Illegal construction, severe design flaws in deadly Holy City church collapse exposed. links.monitor.co.ug/wuzv2r #MonitorUpdates

Financial literacy initiative targets poverty in Busoga The training encourages farmers to save during harvests for lean months, calculate production costs and plan for the next planting season. monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

LETTER :Before banning charcoal, government must make clean energy accessible "Uganda must respond swiftly, ensure that environmental protection advances alongside economic and public welfare, and develop alternatives before imposing restrictions." monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/le…

OPINION: A future where robots do everything; what will become of us? "A future where robots can do almost everything should not be a future where human beings become unnecessary to one another." monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/co…

Salim Saleh leading talks to release jailed Besigye, Minister Balaam tells Rukungiri residents links.monitor.co.ug/cMNMrH #MonitorUpdates

LETTER: On cremation and burial ground disputes in Uganda "It is unimaginable that a grieving spouse, child, relative, or close friend should be subjected to the cruel process of waiting upon courts." monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/le…

OPINION: Makerere University is still the best, but … "Makerere University does not need online defenders who police other people’s credentials. It needs reformers who refuse to let a great institution coast on past glory." monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/co…

Mityana North MP Muhammad Nsegumire earlier on moved a motion to introduce a Private Member’s Bill proposing a daytime ban on heavy-tonnage trucks in Kampala’s Central Business District (CBD). Under the proposed bill, heavy trucks would only operate between 10PM and 6AM, creating a 5-mile truck-free zone from the heart of the city during peak hours to ease severe traffic congestion, improve urban mobility, and curb road accidents. #MonitorUpdates 📸 Ibrahim Kavuma

Deputy Speaker @Thomas_Tayebwa has called on MPs to regularly visit the Office of the Presiding Officer to log matters of national importance. He noted that early registration allows proper follow-ups with relevant ministers and helps clear parliamentary backlogs. Thursdays are now dedicated to hearing MP concerns, including those raised by members on the floor without prior registration. #MonitorUpdates 🎥Ibrahim Kavuma

Loud chants of jailed veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye echoed through Rukungiri Main Stadium as residents repeatedly shouted his name during an anti-corruption campaign rally organized by Minister for Local Government, Balaam Barugahara. The rally, aimed at boosting the fight against corruption and evaluating government program implementations in Rukungiri District, took an unexpected turn when the crowd rallied around the former opposition leader's name. Dr Besigye has been on prison remand since November 2024 when he was picked from Nairobi, Kenya by Ugandan security operatives and later charged with treason. #MonitorUpdates 🎥Ronald Kabanza

Government launches new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) guidelines & toolkits for Tier IV Microfinance Institutions and Fintechs to boost security and prevent money laundering & terrorism financing. The launch in Kampala was led by Dr. Bob Munene (Ministry of Finance) alongside FIA Executive Director Samuel Were Wandera and industry representatives. #MonitorUpdates 🎥Jane Nafula

OPINION: How expensive fuel could shape Uganda’s economy "Uganda cannot control global oil markets, but it can influence how strongly external shocks affect households and businesses." monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/co…

Assessors advise court to convict three suspects in former prosecutor Joan Kagezi murder. links.monitor.co.ug/r-84f4 #MonitorUpdates

A section of CSOs has strongly condemned the government’s renewed proposal to access Ugandans’ bank account information, warning that the move threatens financial privacy, business survival, and women’s economic empowerment. links.monitor.co.ug/Nl2HqJ #MonitorUpdates

The United States government has imposed sweeping financial sanctions on Rwanda’s Ministry of Defence and Zigama Credit and Savings Society, a major financial institution serving the country’s security forces, over Kigali’s continued military and logistical backing of M23 rebels operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). links.monitor.co.ug/EYQR8j #MonitorUpdates

Ntare School head teacher, predecessor arrested over Shs110m financial loss. links.monitor.co.ug/2WnXV3 #MonitorUpdates

Trial of law student accused of leaking Bobi Wine court records stalls as lawyers miss court. links.monitor.co.ug/VduMsd #MonitorUpdates

An Islamic State-aligned insurgency in eastern Congo generates most of its revenue from gold production and smuggling, allowing it to finance its own operations, a report said on Tuesday. Gold moves through Congolese trading hubs to Ugandan refiners and export networks. links.monitor.co.ug/w7seEa #MonitorUpdates

How dry spell left Kagadi farmers counting losses as rains return Failed harvest has left Kagadi farmers uncertain about next season. monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

Anna Grace Zalwango: Woman who gave rural pupils in Rakai a voice She is the teacher who inspired village children to compete with Kampala’s best. monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/ed…