Summary: Kiteezi landfill survivors have rejected a government plan to build houses in Mukono, which they must repay through land deductions. They demand fair compensation instead of relocation, arguing they were not consulted and prefer to rebuild independently. Survivors of the Kiteezi landfill collapse have voiced strong opposition to a …

Summary: Police in Kakumiro arrested 115 suspected criminals in a joint operation with UPDF and other agencies. The suspects, found with weapons and using drugs, were apprehended in various areas following public concern over rising crime. The total number of arrests in the district over two days reached 179. Police …

Trial lawyers in the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are pushing for the confirmation of charges to be heard against the elusive leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Joseph Kony, in Uganda. Last month, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber III announced it would proceed to …

Over 1,000 families displaced from their ancestral lands in Kasonga Parish, Kyangwali Sub-County, are enduring harsh health conditions in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp within Kikuube Town Council, Kikuube District. These residents, mostly women and children, were evicted from areas including Bukinda A and B, Kavule, Bwizibwera A and …

The Court of Appeal is set to hold its first-ever upcountry Civil Appeals and Applications session in Gulu. The session, scheduled from September 25 to September 27, 2024, will hear 22 civil appeals and applications. Presiding over the session will be Justices Fredrick Martin Stephen Egonda-Ntende, Cheborion Barishaki, and Christopher …

The Uganda National Under-20 team, the Hippos, commenced their preparations for the CECAFA Zonal Qualifiers of the Total Energies 2025 U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The qualifiers will take place from October 6th to 20th, 2024, in Tanzania with the two finalists securing spots in next year’s AFCON U-20 …