Ugandan police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke has expressed concern over a viral TikTok video in which President Yoweri Museveni was reportedly subjected to abuse and disrespect. Speaking at a press briefing, Kituuma denounced any form of disrespect toward the President, whether through actions or words. “It is quite unfortunate for anyone to disrespect the President, whether…
Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused President Yoweri Museveni of orchestrating a covert scheme to weaken the opposition by infiltrating its ranks and manipulating key figures within the National Unity Platform (NUP). In an impassioned statement reported by Daily Monitor, Bobi Wine claimed that Museveni’s regime is using former opposition…
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has announced that it will unveil the final results of the 2024 National Population and Housing Census on Thursday, October 3, at the Kampala Serena Hotel. This follows the release of preliminary census data in June, which estimated Uganda’s population at 45.9 million. According to UBOS spokesperson Didacus Okoth,…
The discovery of the body of Agnes Nantongo, a manager at African Oil Petrol Station in Bweyogerere, has raised alarm and renewed calls for heightened security along the Northern bypass. Nantongo’s body was found in a secluded area, sparking initial fears that she may have been a victim of an attack while jogging. However, police…
The news of the announcement of Joviah Mutesi as the new Inhebantu (Queen) of Busoga Kingdom has continued drawing unending debate in the public debate, stretching to the very inner details of her personal lifestyle and cultural origins. One of the most contentious debate raging is whether the new mother of the Busoga nation is…
As jubilations continue in Busoga following the announcement of the Inhebantu(Queen) yesterday, information regarding the lucky woman has remained exclusively scanty. SML news, however, has managed to dig deepest where no one else has managed to, to bring out to our anxious readers who really are the parents of the lucky mother of the Busoga…
Samuel Obwang, a senior police officer at the rank of ASP was arrested from his station of deployment in Koboko on allegations of recruiting homosexuals and selling the force’s guns to criminal gangs. He was ultimately detained at Makindye Military barracks pending prosecution. Surprisingly, the suspect did not make it to any courts of law,…
Parliament has accepted the government’s request to secure a loan of approximately $518 million (equivalent to around Shs 1.923 trillion) from the World Bank to fund the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development program. This decision follows the examination of a report submitted by John Bosco Ikojo, the head of the national economy committee, during…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has received credentials from nine (9) envoys, newly accredited to Uganda. The envoys who included Ambassadors and High Commissioners from the Republic of Ethiopia, India, Belgium, Namibia, Malawi, Philippines, Mozambique, Brazil and Canada presented their credentials on Tuesday 22nd August 2023 at State House, Entebbe. The new Ambassador of Ethiopia to…
Entebbe International Airport recorded a total of 185,253 international passengers in July 2023 (93,727 arrivals and 91,526 departures), which is an average of 5,975 passengers per day. This according to the officials is the highest passenger traffic ever recorded in a single month as the industry continues to recover. According to the Public Affairs Manager…
