Kampala, Uganda — Days after Uganda’s Parliament passed the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Amendment Bill on March 17, 2026, musician and Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF) President Eddy Kenzo clarified a misunderstanding during a live interview on ET Entertainment Uganda. In the interview, Kenzo mistakenly said that “neighboring rights” referred to neighboring countries, prompting online…
Kampala / Juba — Confusion and conflicting reports are swirling after claims emerged that Col. Lam Paul Gabriel, spokesperson for the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA IO), has been arrested and placed under house arrest in Uganda allegedly on orders of Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces. A statement circulating on…
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), in partnership with the Uganda Police Force, has arrested five individuals in Bukedea District for possession of 106 kilograms of elephant ivory, in a significant crackdown on wildlife crime. The intelligence-led operation took place in Ariet Village, Kachubala, Aligoi Sub-county, where officers recovered six pieces of cut elephant ivory. The…
Kampala, Uganda — The Director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has highlighted ongoing progress on Uganda’s first Crime Data Centre, designed to boost national capacity for advanced analytics, digital forensics, and predictive policing — an initiative supporters say will revolutionise how modern threats are tackled. In a social media post on X on Monday,…
Kampala, Uganda — A retired top police official has raised eyebrows online after his MTN Uganda data bundle reportedly disappeared in under an hour. AIGP (Rtd) Asan Kasingye, a former Assistant Inspector General of Police, shared screenshots on X showing that his 10,000 UGX Gaga weekdays bundle—intended to last until Thursday—was exhausted in just 40…