The Director of the External Security Organization (ESO), Ambassador Joseph Ocwet, has met and briefed the Lango Paramount Chief, Eng. Dr. Michael Moses Odongo Okune, on the forthcoming visit of H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to the Lango sub-region. Ambassador Ocwet, a senior Ugandan career diplomat and intelligence official, is playing a central role in…
KWEN DISTRICT: The Presidential candidate of the National Resistance Movement party, General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has expanded the scope of the cattle restocking program to include more districts in other regions. Originally, the program was only intended for districts in the Lango, Acholi, and Teso sub-regions with each household getting 5 cows. However, Kween District…
Minister of State for General Duties Henry Musasizi this afternoon laid before Parliament the Draft Annual Budget Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for FY 2026/27. Musasizi said the budget for FY 2026/27 has been prepared under the theme “Full Monetization of the Ugandan Economy through Commercial Agriculture, Industrialization, Expanding and Broadening Services, Digital Transformation and…
The findings expose that enforcement officers are accepting bribes in the form of money, foodstuffs, and even sexual favors to permit illegal activities in protected areas, including wetlands, forests, and water bodies. A new report by Transparency International Uganda has revealed corruption as a major factor behind environmental degradation and the encroachment on natural resources…
BY OUN JASPHER KAMPALA: As stakeholders gathered in fulfillment of a statutory mandate under the Electricity Act, CAP 157, Eng. Grania Rosette Rubomboras, the Chairperson of the Electricity Regulator Authority paid tribute to her predecessor, Dr. Sarah Wasagali Kanaabi. During the public hearing for the 2026 annual tariff review She stated: “Since my appointment as…
Mrs Sylvia Kirabo, Principal Public Relations Officer and Spokesperson of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), has highlighted the need to reshape how standards and quality assurance are reported in Uganda. Speaking at the Standards and Metrology Journalism Awards 2026, Kirabo noted that for a long time, reporting on standards has largely been enforcement-focused…
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Norbert Mao, has hinted at the possibility of members of opposition parties serving as ministers in the next government. The Democratic Party (DP) president, also the parliamentary candidate in Gulu City, said the next administration would be a mixed government, using the Kiswahili word muchanganyiko to emphasise inclusivity…
By Ouni Jaspher MASAKA: As we approach the tenure of newly elected leaders, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tasked NRM newly elected leaders from districts in greater Masaka, with a crucial responsibility – the monitoring and supervision of government programs. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni tasks newly elected NRM leaders from districts in greater Masaka to…
UK 03 November, 2025: The passing of George Okello 67, the son of Former Dokolo county chief (Rwot) Joseph Okello, has brought sorrow to the Lango community and those leaving in united kingdom. According to his friends in United Kingdom, Okello was an inspired man—a political refugee from Uganda, a passionate human rights lawyer, and…
