Police have arrested the prime suspect in connection with the murder of veteran Afrigo Band musician Moses Matovu. The suspect has been identified as Vincent Nsamba, 41, who was arrested following investigations into the circumstances surrounding Matovu’s death. Nsamba was apprehended in Ochange Ward, Yesu Amala, Nansana Division, Wakiso District, following a manhunt by police […]

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has declared a 22.53% interest rate for its members for the 2025/26 financial year. Finance Minister Henry Musasizi announced the rate during NSSF’s Annual Members Meeting at Serena Hotel, Kampala. More details to follow. Author Reporter View all posts

Police have arrested a woman who was in the company of veteran Ugandan musician and Afrigo Band leader Moses Matovu shortly before he was allegedly attacked and killed in Kampala on Thursday morning. Matovu, 77, reportedly sustained serious injuries to the head during the attack and lost a significant amount of blood before he was […]

Veteran Ugandan musician and Afrigo Band leader Moses Matovu has reportedly been killed following an attack, Daily Star has learnt. His death was confirmed by police. Matovu, 77, was reportedly struck on the head during the attack and lost a significant amount of blood before he was rushed to Kibuli Hospital, where his body is said […]

Uganda’s 2026 national examinations will kick off on  October 8 , with the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) briefing Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) candidates ahead of the examination season. According to Daniel Odong, the Executive Director of UEB, the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) candidate briefing will follow on  October 30 , while the Uganda Advanced […]

Businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba has told Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) that he is seeking compensation from Government over the cancellation of a deal to redevelop Kampala’s 2.5-acre City Square. Basajjabalaba told the committee that his company won the tender to redevelop the prime property in 2001 and paid Shs1.635 billion […]

The Court of Appeal has stayed the execution of High Court orders that would have cancelled Speke Uganda Holidays Limited’s ownership of a property in Najjera and required it to hand over vacant possession to the former owners. The stay was granted after Housing Finance Bank asked the appellate court to suspend the execution of […]

Queen Mother Best Kemigisa has broken her silence on the bitter succession dispute that followed the death of her son, former Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, accusing some members of the kingdom of rushing to install a new king before his burial. In a statement issued after the death and burial of […]

The High Court in Masaka has dismissed former Defence Minister Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja’s challenge to the election of Yusuf Kiruluuta Nkeretanyi as Kalungu East Member of Parliament, ruling that the petition was filed outside the statutory time limit. In a ruling delivered by Justice Joyce Kavuma and read by Masaka Deputy Registrar Roy Karungi, the […]

The General Court Martial in Makindye has remanded Maj Gen James Mugabe Birungi until September 24 after his surety failed to appear in court to stand for him during his bail application. The two-star general was on Tuesday remanded to the Makindye Military Police barracks detention facility by the court chaired by Brig Gen Richard […]

The Court of Appeal has halted proceedings in a Shs147.7 billion loan dispute involving pharmaceutical companies Dei Industries International Ltd and Dei Biopharma Ltd and their director, Dr Mathias Magoola, pending determination of an intended appeal challenging an audit report on their alleged indebtedness. Justice Florence Nakachwa, sitting as a single Justice of Appeal, ordered […]

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by Stanbic Bank Uganda and Standard Chartered Bank Uganda to recover $23.5 million and Shs433.3 million from businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and other guarantors, ruling that the two banks lost the legal right to pursue the debt after assigning it to the Bank of Uganda. The appellate court […]

Tooro Kingdom has launched a Shs925 million fundraising drive to finance the coronation of its new king, Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I, as preparations intensify for his September 29 enthronement at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal. The fundraising campaign comes less than a month after the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who […]

Uganda’s preliminary national budget resource envelope for the financial year 2027/28 has been set at Shs79.22 trillion, representing a reduction of Shs5.17 trillion from the Shs84.39 trillion budget for the current financial year. The new figure was announced by the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury (PSST), Ramathan Ggoobi, as the Ministry of Finance, […]

Former Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer Michael Katungi Mpeirwe has been extradited to the United States to face trial on charges of drug trafficking, firearms offences and providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organisation. Mpeirwe was picked up from Luzira Prison at about 6am on Saturday and handed over to US officials […]

The High Court has dismissed a petition by Kiyaga Hillary Innocent aka Dr Hilda Man challenging the election of former minister Ameria Kyambadde as the Mawokota North Member of Parliament, after finding that his application for discovery of electoral documents was too broad and ambiguous. Kiyaga had dragged the Electoral Commission to court seeking an […]

  The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has charged Matthew Bagonza, the Head of Secretariat of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), with money laundering over the alleged transfer of Shs171 million from PACEID to his personal bank account. Bagonza, who is also an aide to PACEID chairman Odrek Rwabwogo, was arrested […]

Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has resolved to summon businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba to appear in person after he failed to attend Wednesday’s proceedings on a disputed Shs140 billion Bank of Uganda guarantee. The decision, reached after a lengthy debate over a request by Basajjabalaba’s lawyers for more time, escalates parliamentary […]

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) recorded a major improvement in financial performance in the year ended June 2026, with total income rising by 85 percent to Shs6.51 trillion as assets under management grew to Shs32.8 trillion. The performance was driven largely by stronger investment returns, increased member contributions and gains across the Fund’s investment […]

Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID) Head of Secretariat Matthew Bagonza is set to appear before court this afternoon, the Daily Star has learnt.   According to sources, Bagonza, a close aide to PACEID chairman Odrek Rwabwogo, is currently in Entebbe and is expected to be brought before court to face charges. […]

President Yoweri Museveni will on Thursday, September 17, 2026 preside over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kampala Storage Terminal (KST) development, a major petroleum storage facility that will significantly increase Uganda’s storage capacity. The terminal on about 300-acre site in Namwabula, Mpigi District, about 26km West of Kampala. will store up to 320 million litres […]

A British military veteran has told court that an operation in which firearms and suspected fake money were recovered from Nairobi appeared to have been stage-managed as an intelligence operation. Andrew Wilson aka Orlando, a state witness treason case against former Presidential candidate  Dr. Kizza Besigye, Hajji Obeid Lutale, and Captain Denis Oola made the revelation while […]

Tooro Kingdom’s Supreme Council has endorsed Crown Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo I as the successor to the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, clearing another major hurdle in the process to install a new Omukama. The endorsement was made on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, during a sitting of the Supreme Council at […]

At least 2,000 residents are living in fear over looming eviction due to land disputes between two rival landlords, Kiziba Estate and Sir Henry Morgan & Associates Ltd, said they would not allow anything to proceed on the land until the court decides who the real owner is. The group from the three villages of […]