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15 Feb '26
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
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13 Feb '26
Dear Bobi Wine,I understand that in your current hiding you may be reading books to gain knowledge, encouragement, and to pass time. But I urge you to read Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy—a reminder that leadership is measured not by comfort or safety, but by the willingness to co
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13 Feb '26
The National Unity Platform (NUP) marked the 44th birthday of its president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, with a low-key ceremony at the party headquarters in Kavule, as leaders reiterated that his safety remains their top priority.Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi defended the party'
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12 Feb '26
The race for the Speakership of Uganda’s 12th Parliament has exposed a quiet but consequential struggle inside the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), with incumbent Speaker Anita Among emerging as both the symbol and beneficiary of a rapidly closing party consensus.When Norbert M
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11 Feb '26
Ugandans woke up to shocking news that Maj. Gen. Deus Sande, the Commander of the Armoured Division based in Kasijjagirwa, Masaka District, has been confirmed dead. The news has spread quickly across the country, drawing mixed reactions from the public. While some remember him as a powerful milit
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11 Feb '26
Kampala, Uganda: Incumbent Kampala Capital City Deputy Lord Mayor Doreen Nyanjura has offered a candid reflection on political loss, isolation and the realities of power and her unsuccessful bid for the Mwenge parliamentary seat, revealing how quickly influence fades once public office slips away
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10 Feb '26
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has once again sparked national debate with a bold statement about the future of infrastructure development in Kampala. He revealed that in the next High Command meeting, he plans to push for the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to take over all major infrastructure
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10 Feb '26
Uganda’s Ministry of Health has issued a stark warning about the growing public health threat of sickle cell disease, cautioning that if left unchecked, it could surpass HIV in its impact on the nation’s healthcare system.The warning came during a Media Breakfast Meeting at the Ministr
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08 Feb '26
The race for the Speakership in the 12th Parliament moved up a gear this week, with the two leading candidates ripping along at a cracking pace. Following Mr Norbert Mao’s opening gambit, in which the president-general of Uganda’s oldest party—the Democratic Party (DP)—made clear that “
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08 Feb '26
A fresh undercurrent of defiance is beginning to ripple through the 12th Parliament as Hon. Marshall Alenyo, a seasoned city lawyer and newly elected legislator, throws his hat into the ring for the position of Deputy Speaker—despite reports that the NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC) had al