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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has endorsed a proposed multi-billion-dollar regional oil refinery initiative championed by Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, while firmly reiterating that Uganda’s own 60,000 barrels-per-day refinery in Hoima will proceed as planned. The position emerged following high-level discussions between President Museveni and Dangote at State Lodge Nakasero on Sunday, where the two leaders explored deeper energy cooperation, regional industrialization, and East Africa’s long-term petroleum security strategy. At the heart of the talks was a proposed regional refinery estimated to cost between $15 billion and $17 billion, with a projected processing capacity of 650,000 barrels of crude oil per…
As joint security teams concluded multi-hour searches at the residence of former Speaker Anita Annet Among on Mackinnon Road in Kampala’s upscale Nakasero suburb — and reportedly expanded operations to other properties linked to her associates — an equally striking development began unfolding online: a quiet but noticeable digital retreat by individuals once publicly aligned with the powerful legislator. Across X (formerly Twitter), WhatsApp, and other social media platforms, profiles were edited, political affiliations toned down, photographs removed, and privacy settings tightened. The shifts, while subtle, reflected growing unease within sections of Uganda’s political establishment as the anti-corruption probe gathered…
The Uganda Judicial Officers’ Association (UJOA) has elected Chief Magistrate Daphne Ayebare as its new President during the Association’s Annual General Meeting held at the Supreme Court Conference Hall. Ayebare becomes the Association’s second female President and will serve alongside Chief Magistrate Conrad Obol Oroya, who was elected Vice President. The Annual General Meeting, held on Saturday and Sunday under the theme “Professional Excellence, Unity and Compassion,” brought together Judicial Officers from across all levels of the Judiciary. Representing the Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, Deputy Chief Justice and Principal Judge Flavian Zeija congratulated the newly elected executive committee and commended members for participating…
KABALE I URN: A brilliant brace from Dominic Abonga against Blacks Power FC in the ongoing FUFA Big League earned Kigezi Home Boyz FC a historic direct promotion to the 2026/2027 Uganda Premier League on Sunday, ending a 25-year wait for the Kigezi region to return to top-flight football. The last club from the region to feature in the Uganda Premier League was Horizon FC in 2001. The club was later relegated and eventually collapsed due to financial challenges. In 2017, Owen Tumuhimbise founded Kabale Sharp FC, which only managed to compete in the FUFA Big League. In July 2019,…
BUKEDEA I URN: Calls for accountability and an independent investigation have intensified in Bukedea District and across the Teso Sub-Region following allegations of electoral malpractice, intimidation, and abuse of office linked to former Speaker of the 11th Parliament, Anita Annet Among. Residents and opinion leaders now want a full probe into alleged misconduct during her tenure, including claims of violence, voter intimidation, and manipulation of electoral processes in Bukedea. The growing public pressure has been fueled by claims that electoral violence during the January elections displaced residents, with some reportedly fleeing their homes while others were arrested or assaulted for…
KITAGWENDA I URN: Kitagwenda District authorities have intensified efforts to contain the spread of anthrax through a district-wide livestock vaccination campaign. The campaign is being conducted by private veterinary service providers following an outbreak that has so far claimed two human lives and several animals. In April, authorities in Kitagwenda announced an anthrax outbreak after laboratory tests conducted at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) in Entebbe returned positive results from samples collected from cattle that had died suddenly in Buhanda Sub-county and Kabujogera Town Council. The outbreak later spread to other sub-counties in the district, prompting authorities to impose…
KAYUNGA I URN: Two soldiers who were travelling as escorts to Senior Presidential Advisor and NRM Kayunga District Chairperson, Moses Karangwa Kalisa, are receiving treatment following a fatal road accident in Kayunga District. The injured guards, identified as Private Atukwase Prosper, 29, attached to the UPDF Engineering Brigade at Lubonge Barracks, and Private Geoffrey, were among three passengers who sustained injuries when their vehicle overturned. According to Sezibwa Region Police Spokesperson Hellen Butoto, the accident occurred at Ssuka Village near Lake Oil fuel station along the Kayunga-Jinja Highway on Sunday at around 10:40 p.m. Butoto explained that the…
KAMPALA I URN: Uganda awoke Monday to a major political shift after Annet Anita Among withdrew from the race for Speaker of the 12th Parliament, ending weeks of rising political pressure, investigations, and internal tensions within the ruling establishment. The withdrawal follows reports of a tense closed-door meeting with President Yoweri Museveni at State House, widening corruption investigations, coordinated security searches at properties linked to her, and a gradual erosion of support within the National Resistance Movement (NRM). In her statement posted on her X account late Sunday, Among said: “After wide consultations and deep introspection, and to maintain harmony and…
President Museveni has today announced that his government is halting this year’s martyrs day celebrations scheduled for 3rd June every year at the Namugongo shrines in Wakiso district. The celebrations held at both the Catholic and Anglican shrines draw large numbers of faithfuls from across the world especially in East Africa. Owing to the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Diseas [Bundibugyo strain] in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Museveni has announced that in consultation with the National Epidemic Response Taskforce and religious leaders, it has been decided that the celebrations be halted. According to Museveni, Uganda receives thousands of pilgrims…