MBARARA — March 28, 2026: Confusion and frustration engulfed participants of the Mbarara City Marathon after the event was abruptly cancelled on the day it was scheduled to take place, leaving more than 500 runners stranded in western Uganda. The marathon, organised by Mbarara City Marathon under the banner of Mbarara City Go, had attracted…
Kampala — Two women have been arraigned before the Kira Magistrates Court on multiple charges linked to an alleged land fraud scheme in Wakiso District. The suspects, Kamakune Lucky and Nabatanzi Hadijja, were charged in a joint operation involving the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), the Criminal Investigations Directorate, and the Office of the…
Kampala — A businesswoman has been charged before the Anti-Corruption Court over her alleged involvement in a fraud scheme amounting to nearly Shs1 billion. Erina Barugahara Wanzala, Director of Basaam General Merchandise and Supplies Ltd, was arraigned by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate and the Office of the…
Kampala — Uganda’s National Drug Authority (NDA) has shut down more than 70 illegal drug outlets and impounded medicines worth over Shs70 million during a major enforcement operation in southwestern Uganda. According to NDA spokesperson Abiaz Rwamwiri, the crackdown was conducted alongside the authority’s enforcement team across the districts of Kiruhura District, Ibanda District, and…
Jinja — Sylvia Mulinge, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Uganda, has commended Uganda’s progress in electric mobility and innovation following a visit to the Kiira Motors Corporation vehicle plant in Jinja. Mulinge, accompanied by her executive team, toured the facility under the guidance of founding CEO Paul Isaac Musasizi, where they observed the production…