President Museveni’s “fishermen cabinet” of June 2021 was a gamble that stunned Ugandans. He elevated figures who were not widely expected to hold such prominent roles, describing them as fishermen pulled from the grassroots to serve at the highest level. Five years later, the record of the
Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited has registered a strong operational and financial rebound in its first year of managing the country’s electricity distribution network, posting Shs1.71 trillion in revenue as it stabilised a system inherited from private operators.The perfo
National Unity Platform Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya is set to file an election petition challenging Minister Minsa Kabanda’s win in Kampala Central, citing alleged irregularities, identity disputes, and electoral malpractice at multiple polling stations.David Lewis Rubongoya,
Asigario Turyagyenda, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer for Bukimbiri County in Kisoro District, has petitioned the High Court in Kabale seeking to nullify the election of independent candidate Eddie Kwizera wa Gahungu.Turyagyenda lost to Kwizera in the 2026 general electi
The Grade One Magistrate’s Court in Butambala District has remanded two suspects to a juvenile detention facility amid ongoing uncertainty over their ages, underscoring persistent challenges in age verification within Uganda’s criminal justice system.The two individuals, co-accused alo
Singer Lydia Jazmine has opened up about her past struggles with depression, shedding light on the personal challenges she faced behind the scenes.Speaking in an interview with a local television station, Jazmine revealed that her mental health struggles were not linked to substance abuse,
A bombshell Auditor General’s 2025 report has torn through the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), exposing a deeply troubling mix of financial mismanagement, weak oversight, stalled innovation programs and outright administrative lapses under the leadership of Executive Director Profe
Uganda’s upreme Court is set to determine whether life imprisonment in Uganda means 20 years or a convict’s entire life, during a planned two-day constitutional session from Tuesday, March 31 to April 1 of 2026.The case stems from a December 2nd 2022 ruling by the Constitutional Court
Ingrid Turinawe (c) at court on MondayRUKUNGIRI: Opposition politician Ingrid Kamateneti Turinawe has petitioned the High Court to nullify the parliamentary victory of Henry Tumukunde in Rukungiri Municipality, alleging widespread irregularities in the January 15 election.Turinawe,
Mawogola North parliamentary aspirant Jet John Tumwebaze has petitioned the High Court in Masaka, seeking to overturn the election of Godfrey Aine Kaguta, popularly known as Sodo.The petition, filed on 30 March, challenges the outcome of the 15 January polls in which Sodo, the ruling Natio
