Singer Yiya Mozey Kayanja has opened up about the rise and fall of his once vibrant music career. Yiya Mozey started his journey alongside Ziza Bafana, and before their split, they released hit songs like “Tebakulimba” and “Ono Yeyankuba,” among others, that topped charts across the country. While many expected him to have reaped big from his fame, Yiya Mozey, during his TikTok live stream, acknowledged that it all amounted to nothing. He revealed to his followers that the best he got from the little money he had was to feed himself, but most times, he failed to acquire the…
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Patrick Opifeni, the LC 1 Chairperson of Dadau, speaking during an interview with URN Arua, Uganda | URN | Residents of three villages affected by the planned expansion of Arua Airfield are calling for a swift and transparent land valuation process, saying they have waited years for compensation after voluntarily offering their land for the project. The Project Affected Persons (PAPs) say they remain in limbo despite agreeing to surrender land needed for the airfield’s expansion, which will see the facility upgraded to international standards. Patrick Opifeni, the LC I Chairperson of Dadau Cell, said many affected residents have yet…
Some of the parliamentary staff who have been remanded to Luzira prison over Ugx 27 billion financial loss to the government. Kampala, Uganda | URN | The arrest and remand of seven senior Parliament officials on corruption-related charges has attracted a mixed reaction. Some politicians, activists and members of the public welcomed the development, while others urged that the IGG should cast her net wider to catch the big fish in Parliament. Among the first political leaders to react was National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya, who said the arrests underscored how corruption continues…
Gen. Katumba Wamala said the board overseeing the Public Service Pension Fund is already in place and is working to establish the necessary systems and structures for managing the scheme. Beginning July 1, 2027, public officers will contribute five percent of their monthly salary, while the government will contribute 10 percent to the new Public Service Pension Fund. Kampala, Uganda | URN | Civil servants will begin contributing to their retirement benefits, marking the end of Uganda’s decades-old non-contributory pension system. The Minister of Public Service Gen Katumba Wamala on Wednesday announced the implementation roadmap for the new Public Service Pension…
On Sunday, brunch faithfuls and soft life ambassadors found their Sunday sanctuary as Silo 15 lounge opened its glass walls to welcome the city’s most stylish crowd for a special Daycation experience. Laughter spilled out alongside good music, fine food, and even finer tequila. Now approaching its second anniversary, the Silo Daycation has built a reputation as Kampala’s go-to brunch affair, blending rhythm, flavour, and refinement into a single, unmissable experience. The June edition kept that promise, with Don Julio tequila, once again at the heart of the celebration, anchoring the familiar trio of fine dining, live music, and handcrafted…
Lukwago at the court Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Makindye Magistrate’s Court has remanded the former Lord Mayor of Kampala, Erias Lukwago, and the President of the People’s Front for Freedom, to Luzira Prison on charges of misprision of treason, days after his arrest. Chief Magistrate, Sarah Anne Basemera, read the charge of misprision of treason to Lukwago and his lawyers, led by Medard Lubega Ssegona, at Makindye Court. It is alleged that he concealed knowledge of a treasonous act without reporting it to authorities. The prosecution said Lukwago and others still at large are accused of knowing, between…
Profile pic of Tabz Kampala, Uganda | URN | Unknown security operatives in a reportedly abducted Andrew Nabimanya, alias NinyeTabz, a known NUP supporter. NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya confirmed the illegal arrest on Wednesday evening via his X account, formerly Twitter. According to NUP officials, the anti-corruption whistleblower and photojournalist was picked up Wednesday evening in Kamwokya, a Kampala suburb, by plainclothes operatives travelling in Toyota vans now commonly known drones or panda gari of the 1980’s. “We’ve just been informed of the abduction of NinyeTabz from Kamwokya a short while ago. He has been whisked away in…
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Did government hurry to roll out digital number plates? That question is increasingly being asked by motorists, car dealers, transport operators and businesses as Uganda grapples with persistent shortages of digital number plates under the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS), a project being implemented by Joint Stock Company Global Security, a Russian firm contracted by government. What was presented as a major step towards improving security and modernizing transport management is now slowing vehicle acquisition, frustrating investors and depriving thousands of Ugandans of income opportunities. The delays have left newly imported vehicles, motorcycles and…
Kenny Okwera, Agago District, vaccinating an animal. FILE PHOTO Kitgum, Uganda | URN | A nationwide Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) mass vaccination drive is underway, with a sensitization campaign launched in Kitgum District ahead of the exercise by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). The strategy marks a fundamental shift in national animal health policy, moving from emergency outbreak response to a compulsory, sustainable cost-recovery scheme. Under the new model, livestock farmers must pay a direct fee for each vaccine dose to create a revolving fund aimed at eradicating the disease over the next decade. Previously…
Dr. Julian Adyeri Omalla an advocate for agriculture in Uganda Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Ugandan government’s decision to allocate Shs 2.26 trillion to the agro-industrialization programme in the 2026/27 national budget—the highest funding ever directed to the sector—underscores the growing recognition of agriculture as the backbone of the country’s economy. Agriculture contributes approximately 24% to 26% of Uganda’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employs about 68% to 72% of the working population, accounts for more than 36% of export earnings, and supplies vital raw materials that drive local manufacturing. For Julian Adyeri Omalla, the proprietor of Delight Uganda Limited,…