Following Parliamentary approval, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has formally executed financing agreements to borrow up to USD 2 billion (about UGX 7.12 trillion) from global petroleum trader Vitol Bahrain E.C. to support strategic national oil and infrastructure investments. The financing, to be repaid over seven years, is expected to unlock several key projects…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to restore night ferry operations on the Ssese Islands in a move aimed at easing transportation, boosting trade and improving livelihoods in Kalangala District. The President committed while addressing thousands of supporters at a campaign rally held at Kibanga Primary School playground in Kalangala. He said he had been…
The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has officially summoned popular singer Rebecca Kukiriza, known as Chosen Becky, to answer for the alleged exploitation of children during her recent wedding festivities. The summons, dated December 17, 2025, follows the viral circulation of images from a ceremony held on Monday, December 15. The Ministry alleges…
Uganda’s ongoing efforts to restore and protect its rhino population have gained fresh international attention with the announcement of the Roosevelt Rhino Campaign, an initiative that will see another Ugandan rhino named after a former United States president—Theodore Roosevelt. The campaign was unveiled following the US–Africa Business Connect Roosevelt Africa Trail Conference held in New…
Kampala Metropolitan Police have launched investigations into the alleged rape of a 22-year-old woman by three unidentified boda boda riders in Muyenga, a Kampala suburb. According to the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Ms Rachael Kawala, the victim, a resident of Nsangi in Wakiso District, was attacked in the early hours of Thursday after leaving a…