Reading The East African, I wondered why a newspaper, which I used to rate highly, would lower its journalistic ethics and standards to start quoting mere intellectual conmen and masqueraders in the names of Mukasa Mbidde and Simon Kayitana instead of doing research to identify credible people to
HEALTH CRISIS IN NAKASERO: Former Kampala Central legislator Muhammad Nsereko has broken the silence on former Speaker Anita Among's house arrest, revealing she is battling severe, debilitating leg swelling and a suspected blood clot. Nsereko is calling on the state to grant immediate medical acc
Muhoozi has asked ESO to investigate the leaked Otafiire-Blaak phone conversation.The call allegedly took place shortly after the January 2026 General Election.Otafiire reportedly told Blaak that Bobi Wine was not wanted by security agencies.Fidel Otafiire says the leak suppo
The Makindye Chief Magistrates Court denied bail to former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. The Chief Magistrate, Sarah Basemera, ruled that Lukwago is likely to interfere with the investigations because he is influential in society. The Court has also ruled that Lukwago faces a charge that attr
Gold scams in Uganda are becoming increasingly violent, with criminals now using firearms, abductions and killings instead of relying only on fake documents to defraud buyers.The latest case involves Jama Munyaradzi, a British-Zimbabwean national who was allegedly robbed of $600 and killed
Stanbic Bank Uganda is suffering a devastating reputational loss after the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), recently moved to withdraw all its accounts from the bank, effectively stripping it of a lucrative tax collections business worth more than UGX 11 trillion a year.The decision means t
The Deputy Commander Land Force, Maj Gen Joseph Ssemwanga, has commended ongoing UPDF infrastructure developments in Masindi and Kakiri, while urging stricter accountability in the use of development funds to ensure timely and quality completion of projects.The Deputy Commander Land Force,
rare interaction has unfolded at Murchison Bay Prison in Luzira after lawyer Male Mabirizi revealed that he is currently detained alongside Kampala Lord Mayor emeritus Erias Lukwago, a senior member of Dr Kizza Besigye’s legal team.Mabirizi says the shared detention has created an unexpe
The Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Kayunga, John Magezi, has cautioned Local Council I (LC I) chairpersons against engaging in or endorsing fraudulent land transactions, warning that the practice of issuing conflicting signatures on land agreements is fuelling escalating land dis
Two senior police officers are facing possible arrest and imprisonment after being accused of defying court orders by allegedly aiding the forceful entry and attempted eviction of occupants from a disputed piece of land in Kampala. The application, filed before the Land Division of the High Court
