President Yoweri Museveni has gifted 100 heads of Ankole longhorn cattle to the newly enthroned Omukama of Tooro, His Majesty Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I. The gift was presented to Nyabongo I as he begins his reign as the 13th Omukama of Tooro, following his enthronement at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal on Tuesday. Nyabongo I, […]

Former Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been granted bail by Butambala Chief Magistrate’s Court after spending nearly two months on remand over charges of inciting violence and managing an unlawful society. Grade One Magistrate Amina Wahab granted Kivumbi bail on Tuesday, ordering him to pay Shs3 million in cash bail. His sureties were […]

Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been enthroned as the new Omukama of Tooro, succeeding the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died in the United States on August 27, 2026. Nyabongo I, whose birth name is Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, was formally crowned at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal on Tuesday, September […]

Hundreds of people gathered at Rwengoma Palace on Bwamba Road in Fort Portal City last night to accompany Omukama-designate Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I on a symbolic midnight trek to Karuziika Palace ahead of his coronation today. The men-only procession, illuminated by reed torches, retraced an important Tooro tradition through which the king-designate makes his way […]

Makindye Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Vincent Arnold Nsamba, the prime suspect in the murder of veteran Afrigo Band musician Moses Matovu, to Luzira Upper Prison. Nsamba, 47, appeared before court on Monday and was formally charged with murder over the death of Matovu, who died on September 24 after sustaining injuries during an early-morning […]

Whistleblowers have asked President Yoweri  Museveni and the Inspectorate  General of Government to halt a proposed Shs158 billion procurement by the Ministry of Works and Transport, involving the same company implementing Uganda’s controversial Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS). The group, identifying themselves as concerned citizens and whistleblowers from the transport and road safety sector, wants […]

The United Arab Emirates has eased precautionary entry measures imposed on Ugandan nationals in June following the end of Uganda’s latest Ebola outbreak. The decision means Ugandans will no longer be subject to the Ebola-related entry restrictions introduced by the UAE on June 6, 2026. However, precautionary measures affecting nationals of the Democratic Republic of […]

The Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court is set to hear the bail application of Mathew Bagonza, the head of the secretariat of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), who is facing money laundering charges. Bagonza is accused of transferring Shs171 million from PACEID to his personal bank account. He was […]

The United States and Uganda have deepened their health and economic cooperation, with Washington committing up to $1.7 billion (about Shs6.3 trillion) to a new five-year health partnership valued at $2.3 billion (about Shs8.5 trillion). The new Uganda-US Health Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is expected to change how the two countries deliver health assistance, […]

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 […]