Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1236  EAT on Monday 5 October 2026 Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure says it has established that Uganda’s digital number plates cannot independently track vehicles. The committee says police instead rely on a separate tracking device installed inside vehicles alongside the digital number plate to trace and recover…

By HICGI News agency at 1218 EAT on Monday 5 October 2026 Two people have been killed and another critically injured after a taxi, registration number UBN 689A, reportedly failed to stop and rolled over three pedestrians near the New Taxi Park in downtown Kampala. The two men died at the scene, while the woman…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1527 EAT on Friday 2 October 2026 The ruling Babiito clan of the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom has appealed for financial support to facilitate specialised medical treatment abroad for Omukama Dr Solomon Gafabusa Rukirabasaija Agutamba Iguru I. Chief Prince (Okwir) Fred Mugenyi Rucunya said clan members and elders agreed during…

Updated by HICGI News Agency at 1419 EAT on Friday 4th October 2026 The incident reportedly occurred on October 1, 2026, at about 5pm near Kigulu Trading Centre in Nakalama Sub-county, Iganga District. Kenneth Twinamastiko, 32, a salesman at the kombucha drink company’s Iganga branch, said he was travelling with the company driver, Damulira Waiswa,…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1255 EAT on Thursday 1 October 2026 State Minister for Local Government and Masaka City Woman MP Justine Nameere has asked the High Court to drop five of the seven witnesses she had listed to defend her election victory in a petition challenging the results. Through her lawyers,…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1234 EAT on Thursday 1 October 2026 At Kalerwe Market in northern Kampala, Julliet Nakyanzi stands before a pile of dried beans, calculating how much food she can afford for her family. A few months ago, a kilogramme of yellow beans cost Shs 4,000. Today, the same quantity…

By Ssentamu Derrick Peterson at 0949 EAT on Wednesday 30 September 2026 KAMPALA, Uganda — The business world is increasingly moving online, creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs to build companies and reach customers beyond their local markets. For Ugandan entrepreneur Nyanzi Martin Luther, technology is changing how young people can approach business. He says a…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 0943 EAT on Wednesday 30 September 2026 Former Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been released on bail after spending a combined 250 days in custody since his first arrest following the January 2026 elections. Kivumbi, the National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president, was on Tuesday granted…