Hilda Man loses bid to overturn Ameria Kyambadde’s election
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
Court remands Bagonza Over Shs171m PACEID funds
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
Parliament summons Basajjabalaba over Shs140bn BoU guarantee
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
NSSF assets rise to Shs32.8t as income hits Shs6.51t
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
Bagonza set to appear in court as PACEID saga deepens
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
Museveni to flag off construction of Kampala Storage Terminal
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
Witness says Nairobi gun operation in Besigye case was stage-managed
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
Tooro sets date for enthronement of Prince Edward
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
Fishing community turns against cage project amid Buikwe land dispute
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
Tooro Crown Prince David Kijanangoma dies
Tooro Crown Prince David Kijanangoma Araali has died at the Uganda Cancer Institute, where he had been undergoing treatment for throat cancer. Prince David, a member of the Tooro royal family, had been battling stage-three throat cancer, with his family earlier appealing to the public for financial assistance to support
