KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s political establishment was thrown into fresh turmoil on Saturday after the dramatic arrest of Parliament’s Director of Communication and Public Affairs, Chris Obore, in what insiders describe as an expanding anti-corruption crackdown targeting powerful figures li
In a dramatic twist to Uganda’s unfolding parliamentary power struggles, Justine Nameere’s husband Nsubuga aka Papito, has delivered a stunning confession that has rattled the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) establishment. Speaking to the media shortly after his wife’s detention b
Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng is increasingly being mentioned in ruling party circles as a possible candidate for Deputy Speaker of Parliament in a major political arrangement aimed at balancing regional interests following the death of former Speaker Jacob Oulanyah.Highly placed NRM sou
Masaka City Woman MP Justine Nameere has launched a blistering attack on David Kabanda following a controversial statement issued under the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) withdrawing support for Speaker Anita Among, in remarks that have added fresh intrigue to the already tense race for Parliam
The rebellions that confronted President Museveni after 1986 were not confined to Acholi, Teso or the eastern border areas. Along Uganda’s western and north-western frontiers, the NRM government faced insurgencies shaped by exile politics, cross-border sanctuaries, regional wars, and gri
Political debate has intensified following President Yoweri Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony at Kololo Grounds on Tuesday, with entrepreneur and Philantropist Jamie Namulema raising concerns about what she describes as a quiet shift in Uganda’s power structure.In remarks issued after th
When Yoweri Kaguta Museveni first emerged from the bush in January 1986, Uganda was exhausted by coups, economic collapse and years of violent political instability.At 41, he looked nothing like the ageing strongmen who dominated African politics at the time. He spoke the language of “fu
Molly Katanga has accused investigators of building a murder case against her before forensic results were available, as the defence intensifies its attack on the credibility of the police investigation into the death of businessman Henry Katanga.Molly Katanga on Tuesday accused police of
Anita Among, the Bukedea District Woman MP and second vice national chairperson of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), is battling to keep her job as speaker.While the NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC) had endorsed Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa (Ruhinda North –
Closer to her forties, Ugandan actress and musician Hellen Lukoma has urged her fellow agemates in the entertainment circles to embrace their age and count it as a blessing from God.Often, entertainers find it hard to reveal their age when asked. Some go an extra mile in lying about their
