NIRA stuck with 5.4 million uncollected national IDs
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is holding more than 5.4 million national identity cards that have not been collected, Parliament has learnt. The massive backlog has been blamed largely on inadequate staffing after the expiry of a temporary workforce that was deployed during the mass enrolment and renewal
Gov’t to write off Shs 35bn tea factory tax arrears
The government is set to write off more than Shs35 billion in tax arrears owed by tea factories as part of efforts to revive Uganda’s struggling tea industry, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has said. Tayebwa said the tax waiver will be effected when Parliament resumes from recess, following
Court grants Obore, six others bailin corruption and embezzlement case
The High Court has granted interdicted Parliament Communications Director Chris Obore Shs30 million cash bail and ordered him to deposit his passport and a land title with court as security. Obore and six other senior Parliament officials have been committed to the High Court for trial over alleged corruption and
Two dead, nine injured in Hoima Road crash
Atleast two people have been killed and nine others injured in a fatal crash involving four vehicles along the Kampala–Hoima Road. The crash occurred today, September 8, 2026, at about 1:33pm at Nkoowe in Wakiso district. According to Michael Kananura, the Public Relations Officer of the Directorate of Traffic and
Archbishop Kazimba to lead King Oyo’s final burial service
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev Dr Stephen Kazimba Mugalu, will lead the final burial service for the late Omukama of Tooro, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, on Saturday at St John’s Cathedral, Kabarole. Archbishop Kazimba will be assisted by several bishops and members
PACEID boss Bagonza dumped at Nateete Police
Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID) Head of Secretariat Matthew Bagonza has been detained at Nateete Police Station, Daily Star has learnt. According to sources, Bagonza, an aide to PACEID chairman Odrek Rwabwogo, was taken to the police station last night and is expected to be charged
Omusuna: The man who prepares Tooro’s Kings for burial
When a King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV died, the kingdom entered a period of nine days of mourning marked by a series of highly guarded cultural and spiritual rituals. At the centre of these rites is the Omusuna, the traditional chief priest and head custodian of
Ugandan girls eye USD 6,000 prize after GirlCode hackathon win
Four young Ugandan women are eyeing a USD 6,000 (about Shs21.5 million) prize after their technology innovation emerged the overall winner of the second edition of the GirlCode Uganda Hackathon. The team, HerTECH, comprising Boonabaana Bronia, Nabaloga Sanyu Eleanor, Muteesasira Tendo Shamma and Akatukunda Precious Praise, will now represent Uganda
Museveni grieves with Samia over husband’s death
President Yoweri Museveni has sent condolences to Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her husband, Hafidh Hassan. Hafidh died yesterday morning while receiving treatment at Mlimani Mzena Memorial Hospital in Zanzibar and was buried later the same day. In a condolence message to President Samia, Museveni described
UBA ordered to pay Shs128m after impostor drains compensation account
A man expecting US$30,000 in compensation for injuries suffered while working in Afghanistan instead discovered that his money had been withdrawn by an impostor using a bank account opened in his own name. The High Court in Mbale has now ordered United Bank for Africa (UBA) Uganda Limited to pay
