Veteran opposition politician and JEEMA President Asuman Basalirwa has defended the relevance of smaller political parties in Uganda, while acknowledging the structural and financial constraints that continue to undermine their competitiveness in the country’s political landscape.Appeari
Centuries ago, Niccolò Machiavelli warned in The Prince that rulers who govern through personal power must constantly prevent subordinate centers of influence from becoming independent poles of attraction. In modern political science, this is understood as the core logic of competitive authorita
Parliament has formally constituted the powerful Appointments Committee, paving the way for the vetting of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s newly appointed Cabinet ministers beginning Monday, June 1, 2026.The committee, chaired by Speaker Rt. Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth and deputis
The Baseline Education Census (BEC) 2025 has confirmed the continued dominance of Buganda, Busoga, and Ankole in Uganda’s education sector, controlling the largest share of schools and learners across the country.According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Bugand
The election of the Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on Monday was expected to be a procedural confirmation of ruling party dominance.Instead, it briefly turned into a stage for political satire and symbolic protest, after opposition lawmakers injected hum
Former Busiro East MP Medard Lubega Sseggona has warned newly elected speaker of Parliament Jacob Oboth Oboth that he faces enormous political pressure as he assumes office.Speaking to Bbeg Media at his office in Kampala, Sseggona said the current political environment could make it diffic
L-R: Faridah Nakabugo, Godfrey Luyombya, Shamim Nambassa and Judith NalukwagoIn a bid to steer Uganda’s capital through a maze of chronic urban challenges, Kampala Lord Mayor Ronald Nsubuga Balimwezo has unveiled a fresh executive team for the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) counci
dramatic account shared by journalist Andrew Mwenda has sparked intense debate across Uganda’s political and social media spaces after he described an alleged high-level State House meeting in which President Yoweri Museveni confronted former Speaker Rebecca Kadaga over claims that she had soug
Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga was officially sworn in as the new Lord Mayor of Kampala on May 20, 2026, ushering in a new political era at City Hall after the end of Erias Lukwago’s 15-year dominance of the capital’s top political office.The swearing-in ceremony took place at Kampala Capita
Makerere University has officially released the results for the 2026/2027 Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Pre-Entry Examination, with some of Uganda’s leading secondary schools once again dominating the highly competitive list of top performers.Leading the rankings was a candidate from Mbarara Hi
