The Observer

How to avert the referee errors that could cost SC Villa league title. In the worst-case scenario, the points difference between Villa & Vipers should have been 6 points. But two bad refereeing calls, yet clearly avoidable, could have saved the game observer.ug/sports/how-to-…

Businesswoman wins landmark battle against KCB bank. Court of Appeal awarded Deborah Kigongo $53,313.9 as damages for loss of 30% of the contract price in its contract with the Uganda National Roads Authority after KCB staff failed to process LCs observer.ug/news/businessw…

UNEB: Makerere University claims credit for improved biology exam results. Candidates who attained principal passes (A-E) rose to 64.4% in 2025, up from 57.7%. Now, researchers at Makerere say they're behind that improvement observer.ug/education/uneb… #UCE2025 #UACE2025

Kumi trader dies in solar battery fire after saving six-month-old baby. 28-year-old Steven Jaali successfully rescued his six-month-old baby. He later returned to the house in an attempt to retrieve money from the house and got trapped inside observer.ug/news/kumi-trad…

Amahoro SS denies beating to death S.2 student. Majorline Nantumbwe was laid to rest on Saturday, and her mother, Ruth Nassolo, alleges that she was beaten by a teacher who accused her of faking illness to avoid classes observer.ug/news/amahoro-s…

Uganda’s public debt rises to Shs 131 trillion from Shs 128.7 trillion. The 52.7% Debt-to-GDP ratio is higher than the cap that the East African Community (EAC) countries set as a ceiling to ensure that the debt levels remain sustainable observer.ug/news/ugandas-d…

Basically, a future cast in stone! Nothing accidental.

Court of Appeal suspends murder convictions of civilians tried by Army court. Citing last year’s Supreme court ruling, the judges concluded that army court trials raise serious constitutional issues observer.ug/news/court-of-…

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After Trump aid cuts, Kiryandongo turns to communities to fight #malnutrition. Care groups are reviving kitchen gardens, once a common practice that ensured families had a steady supply of vegetables. Households are encouraged to plant fruit trees observer.ug/news/after-tru…

Prestigious list

Aijuka rises from rural Bushenyi to academic top-level excellence. Only 16 students from the school of law have graduated with a first class in Makerere University's history observer.ug/education/aiju…

Voice calls are dying. Data, mobile money drive MTN Uganda’s growth observer.ug/business/voice…

Dear President Yoweri Museveni, look at Iran. You don’t get to employ “fishermen” because of their sycophancy. Have you seen the profiles of the men running the country, Mr President? Kantian philosophers, heart surgeons, political science professors observer.ug/viewpoint/dear…

Law intern accused of sharing Gulu High court register details granted bail. Laker was arrested on allegations of illegally leaking court pre-filed malicious statement charges against now-exiled NUP president Bobi Wine observer.ug/news/intern-ac…

In @observerug this week 🔹Transition: Why President Museveni should look at Iran 🔹Doctors reverse Type 1 Diabetes 🔹Will Uganda’s new love for airports grow the economy? 🔹Power play: How Omar Mandela is emulating his predecessors at SC Villa!

Gov’t now seeks parliamentary approval for Shs 6 trillion already spent last year. The funds were accessed through a supplementary budget to address salaries & wage shortfalls in ministry of Energy (Shs 915bn), State House (Shs 606bn), Works (Shs 443bn) observer.ug/news/govt-seek…

M23 rebels: Entebbe mayor Rulinda loses Shs 273m case against Stanbic. The bank reversed $73,262.50 deposit on Rulinda's a/c in 2017 & returned it to the sender, M/s Green Global Corporation, over allegations that it was linked to the #M23 rebels in #DRC observer.ug/news/m23-rebel…

Woman arrested with over 100kgs of marijuana in Arua. Rose Ederu, a resident of Tanganyika ward in Ayivu division, Arua city, was arrested over the weekend following a tip-off from the management of Baby Coach Bus company observer.ug/news/woman-arr…

On April 10 it will be 8 months in prison without trial, without bail, on charges of “nuisance on roads”! #UgandaJudiciaryExhibition