The National Environment Management Authority – Uganda has halted the construction of a telecommunications mast in Rugombe Village, Rugombe Town Council, over alleged environmental compliance violations. The operation was carried out on 03 March 2026 by a joint team comprising the Uganda Environmental Police Protection Unit, the Uganda Police Force, and personnel from the Uganda…
ARUSHA, TANZANIA — Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has arrived in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania, to attend the 25th Ordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of State. The summit is being held under the theme “Deepening Integration for Improved Livelihoods of EAC Citizens.” Regional leaders are expected to discuss strategies aimed at strengthening…
The Criminal Division of the High Court of Uganda – Criminal Division has scheduled March 18, 2026 to deliver a ruling on the bail application filed by former Special Investigations Unit commandant Nickson Agasirwe Karuhanga. Agasirwe is facing charges connected to the murder of Joan Kagezi, the senior prosecutor who was shot dead by unidentified…
A former parliamentary aspirant for Kilak North Constituency, Christopher Ojera, has been remanded to prison over allegations of obtaining Shs17.1 million by false pretence. Ojera was arraigned before the Gulu Chief Magistrate’s Court, where prosecutors accused him of defrauding a businesswoman after allegedly promising to facilitate a lucrative business opportunity. Court heard that the accused…
A Kampala court has remanded a suspect accused of defrauding a foreign investor in a gold export scam worth $150,000 (about Shs570 million). The suspect, Ssentumbwe James, was on Thursday arraigned before the Makindye Magistrate’s Court following a joint investigation by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Criminal Investigations Directorate, and the Office of the…