Balaam Orders Interdiction of Eight Mitooma Officials Over Corruption

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1028 EAT on Monday 10 August 2026 The Minister of Local Government, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, has ordered the interdiction of eight Mitooma District officials over alleged mismanagement, neglect of duty and other administrative irregularities. Barugahara directed the District Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Amis Asuman Masereka, to submit the…

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Museveni Witnesses Signing of Tanga Regional Energy Hub MoU in Tanzania

By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D (Hon.) President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has returned to Uganda after a productive two-day working visit to the United Republic of Tanzania, where he witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the Tanga Regional Energy Hub. The MoU was signed in Dar es Salaam…

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Museveni Tells Banyankole to Stop ‘Selling’ Their Daughters Through Bride Price

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 2109 EAT on Monday 3 August 2026 President Yoweri Museveni has called for moderation in the payment of bride price, warning that excessive demands are commercialising marriage and discouraging many young people from starting families. Speaking during the traditional Okuhingira ceremony of Kisha Isabel Byanjeru Kaboyo, daughter of…

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FIFA Stake Plan Prompts Wales FA to Withdraw Support for Infantino

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1249 EAT on Monday 3 August 2026 The Football Association of Wales has announced it will withdraw its support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election to a new four-year term from 2027 to 2031, following the collapse of his controversial plan to sell a stake in…

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Canadian Citizen Charged Over Alleged $1.5 Million Gold Scam in Kampala

KAMPALA, Uganda – A 64-year-old Canadian citizen has been charged before the Kampala Chief Magistrate’s Court over his alleged involvement in a gold fraud scheme valued at US$1.5 million (approximately Shs5.5 billion). Michel Faille appeared before Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa on Friday, where he was remanded to Luzira Prison until August 12, 2026, to…

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