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Retired UPDF Soldier Michael Katungi extradited to U.S. in mega Arms & Drug scandal

Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, a retired Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier and former African Union policy adviser, has been extradited from Uganda to the United States on Saturday, September...

Tooro at a Crossroads: Let History,Justice & the Will of King Oyo Prevail – Barnabas Taremwa Bwaniaga

11/09/2026, by Senior Global Citizen Barnabas Taremwa Bwaniaga. The unfortunate death of His Majesty King Oyo Rukirabasaija and...

SUCCESSION PLAN? Ex-Intelligence Chiefs Abel Kandiho and Charles Bakahumura arrested

The arrest of two former commanders of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) Rtd Maj Gen Abel Kandiho...

Senior Global Citizen Barnabas Taremwa: Tooro Kingdom must survive its King & the King’s wishes must be honored!

By Barnabas Taremwa Bwaniaga, Senior Global Citizen. I have been in great pain since the loss of my...

Over 600,000 people in Karamoja experiencing severe hunger

For the past three years, the Diocese of Gulu and Northern Uganda has intensified missionary efforts in Karamoja,...

INCUMBENT ATUKWASA RITA TO LOSE MBARARA CITY WOMAN MP SEAT TO CHARITY KIBAAJU AS CATHOLIC CHURCH & OTHER TOP CITY STAKEHOLDERS BACK KIBAAJU

By Aaron Ainomugisha - Rise News Uganda Network Political Torch, extensively covering the 2026 General Elections across the country. Tension within independent candidate and...

STARLINK TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT RESTRICTION: What’s Fishy?

By Aaron Ainomugisha - Rise News Uganda Network Political Torch. The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA on December 19, 2026 announced that importation and customs clearance...

UGANDA DECIDES 2026: ACME Launches Presidential Election Promise Tracker 2026 

UGANDA. African Centre for Media Excellence-ACME has launched Presidential Election Promise Tracker 2026 to promote accountability journalism and civic engagement ahead of the 2026...

Minister Kahinda Otafiire and Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa Cited in Mitooma NRM Election Violence 

The National Resistance Movement-NRM party electoral commission chairperson Dr. Tanga Odoi has revealed that the election of Mitooma district NRM chairperson will not be...

BOBI WINE TO MUSEVENI: Stop Using Judiciary to Suppress Opposition 

The National Unity Platform-NUP party leader Robert Kyagulanyi Bobi Wine, has warned President Yoweri Museveni against using the judiciary to suppress opposition victories, following...

INSIDE STORY: Kizza Besigye and Hajj Obed Lutale ‘Kidnapped’ in Kenya,Remanded by Ugandan Military Court

Uganda’s opposition leader, Dr Kizza Besigye and his colleague, Hajj Obed Lutale, have been remanded to Luzira Prison till December 2, 2024 on charges...