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Love Turns Sour as UPDF Soldier Kills Girlfriend, Attempts to Commit Suicide

By Bondry Kilenga Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldier attached to Loptuk detachment under 3rd Infantry, Division Moroto, has shot dead his girlfriend under unclear circumstances. Maj. Isaac Oware, the 3rd infantry division spokesperson, has identified the soldier as Private Wolfensohn and…

Police Take Over Medical Examination for Assault Victims to Boost Prosecution Rates

By Bondry Kilenga Police in Kotido district have taken over the responsibility of conducting medical examination for assault victims, a move aimed at streamlining the investigation process. This comes at a time victims of rape, defilement, sexual assault, and gender-based violence have…

UPDF Retires 82 Lower-Ranking Officers with Call to Invest in Income-Generating Ventures

By Lazarus Apunyo The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has retired 82 lower-ranking officers who have been serving in the 3rd Infantry Division, with a call on them not to waste their retirement package but instead invest in income generating ventures. The…

Amuriat Steps Down, Mafabi Declared FDC’s Flagbearer for 2026 Elections

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has declared Nathan Nandala Mafabi as the party’s presidential flagbearer for the 2026 presidential general elections. Nathan Nandala Mafabi was declared the party’s presidential flagbearer by FDC Electoral Commission Chairperson Toterebuka Bamwenda at the party headquarters…

Karamoja Youth Unite to Demand Change Ahead of International Youth Day

By Lazarus Apunyo Youth leaders in the Karamoja Sub-region have outlined eight key issues affecting them, calling for urgent government intervention ahead of the International Youth Day Celebrations slated for August 12, 2025. Among them are unemployment, corruption, climate change, limited resources,…

Dozens Held Over Electoral Offences

By Bondry Kilenga The Kotido District Police Commander, Hussein Ssekalema, has revealed that four election-related cases were recorded during the recent NRM primary elections for LCV chairpersons, mayoral and LCV councilors flag bearers held on Thursday, 24, 2025. He said that the…

RDCs and RDCs Shake-up Not Connected to NRM Primaries, Says Gov’t

By Admin With the powers bestowed upon him under Articles 99 and 203 of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda (as amended), President Museveni, has reshuffled over 25 RDCs and RCCs, days after the NRM primary elections for parliamentary and lower local council…

Four Dead, Hundreds Arrested in Deadly Angola Protests Over Rising Fuel Prices

Four people have been killed and 500 have been arrested after demonstrations in the capital, Luanda, according to the police. What began as a three-day strike by taxi drivers against rising petrol prices has escalated into one of the most widespread and…

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