Author: Evans Kalyango
Special Police Constables (SPCs) deployed during the 2026 General Elections are demanding payment of alleged outstanding salaries and allowances from the Uganda Police Force and the Electoral Commission, saying they have not been fully compensated for their work. In October 2025, the Uganda Police Force recruited about 100,000 Special Police Constables to support security during the election period. The recruitment targeted Ugandans aged 18 and above with at least a Primary Leaving Examination certificate and was intended to boost manpower during the polls. Recruits underwent a one-month basic training programme and were deployed on three-month contracts with a monthly salary…
A turn-man has died while 17 students and teachers from Gulu Secondary School are nursing injuries following an early morning road crash in Kiryandongo District along the Gulu-Kampala Highway. The accident happened at around 5:30 am on Thursday at Kigumba Town and involved an Isuzu school bus registration number UAX 944N belonging to Gulu Secondary School and a stationary Mitsubishi Fuso truck registration number UAU 856A. According to Albertine North and South Regional Police spokesperson Julius Allan Hakiza, the school bus was transporting students to Jinja for a school tour when the driver attempted to overtake another vehicle but reportedly experienced…
The High Court in Masaka has dismissed an application by former Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa seeking to compel a United States-based woman to deposit security for costs in an ongoing land ownership dispute. In a ruling delivered by Justice Fatuma Nanziri Bwanika, the court declined to order Alice Nambooze Osaga to deposit security for costs in Civil Suit No. HCT-06-LD-CS-0017-2025, in which she is challenging ownership of land located on Mawogola/MSK 547 Folio 6, Block 83 Plot 520. Osaga sued Kutesa and another party, accusing them of fraudulent acts that allegedly deprived her of ownership of the contested land.…
As expected, parliament of Uganda has this evening passed the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill after the Joint Committee of Internal Affairs and Defense and Legal and parliament affairs presented their majority report which was signed by over 50 members from both committees. This was followed by a Minority report which was read by Erute South MP Jonathan Odur. Other Individual members like Gilbert Olanyah, Betty Nambooze, Wilfred Nuwagaba, Medard Lubega Ssegona and Abdallah Kiwanuka were also give some minutes to present their dissenting views. The Government Chief Whip then moved a motion for the house to forego the 3…
At least six additional survivors of the River Nguse boat tragedy in Kagadi District have emerged from Bugoma Central Forest Reserve, bringing the total number of survivors to seventeen (17). The incident occurred last Tuesday at around 8:30 p.m. in Kyaleni Cell, Pacwa Town Council, Kagadi District, where more than 20 people are feared dead. Police reports indicate that the locally made canoe was carrying 39 passengers alongside several bags of charcoal. The victims are believed to have been mainly charcoal burners and farmers returning from Kikuube District, where they had gone for charcoal burning and farming activities. Following the accident, joint…
A joint parliamentary committee has proposed major amendments to the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, warning that its original draft could unintentionally criminalize legitimate economic activities and disrupt Uganda’s financial stability. The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs, together with the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, presented their report on Monday following consultations with more than 224 stakeholders clustered into 60 groups. The report attempts to balance national security concerns with constitutional freedoms and economic stability, following mounting criticism from civil society, financial institutions, legal experts, religious leaders, and sections of Parliament. According to the committee, stakeholders identified major inconsistencies…
Police in the Aswa West region have released the identities of the victims involved in a fatal road crash that claimed at least seven lives and left 13 others critically injured in Nwoya District. The accident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning at Lapok Mor Cell in Purongo Town Council when a bus belonging to Nile Star Bus Company, registration number UBP 736U, collided head-on with a trailer truck, registration numbers SSD 040A/SSD 498C. Preliminary investigations indicate that the bus driver attempted to overtake two vehicles before colliding with the oncoming truck. According to police, the bus was travelling…
Residents of Lower Nabuti Village in Central Division, Mukono Municipality, were left in shock on Tuesday after construction workers uncovered a badly decomposed human body buried in a trench along Lweza Road. The discovery was made by workers from China Communication Construction Company, who were clearing ditches and opening a drainage channel as part of ongoing road works in the area. An eyewitness said the body was first noticed after a grader struck what appeared to be human legs buried in the soil. “The grader was clearing the ditch when the blade hit the legs. That’s when we raised an alarm, and…
The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded two men to Luzira Prison over a complex fraud and money laundering scheme in which they are accused of obtaining more than USD 257,000 (about 970 million Shillings) from foreign companies. The suspects, Godfrey Ssekidde Lubowa, a 63-year-old businessman from Mpala-Katabi in Wakiso District, and Joseph Ibona, 34, an unemployed resident of Namungoona-Lubya in Lubaga Division, appeared on Tuesday before Grade One Magistrate Esther Asiimwe. The magistrate declined to take their plea, citing a lack of jurisdiction, as the charge sheet includes money laundering offences that can only be tried by the High…
A minority report by opposition members of parliament warns that the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, if enacted in the current form, could isolate Uganda from the global financial system and dismantle constitutional rights. They described the Bill being propelled by the ruling NRM legislators as “colorable legislation”. The doctrine of colourable legislation is a legal principle that aims to prevent the excessive unconstitutional use of the legislative authority of the government. It is also technically termed as the ‘Fraud on the Constitution’. The Bill, which seeks to regulate “agents of foreigners” and restrict foreign funding, has faced near-universal rejection…