The Ministry of Education and Sports has pushed the date for schools reopening for the first term of 2026 further to the second week of February.Initially, the official Uganda schools calendar for 2026, released by the Ministry of Education, required schools to reopen for the first term on
In every election cycle, history is summoned to the dock, not as a witness to be questioned, but as an exhibit to be defended. In Uganda’s current political season, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s enduring slogan, “Protecting the Gains,” has re-emerged with renewed force and urgency. I
Bobi Wine holding the national flag during a campaign trail in Eastern Uganda.Security authorities in Mubende Municipality have launched a joint operation to remove irregularly raised national flags, warning against the misuse of Uganda’s national symbols, particularly by supporters of p
A 42-year-old Local Council (LC) chairperson in Rukungiri District has been arrested for allegedly defacing campaign posters of the Minister for Security and incumbent Rujumbura County Member of Parliament, Rt. Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi Katugugu.The Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson, Elly Ma
Byanyima revealed that Dr Besigye, who is currently in prison, had sent a financial contribution to support Bobi Wine’s final campaign push. Members of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), opposition politicians and supporters on Sunday gathered at the Kasangati home of Col Dr Kizza B
Entebbe police is holding Charles Mayanja, a real estate dealer, following his fallout with Bushenyi High court judge Amos Kwizera over land located in Kasanje, Wakiso district.According to one of the police investigating officers, Mayanja has been detained for failure to clear payment to
Speaker Anita Among recently campaigned in Lira city and cursed minister Betty Amongi for seeking to break the plate she is feeding from. She told the president to force out Amongi on grounds that she was using the government opportunities accessed to her as a minister to sow discord and undermin
The 44-year-old Ugandan, Akantorana Richard, who was lured with promises of employment as a supermarket attendant in Russia, only to be forced into the Russian militaryA 44-year-old Ugandan man has recounted how he was allegedly deceived with promises of employment in Russia, only to be f
During the President’s re-election campaign rally that was held in Nakawa a few days ago, Speaker Anita Among implored the crowd to stop wasting time and their votes on opposition politicians who she said will never help them at all.Among controversially demanded to know why Nakawa voter
From where he is being held in jail, Dr. Kizza Besigye has made a bold and symbolic move by financially supporting President Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, in his presidential campaign. Despite his confinement, Dr. Besigye has shown that his political voice and commitment to cha
