Veteran opposition politician Col Dr. Kizza Besigye has firmly rejected overtures from President Yoweri Museveni to hold private talks at State House—a move aimed at s
At the moment, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is quite busy travelling the nation and performing a number of regional evaluations.The president is surrounded by numerous guards, some of whom are well-known to the public while others are not.
At least 20 youths claiming to be supporters of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) in Kabembe Trading Centre, Mukono District, have
Kayunga District witnessed a rare convergence of Uganda’s top opposition leaders on Saturday as they joined mourners to pay final respects to Hajji Ali Ssenkungu, the father of Kampala Woman MP, Hon. Shamim Malende.The burial, held at the family’s anc
As Uganda joined the rest of the world to mark International Albinism Awareness Day, members of the albinism community gathered at the Mukono District headquarters to celebrate their progress, advocate for their rights, and highlight ongoing challenges especially in healthcare and education.
A new initiative aimed at transforming the lives of women in Uganda’s Karamoja region has officially been launched.Titled “Women Empowerment, Action and Voice in Karamoja,” the program seeks to uplift women’s livelihoods, increase their participation in leadership, and challenge ha
Kamuli District has been plunged into fear and controversy following allegations by former district chairperson Salaam Musumba that the death of LC5 chairperson Charles Maxwell Mugude, also known as Kuwembula, may have been linked to witchcraft and poisoning.Musumba, speaking on a local ra
Kamuli District residents lined the main streets on Friday to receive the body of former district chairperson Charles Mugude, who died earlier this week in a road crash.A brass band led the cortege from the town’s entrance to St Mark Church of Uganda, where Rev Mos
State Minister in the Office of the Vice President, Diana Mutasingwa, has called on women in Buikwe District to take full advantage of the GROW (Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women) project, describing it as a powerful tool for economic transformation.Mutasingwa made
The State Minister for Higher Education, Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo, has directed the Principal of Nakaseke Technical Institute, Alexander Mugisha, to step down immediately following a wave of complaints from students and district officials regarding gross mismanagement at the government-ru
