Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1628 EAT on Thursday 18 December 2025 Aquaculture — the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms — is the world’s fastest-growing food production sector. Africa has seen the sharpest growth, with average annual increases in production value exceeding 10 percent in recent years. Over the past decade,…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1508 EAT on Wednesday 17 December 2025 High Court judge Rogers Kinobe has scheduled December 22, 2025, for the delivery of judgment in an appeal challenging the Electoral Commission’s decision to cancel the nomination of Mathias Walukagga as the parliamentary candidate for Busiro East. Walukagga’s nomination was annulled…

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1912 EAT on Monday 15 December 2025 The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has been ordered to pay Shs26 million to a former employee who was unfairly dismissed after exposing a passenger attempting to smuggle 12 rhino horns through Entebbe International Airport. The ruling highlights the challenges faced by whistleblowers…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1437 EAT on Wednesday 10 December 2025 The Electoral Commission (EC) has ruled musician-turned-politician Mathias Walukaga ineligible to contest the 2026 parliamentary elections for Busiro East Constituency in Wakiso District. In a decision dated November 25, 2025, the EC cited Walukaga’s failure to meet the minimum formal academic…

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1549 EAT on Tuesday 9 December 2025 The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) chairperson, Mariam Wangadya, has acknowledged that fear has at times restrained her from openly condemning abuses by security forces against civilians. Calling herself “the most unpopular chairperson ever,” Wangadya said constant public criticism, hostility, and personal threats…

Updated by Erick Kikomeko at 1418 EAT on Monday 8 December 2025 Uganda and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a landmark agreement to establish a Global Fleet Emergency Hub in Kampala, a move aimed at boosting humanitarian response capabilities across Africa. The hub will enable the world’s largest humanitarian organisation to…

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1544 EAT on Friday 5 December 2025 Former Post Bank Uganda managing director Stephen Mukweli has been acquitted of all criminal charges by the Anti-Corruption Court. The case, dating back to 2016, involved allegations that Mukweli paid over Shs 292 million in commissions during the bank’s bid for the SAGE…

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1542 EAT on Wednesday 3 December 2025 Bishop Jjumba Calls on Youth to Embrace Responsible Parenthood Amid Rising Child Vulnerability Bishop Severus Jjumba, President of Caritas Uganda, has called on young communities to embrace responsible parenthood, describing it as essential in reducing the growing number of vulnerable children forced to…