Updated by Faith Brabara N Ruhinda at 1515 EAT on Thursday 9 July 2026 KAMPALA — Fifty-three days after security agencies launched a high-profile money laundering investigation into former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among, security experts have raised concerns that fundamental procedural flaws may have significantly weakened the case, potentially exposing the government to…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1453 EAT on Thursday 9 July 2026 KAMPALA — A Senior Four student at Naalya Senior Secondary School’s Bweyogerere campus has died in what police are investigating as a suspected suicide. Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said the incident occurred on Wednesday evening, with the student’s…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1146 EAT on Wednesday 8 July 2026 The Ugandan government has launched a nationwide exercise to identify, verify and document all public land in a bid to protect state property from encroachment, fraud and ownership disputes. Officials say the initiative, known as the Comprehensive Government Land Inventory (GLI),…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1130 EAT on Wednesday 2026 The government has begun rehabilitating Ugandan nationals repatriated from South Africa following recent unrest and xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals, in which at least three Ugandans were reportedly killed. The returnees are undergoing psychosocial counselling and reintegration training at the National Leadership Institute…