The dispute now places Tooro at a delicate crossroads between customary authority and Uganda’s legal framework. Omusuuga Kamurasi has called for respect for tradition and the law, while President Museveni has called for peace and unity among the Batooro.
On commercial diplomacy, the United States is shifting assistance toward private-sector-led growth, including efforts with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan to connect every Pacific Islands Forum country to a trusted undersea cable network. A second Pacific Investment Summit is scheduled to be hosted in early 2027.
Nam served at New Vision for nearly three decades, covering business, environment, and politics. After retiring from active journalism, he ventured into tourism, marketing, and book publishing.
On November 7, 2024, a 34-year-old woman identified as Sarah Namwanje, a resident of Binyonyi A, Nyendo-Mukungwe Division in Masaka City, was sentenced to 35 years in prison after she recorded and sent a viral video of herself feeding her neighbor’s 10-month-old baby with feces and urine on November 4, 2024.
Kiconco is currently detained at Ssembabule Police Station as the hunt for murder accomplices continues, while the deceased body was taken to Ssembabule Health Center IV for a postmortem.
The National Traffic and Safety Authority (NTSA) has estimated that 3,000 people die in road accidents every year, with many of the accidents occurring on weekends and public holidays in the hours between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., which are considered the peak times for accidents, with drink driving and carelessness cited as some of the main causes of accidents.