Kampala, Uganda — Police under the Uganda Police Force have arrested 28 suspects during coordinated security operations conducted across several areas in Kampala and Mukono District. The operations were carried out under the jurisdictions of Kira Road Division, Kira Division, and Mukono District in locations including Kamwokya, Kyanja, Kisaasi, Kitifumba Shimoni, Kira Taxi Park, Mbalwa–Namugongo,…
Kampala, Uganda — Winnie Byanyima, the wife of detained opposition leader Kizza Besigye, has revealed that she was informed by Paul Ssemogerere that President Yoweri Museveni requested the postponement of a planned prayer Mass in honour of Besigye and other political prisoners. The decision, she said, came ahead of a scheduled service at Lubaga Cathedral….
Hoima, Uganda — The Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom has congratulated Comfort Kainembabazi Abooki after she was crowned Miss Culture Uganda 2026/2027 at the grand finale held on February 21, 2026, at Forest Cottages Naguru in Kampala. Abooki, who previously served as Miss Bunyoro 2024/2025, was celebrated by the kingdom for promoting Uganda’s rich cultural heritage and representing…
Kampala, Uganda — Journalist Walter Mwesigye of NTV Uganda has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to public awareness campaigns addressing infertility stigma, girls’ education, and women’s empowerment. Mwesigye received the African Media Recognition Award in the multimedia category from Merck Foundation under the global “More Than a Mother” campaign. The campaign seeks to break…
Kampala, Uganda — The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) enforcement team, working alongside the Uganda Police Force, has stepped up operations to enforce a newly introduced trade order by seizing property from traders who were selling goods outside their shop premises in Kampala. Under the drive to restore order in the city’s business districts, enforcement…