Speaker Jacob Oboth ObothKAMPALA — The Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth Oboth, has sparked fresh debate about the influence of witchcraft and spiritual practices in Uganda’s political circles after calling for prayers for Parliament and the country’s leader
famous metaphor “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks at you”. This is what came to my mind a while ago. The wise saying is often attributed to Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill who was a British statesman, military officer, writer and
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni inspects a guard of honour during the flagging-off of Uganda’s first AU peacekeeping contingent to Somalia on March 1, 2007. East Africa remains the backbone of global peacekeeping despite shrinking troop numbers and funding.Despite the decline in number
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Corruption remains one of the most persistent threats to effective governance, service delivery, and national development in Uganda. It undermines public trust, drains government resources, and compromises projects intended to improve citizens’ welfare. Over the past 26 year
Mariam Wangadya the Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) addressing the press during the release of the report on abductions. This was at the UHRC offices Kampala on January 19, 2023. Photo by Lawrence MulondoKAMPALA – A cloud of uncertainty continues to hang over the
Job Namanya Apuuli, the Chief Executive Officer of Apuuli Foundation and a seasoned media practitioner, has officially declared his intention to contest for the Kitagwenda County Member of Parliament seat in the 2031–2036 electoral term.Apuuli announced his political ambitions while addr
Even after deploying his blue-eyed boy Vincent Bagire there, President Museveni’s attitude towards civil servants working under the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MoFA) didn’t change from lukewarm to more favorable.He, for years, had been quarreling that the Ministry wasn’t doing enough t
Mukono Municipality Mayor, Robert Peter Kabanda and Mukono Municipality MP, Betty Nambooze Bakireke.Last week, Nambooze escalated the political dispute through a WhatsApp message, which, although it did not directly mention Kabanda by name, was widely interpreted as targeting him.Ju
A German-Engineered fuel-saving technology, Fuel Eco Tec (FET), has entered the Ugandan market targeting motorists stretched by high fuel consumption. FET is designed to improve the efficiency of fuel combustion in both diesel and gasoline engines, significantly reducing the consumption of either
Uganda’s banking sector recorded strong growth in 2025, with total industry assets rising to Shs61.59 trillion from Shs53.12 trillion in 2024, according to an analysis of audited financial results by Business Focus.The results show that a handful of banks continue to dominate the industr
