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24 May '26
Bukoto central MP Richard Sebamala says for five years, MPs knew all the rot at parliament but never spoke out because they feared to be abused and humiliated by Anita Among.He said on Buganda kingdom media that MPs had a lot of grievances including committee’s facilitation money being d
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24 May '26
President Yoweri Museveni’s sharp response to journalist Andrew Mwenda after being described as “senile” has triggered debate over political communication, elite dissent, and control of public narrative in Uganda’s long-running leadership.Political analyst David Soita Masinde says
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24 May '26
President Yoweri Museveni commissions the NARO anti-tick vaccine production plant at Nakyesasa, in Wakiso district on 30th April 2026.On April 30th, 2026, Uganda marked a defining moment in its agricultural transformation journey as President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially launched the
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24 May '26
The evolving political dynamics within Uganda’s ruling establishment are increasingly placing Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) Secretary General Daudi Kabanda at the centre of power, with analysts warning of a high-stakes realignment driven by survival rather than ideology.Political anal
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23 May '26
Former UPDF intelligence chief Gen. David Sejusa has offered his view on the ongoing debate around Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao’s Speakership bid, framing it as part of wider political arrangements rather than a routine party contest.In a public reflection, Sej
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23 May '26
confidential dossier pieced together by covert intelligence shows that State actors put Anita Among under surveillance as early as 2021, when she was Deputy Speaker of Parliament.The voluminous collection of documents, a copy of which Weekend Monitor has seen, discloses that “a reliable
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23 May '26
The High Court has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund more than Shs 73.5 million to the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) after ruling that the tax body illegally collected Value Added Tax (VAT) on humanitarian food aid imported for South Sudanese refugees.In addition,
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21 May '26
Afrobeats artist Davido engaged in an online dispute with Instagram user Emmanuel Oveze Benjamin (bhenjy_cfr).The conflict began on May 19 after Davido criticized former Osun State governor Gboyega Oyetola on his verified X account.Davido labeled Oyetola as a “desperate and embarr
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21 May '26
Germany’s head coach Julian Nagelsmann announced the return of Manuel Neuer to the German squad for the 2026 World Cup, on May 21, 2026. (AFP)“Yes I plan with that (with Neuer as number one),” Nagelsmann told a press conference“The main task was to nominate the best three ke
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21 May '26
Arsenal will be awarded the Premier League trophy away to Crystal Palace on Sunday with a Champions League final against PSG still to come.But amid the celebrations - which Mikel Arteta's side hope will become a double shindig - there may be a few members of that Arsenal squad who are left