When President Museveni shot to power in 1986 by gun after a five-year guerrilla war, he famously declared that Africa’s biggest problem was leaders who overstayed in office.Four decades later, the same man has just taken the presidential oath for the eighth time — and his seventh as a
While the presidency is a coveted position, its allure has put prospective suitors in sharp focus of succession battles in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Parliament Speaker Anita Among has become the latest in a long line of presumptive or declared suitors, stretchin
Kumi Central Police Station is holding a government driver in connection with a fatal road crash that claimed the life of a boda boda rider and left another person seriously injured. The accident occurred on the night of May 9, 2026, at Abubur Cell along the Kumi-Mbale road.The suspect has been i
The government, through the Ministry of Education and Sports, is considering plans to increase access to tertiary and higher learning through the government scholarship programme.According to the ministry spokesperson, Mr Dennis Mugimba, population dynamics have changed, warranting a need
Christopher Okello Onyum’s fate has remained a matter of national interest since the brutal murder of toddlers at a Ggaba daycare centre in the capital Kampala. Convicted and sentenced to death, Christopher Okello could end up on the list of those whose appeals have failed, meaning that they ar
Uganda is deepening its involvement in the International Criminal Court through judicial nominations and representation, but shifting global power dynamics, US opposition, and strained alliances raise questions about whether the country’s participation serves its long-term political and economi
man often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it,” the French poet Jean de La Fontaine famously said. The idea is that, despite one’s best efforts to avoid a certain path in life, they end up facing it anyway.That pretty much sums up Paul Mwesigwa’s one-year tenure as Mana
Democratic Party (DP) president general and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao has shared interesting details on his political battle with Noble Mayombo – and the good old days at Makerere University. A respected military officer, Brigadier Noble Mayombo died in M
Uganda has been ordered to pay about Shs522 billion ($138.93 million) to Rift Valley Railways Uganda Limited (RVRU) after an international arbitration tribunal in London found that the government “wrongfully terminated” a railway concession agreement.The dispute arises from a regional
Legendary singer and Leone Island boss Jose Chameleone, together with his brother, Pallaso, have embarked on the journey to renovate the late Majid Musisi’s house.Majid, one of Uganda’s greatest footballers, died on 13 December 2005 after a long illness at his mother’s home in Bwaise
