By HICGI News Agency at 1444 EAT on Wednesday 13 May 2026 Yoweri Museveni was sworn in on 12 May 2026 for a seventh term as President of Uganda, extending his more than four decades in power since first taking office in 1986. The inauguration ceremony took place at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala, drawing…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1446 EAT on Tuesday 12 May 2026 As the presidential swearing-in ceremony gets underway at Kololo Independence Grounds, a mixed security and public order situation has emerged across different parts of the country, with some districts experiencing heightened deployments while others continue with normal activity. In several upcountry…

Updated by HICGI News Agency at 1128 EAT on Monday 11 May 2026 Dr. Rumanzi Benita Bushari, Director of the Africa Population Institute and former Rukiga County MP aspirant, has described the last four decades under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) as a period that transformed Uganda from instability into a nation of peace and…

Updated by HICGI News Agency at 1605 EAT on Friday 8 May 2026 Police in Busoga East have arrested three men accused of running fake social media accounts impersonating First Daughter Natasha Karugire and Kampala businessman Hamis Kiggundu in an alleged online fraud and extortion scheme. The suspects have been identified as Hassan Mugoya, 27,…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1505 EAT on Friday 8 May 2026 A Mitooma court has remanded a 45-year-old woman accused of forcing her eight-year-old stepson to swallow sewing needles and pieces of broken glass. Juliet Tushabeomwe appeared before Grade One Magistrate Gibson Muhangi on Thursday, where she was charged with aggravated torture…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1321 EAT on Thursday 7 May 2026 The Director General of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), Fred Bamwesigye, has called for stronger competition frameworks in Africa’s aviation sector, warning that airspace liberalisation without effective regulation risks undermining fairness and consumer protection. Opening a three-day continental workshop on…

Updated bt Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1304 EAT on Thursday 7 May 2026 Unknown gunmen have shot dead a security guard in Gulu City in northern Uganda and fled with his firearm. The deceased has been identified as Ronald Obedi, a guard employed by Samurai Security Protective Services Uganda Ltd. He was stationed at…

Upadetd by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1512 EAT on Wednesday 6 April 2026 Parliament on Tuesday night passed the contentious Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, after nearly eight hours of heated exchanges. The move concluded a swift 20-day legislative process that has drawn scrutiny over Parliament’s ability to exercise independent oversight. The focus now…