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By Our Staff Reporter MBALE,UGANDA — Tuesday, 8 September 2026. A week-long calendar of games, exhibitions, cultural showcases and a presidential send-off has been unveiled as Mbale City readies itself to host this year’s World Tourism Day celebrations, with organisers billing the event as a turning point for tourism in the Elgon sub-region. Held under the theme “Digital Agenda and …

By Our Staff Reporter FORT PORTAL, UGANDA — Saturday, September 5, 2026. George Desmond Kamurasi has reportedly been selected by Tooro Kingdom’s Royal Succession Committee to succeed the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, as the kingdom awaits the formal announcement of its next monarch. The reported decision follows a meeting of the Royal Succession Committee in Fort …

By Our Staff Reporter MBALE, UGANDA — Thursday, September 3, 2026. The High Court in Mbale has fixed a post-mediation meeting for a batch of cases connected to the Umukuuka leadership dispute for Tuesday, 8 September 2026, at 2:00 p.m., another step forward in the long-running legal saga surrounding the leadership of Inzu Ya Masaba. According to a notice issued …

By Our Staff Reporter UGANDA — Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Uganda has officially named its crude oil Pearl Sweet Petroleum, marking a historic milestone as the country moves closer to producing and exporting its first commercial oil. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced the name during an official ceremony at the Kingfisher Development Area in Kikuube District, where he stressed that …

By Our Staff Reporter MBALE CITY, UGANDA | 2, September 2026. Mbale City is stepping into the global spotlight as Uganda prepares to host the 2026 World Tourism Day celebrations on 27th September at Mbale Senior Secondary School grounds, under the theme “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism.” The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has confirmed Mbale …

Fort Portal, Uganda — 29 August 2026 The Office of the Musuuga, Head of the Babiito Clan, has issued a detailed statement setting out the traditional protocols that will govern the funeral rites and succession process following the passing of His Majesty Dr. Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, Omukama of Tooro, who died on the night of 27 August …

Senior cadre expresses frustration over neglect of experienced historical members despite decades of service and professional development By Our Staff Reporter Kampala, Uganda — August 30, 2026 Dr. Sam Watulatsu, a long-serving National Resistance Movement (NRM) cadre, development practitioner and institutional governance specialist, has raised concerns over what he describes as the continued underutilisation of experienced and historically committed cadres …

By Our Staff Reporter UGANDA | 28 AUGUST 2026 Uganda and the wider East African cultural community are mourning the passing of Rukirabasaija Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the youthful King of Tooro whose extraordinary life became almost inseparable from the throne he inherited as a small child. Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki announced late …

By Our Staff Reporter Entebbe,Uganda | August 18, 2026 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has received the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to Uganda, H.E. Ahmed Ibrahim, at State House, Entebbe, for a farewell meeting following the completion of his four-year tour of duty. During the meeting, Ambassador Ibrahim expressed appreciation to President Museveni, the Government and people of …

By Our Staff Reporter Kyenjojo, Uganda| August 18, 2026 The State House Comptroller, Ms. Jane Barekye, has warned graduates of the Presidential Industrial Skilling Hubs against misusing Government start-up loans, saying President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is prepared to increase funding to graduates’ SACCOs if the existing revolving funds are properly managed. Barekye said beneficiaries must demonstrate financial discipline by investing …