Shock and grief have gripped Gulu City after 16-year-old Otim Leon Joshua, a student of Exel High School in Mukono, died following a savage mob beating that has since ignited a storm of false political rumours online. Otim, who had returned home for the holidays to stay with his mother in Customs Corner Cell, reportedly left home on the evening …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon the leaders of Bukedi sub-region to preach the National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s wealth creation message, stressing the need to promote modern farming, value addition and enterprise development. He made the remarks on Sunday 7th December, 2025 while addressing over 10,000 NRM leaders gathered at Pallisa Secondary School playground in Pallisa district. The meeting, …

Leaders and residents of Kamwenge District on Monday praised President Yoweri Museveni for restoring lasting peace in the region by crushing Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels who once posed a major threat to their communities. Agriculture Minister and Kamwenge District NRM Chairperson, Frank Tumwebaze, said the district owes its stability to the President’s swift and decisive military action when rebels …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the National Chairman and Presidential flagbearer of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), has pledged to continue improving the road infrastructure in the Lango sub-region. Addressing more than 15,000 NRM leaders gathered at Lango College in Lira City on Sunday, December 7, 2025, President Museveni acknowledged concerns raised about regional connectivity and pledged to review the issue …

Kampala, 9th December,2025: Centenary Bank, together with the Centenary Group of Companies have made a contribution of UGX 70 million to Kasese Diocese in support of preparations for the 2026 Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations. The contribution was made during a fundraising dinner organized by Kasese Diocese held at the Sheraton Hotel Kampala. Led by Centenary Bank Managing Director Fabian Kasi, …

By Ambrose Amurinde For more than three decades, Ugandans have watched many investors come and go, but a few have remained steady, committed, and clean. Among those rare names is Mukesh Shukla, widely known as Shumuk. His journey is not only a business story. It is a national lesson on discipline, resilience, and long-term vision. He built his empire with …

An inquiry into the cost of electricity from the 250MW Bujagali Hydropower Dam has revealed that government has over the past seven years paid USD 213.1 million (about UGX 775 billion) in deemed energy, money paid to Bujagali Energy Limited (BEL) for power generated but not taken by the national grid. The investigation, whose findings have been shared across government …

The region’s steel industry was rattled this week after Roofings Kenya Limited — a subsidiary of Ugandan steel magnate Dr. Sikander Lalani’s Roofings Group — abruptly announced a full shutdown of its operations in Kenya, throwing its entire workforce into uncertainty and igniting concerns back home in Uganda. In a hard-hitting internal notice dated December 1, 2025, the company declared …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to establish an industrial park in the Tooro sub-region as he campaigned in Fort Portal City Saturday, placing industrial development at the centre of his message to residents of both Kabarole District and Fort Portal City. Addressing a large gathering at St. Leo’s College Kyegobe Playground, Mr Museveni, the NRM Presidential Flagbearer, said the …

Uganda’s gold underworld has once again been thrust into the spotlight after a furious Korean CEO fired off a blistering protest to Kampala’s top offices, accusing a trio of Ugandan businessmen of masterminding a polished, well-rehearsed gold scam that is now threatening to stain the country’s international business reputation. What began as a simple 5kg “trial gold shipment” has exploded …