Retired Brig Gen Charles Bakahumura and Major Genera Abel Kandiho. Kampala, Uganda | URN | Two retired UPDF Generals who previously headed military intelligence, have been arrested as investigations into alleged false intelligence and treachery widen. The detained are retired Maj Gen Abel Kandiho and retired Brig Gen Charles Bakahumura. Both commanded the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), now the Defence Intelligence and Security (DIS). According to military sources, the two were picked up on Tuesday morning, less than three weeks after they officially left active service. They were part of the 19 generals who were retired on August…
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From news anchor at Uganda Broadcasting Corporation to the throne. His selection was announced Wednesday evening at Karuziika Palace by the Babiito royal clan. Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma has been selected as the new King of Tooro, succeeding the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. The selection was announced Wednesday evening at Karuziika Palace by the Babiito royal clan. A statement from the office of the Musuuga, the head of the Babiito royal clan, said Prince Edward was selected by a 21-member committee instituted by members of the Babiito clan…
Richard Rwabuhinga in the middle giving a brief to media on Tuesday evening. Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | Only four official speeches will be delivered during the final send-off ceremony of Tooro King Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukiidi IV, as the kingdom moves to keep the burial within its traditional early-afternoon schedule. The speakers will be the Queen Mother, Best Kemigisa; royal princess and the King’s sister, Ruth Nsemere Komuntale; head of the Babiito royal clan, Charles Kamurasi; and the President or his representative. The main send-off Mass will be presided over by the Archbishop of the Church…
Musician Bruno K has responded to allegations that he uses his charity fundraising drives for his own selfish reasons. A number of times, Bruno K has used his TikTok live broadcasts to solicit money for people in need of financial help. His followers have come up to donate millions of money to the struggling parties, sparking rumors that he was taking portions of that money for himself. The singer, during an interview, dismissed the allegations that he didn’t give the full amount collected to the people in need, deeming the claims baseless and untrue. He revealed that the mobile numbers he fronted for…
Events MC Sandra Sanjah has spoken out on the chaotic events at the recently concluded “Ekitudha” show in Jinja that saw Eddy Kenzo being kicked off the stage by the crowd. Sandra, who was the stage manager, MC, and programmer, narrated to her followers about how the incidents unfolded, denying the allegations that it was political. She claimed that artists had a tendency to show up for a concert and disrupt the program and lineup, wishing to perform at the peak hours when the crowds were hyped up. According to the lineup, Acidic Vokoz was the first on the program, then…
Singer Dax Vibez has spoken out about allegations that he intentionally snubbed Vinka’s recently concluded concert. Vinka recently held a concert, and a group of netizens called for a boycott, saying she didn’t share their political beliefs. Dax Vibez, despite having been present for the sound check moments earlier, didn’t turn up at the concert, forcing the Swangz Avenue singer to perform their collaboration alone. Speaking during his recent interview, Dax refuted the allegations that the controversies stopped him from supporting Vinka, explaining that on that particular day, he had an emergency that needed his attention and couldn’t make it. “No one…
The FUSO truck after an accident in Kyanamira, Kabale district recently Kabale, Uganda | URN | A total of 5,298 road traffic accident cases were recorded in the Kigezi region during the 2025/2026 financial year, with adult males identified as the most affected group. The figures were presented on Wednesday by Henry Kunya, an epidemiologist at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, during the fourth edition of the Kigezi Health Sector Joint Performance Review Mission held at Volcano Hotel in Rubanda District. According to Kunya, adults aged 20 years and above accounted for the largest share of the victims, with 3,910 cases,…
Monica Musenero at the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has formally introduced its crude oil, branded Pearl Sweet, to the global petroleum market at the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) 2026 in Singapore, as the country moves closer to first oil production. The unveiling on Tuesday followed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s naming of Uganda’s crude oil as Pearl Sweet during his recent visit to the Kingfisher Development Area. Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Dr Monica Musenero Masanza, unveiled the crude before international refiners, traders, investors and other petroleum industry players attending the conference. “It is…
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Kenya is increasingly turning to Uganda for milk supplies as a prolonged dry season continues to depress domestic production and push the country into a supply deficit. Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Lee Kinyanjui, on Saturday confirmed that the country was importing milk from neighbouring Uganda to bridge the shortfall. “Locally, we are not able to meet our demand, so we are actually importing from our neighbouring countries like Uganda, and we believe that this is not where the country should be,” Kinyanjui said at an event in Nakuru. The development comes as Ugandan livestock farmers grapple…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni recently visited Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu to discuss set up of a new oil refinery Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has sent condolences to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her husband, Hafidh Hassan, describing his death as a “great loss” to the Tanzanian leader and her family. In a condolence message, Museveni said he received the news of Hafidh’s death with “a lot of sadness” and conveyed condolences on behalf of the people of Uganda, his family and himself to President Samia, her family and the people of Tanzania. “It was…