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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI RALLIES EAST AFRICA TO EMBRACE INTEGRATION AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged East African countries to embrace integration as the surest path to prosperity, security and transformation. Speaking at the opening of the 1st Regional Ministerial Conference on the East African Community Common Higher Education Area (EACCHEA) at Speke Resort, Munyonyo, today, the President outlined five reasons why integration is essential […]

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Nominations for Municipality and City Division Leaders Kick Off in Rubaga

By Naome Namusoke/ KMA updates  The Electoral Commission has today launched the nomination exercise for Municipality and City Division Chairpersons, as well as councillors, marking another critical step in the road to the forthcoming local government elections. The exercise, which runs from September 8th to 10th across different parts of the country, saw enthusiastic aspirants

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Uganda’s Joseph Cwinyaai wins 2025 Amateurs Open Golf Championship

      Uganda National Team Captain, Joseph Cwinyaai, was on Saturday crowned winner of the 2025 Johnnie Walker Uganda Amateurs Open Golf Championship, at Lugazi Hills Golf and Country Club. Cwinyaai, who had held second place behind Zambia’s Dominic Musonda through the first three rounds of the tournament, finally broke free from his shadow

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Speaker Among calls for Inclusivity in Global Governance

Speaker Anita Among has urged member states of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) to anchor their work on promoting inclusivity in global governance. Among said this while delivering President Yoweri Museveni’s address at the opening ceremony of the 63rd Annual Session of AALCO held at the Speke Resort & Conference Centre, Munyonyo. She said

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Electoral Commission Commences Nominations for City Division Leaders and Councillors

BY NAOME NAMUSOKE/KMA UPDATES The Electoral Commission (EC) has today commenced the nomination exercise for candidates aspiring to contest as city division chairpersons and councilors, including special interest group councilors at the municipality and city division levels. According to the Commission’s Public Relations Officer, Julius Mucunguzi, the nominations will run from 8th to 10th September

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Venezuelan jets again fly past U.S. Navy cruiser

Sept. 6 (UPI) — Two Venezuelan military aircraft flew in close proximity to a U.S. Navy ship in international waters for the second time in two days, federal officials confirmed this week. The Department of War called the move by the two F-16 fighter jets to fly within weapons range of the USS Jason Dunham “highly provocative,”

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Israel tells Gaza City residents to flee as it steps up attacks

Israel has stepped up attacks on Gaza City at it plans to expand its military campaign and seize the largest urban center in the Gaza Strip. Israel told Gaza City residents to move to what it said was a humanitarian area in the south of the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military prepared to take

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Mike Pence has ‘no doubt’ Russia will attack Nato country if successful in Ukraine

Mike Pence has said that he has “no doubt” that Russia will cross a Nato country’s border if it wins in Ukraine. Appearing on Newsnight on Friday (5 September), Donald Trump’s former vice president said that the US and its European allies would have to “confront him militarily” if the Russian president expanded his war efforts further into the continent. He said he envisages the US

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LIVE: Israel kills more than 50 people as Gaza City endures deadly night

Israeli military carries out deadly attacks in Gaza City Israeli forces killed more than 50 Palestinians, including at least seven children, across Gaza on Friday during attacks on besieged Gaza City. Israel’s assault on the northern urban centre continued into the early hours of Saturday, with deadly strikes reported on Palestinian homes. We have been reporting on the

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Putin rejects Western security in Ukraine, warning troops would be target

Putin said any international forces would be “legitimate targets” in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Western proposals for a “reassurance force” in Ukraine the day after any ceasefire comes into place, following a Paris summit aimed at finalising plans for security guarantees. French President Emmanuel Macron said 26 of Ukraine’s allies had formally

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