampala Club…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division has graduated 180 Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) who completed a three-month ideological training course. The trainees were drawn from various units under the Division. Maj. Gen. WK Sserunkuma, the 3 Division Commander, officiating at the pass-out ceremony, emphasised the importance of the course in enhancing tactical skills…
By Amiri Wabusimba For years, Uganda has promoted an ambitious storyline: cities and municipalities rising through climate-smart design, modern public markets, green corridors, and inclusive spaces meant to drive economic dignity. Mubende was once held up as proof that this future was within reach. But today, the town has become something else entirely, a global…