Museveni hosting social media influencers on SundayPresident Yoweri Museveni has pushed back against long-standing claims by opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, that he represents Uganda’s young generation challenging an ageing political establishm
A power sector storm is brewing in Uganda as internal conflicts at the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) intersect with national energy supply challenges, threatening to further destabilize an already fragile economic lifeline.According to insiders, senior staff at ERA allege that Chi
Dr. Kizza Besigye’s wife, Winnie Byanyima, has fired back at a netizen who accused her husband of plotting to assassinate President Yoweri Museveni, warning that repeated defamatory statements would trigger legal action.She was responding to a comment by Baram Nkahirwa on X (formerly Twi
If we become permanent members of BRICS, the most obvious benefit shall be economic. Our economy relies heavily on agriculture, raw materials, and a growing services sector. We need big markets like those of China and India for our agricultural produce.Uganda has a young population, with a
Former Bukedia County MPWhat pressures or incentives influenced Yusuf Nsibambi’s decision to switch sides? And what price will he pay? For years, Nsibambi was regarded as one of the opposition’s most reliable minds on law and governance—articulate, grounded, and often a pillar on mat
The High Court in Kampala has found Hajji Moses Kigongo liable to pay Shillings 80.7million for breaching a contract he signed with a supplier of doors and windows to his construction sites. The court also found Kigongo culpable for illegally retaining properties that don’t belong to him.
Tears, anger and disbelief have engulfed Nsambya after the Kampala Archdiocese move to evict more than 500 people from Nsambya Housing Estate, triggering accusations of betrayal, hypocrisy and cold-hearted disregard for families who have called the church-owned land home for over five decades.
This morning, I was driving from Mbale enroute Kampala. On reaching Jinja, a group of young boys at a public transport stage flagged me down. Curious, I stopped to establish why they had stopped me and after exchanging pleasantries, I allowed them in for a free ride so as to save their money for
Mwenda argued that President Museveni should consider tapping someone from his immediate circle to take the helm of the national carrier, with the aim of insulating the airline from Uganda’s partisan political pressures.President Yoweri Museveni has received bold recommendations for resc
Assessments of election quality have worsened over the past decade.Key findingsOn average across 38 countries, about three-quarters (74%) of Africans support choosing their leaders through regular, open, and honest elections. This is the majority position in every surveyed country,
