President Museveni has reappointed several senior political figures and former government officials as presidential advisors, signalling continuity and trust in familiar hands as he consolidates his political and policy agenda.The appointments, made under Article 172 of th
As Parliament prepares to approve its policy statements guiding the 2025/26 national budget, scrutiny of its own financial plans reveals a potentially troubling trend: more money allocated to political administration than to the core legislative committees that drive parliamentary scrutiny and ov
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced that soon, Ugandans will be required to present their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to access all services, both public and private.This policy shift, which i
Kampala, Uganda – President Museveni has announced a “criminal and electoral investigation” into the Kawempe North by-election, citing reports of ballot stuffing, destruction of ballot boxes, voter intimidation, and illegal campaigning at polling stations.
As we the country gears up to the 2026 elections, several politicians tend to start greeting and saying hi to the people they haven’t greeted for years simply because they’ll need their votes. This is the case with presidency Minister Babirye Milly Babalanda
Gender minister Betty Amongi, as was recently portrayed by fellow minister Kahinda Otafiire, is a natural bully who doesn’t mind discomforting others. And in her public life as MP and minister, the UPC first lady has stepped on toes and caused misery to many o
The phrase “only a fool trusts his life to a weapon” means that trusting one’s life to a weapon is something only a fool would do.In the Bible, Proverbs defines a fool as someone who denies God’s auth
On October 4, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) published in this newspaper a “notice of intended application for licence” for the development of the proposed 20 Megawatts waste-to-energy power plant in Ddundu Village in Kyampisi Sub-county, Mukono District. The notice, a pr
A section of district leaders in Bugisu Sub- region have said the District Local Government Act should be amended to make district chairpersons signatories to district local government accounts to enhance accountability and in combating corruption. Currently, the chief administrative off
The number of people who died in traffic incidents in Uganda rose by more than 10 percent in the past decade, despite global road traffic deaths falling by five percent per the World Health Organisation (WHO). Uganda Police Force statistics attributed nearly 45 percent of deaths caused b
