The government’s flagship cost-cutting reform, the Rationalisation of Government Agencies and Public Expenditure (RAPEX), has cost taxpayers tens of billions of shillings in disputed payouts, exposed serious asset mismanagement, and created fresh fiscal risks, the Auditor General’s 2026 repor
The race for the Speakership of Uganda’s 12th Parliament has exposed a quiet but consequential struggle inside the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), with incumbent Speaker Anita Among emerging as both the symbol and beneficiary of a rapidly closing party consensus.When Norbert M
It was sold as a shining solution to Uganda’s water crisis — 687 solar-powered irrigation and water supply systems meant to transform farming, boost incomes and bring clean water closer to communities. The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) is the lead government agency, overseeing the p
Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi on February 12, 2026 led a National Unity Platform (NUP) delegation to Luzira Prison, where detained party supporters criticised recent dialogue efforts with President Yoweri Museveni and demanded a more transparent approach to securing their release.
Bukono County Member of Parliament Persis Namuganza has formally declared her interest in contesting for the position of Speaker of Parliament for the 2026–2031 term.In a statement issued on Tuesday, Namuganza said she is seeking the speakership to promote unity, transparency, and inclus
Muwanga Kivumbi surrounded by Prisons officers at courtIn Ugandan politics, success is often framed as a function of numbers, party machinery, and public rhetoric.Yet some political moments are not won by slogans or crowds, but by alliances of trust, identity, and professional solid
The PLU Secretary General David Kabanda, also Kasambya County MP, has hinted on the behind-the-scenes efforts that culminated into cessation of direct online hostilities between his boss Gen MK on one hand and the information minister Chris Baryomunsi on the other.Appearing on Bukedde TVâ€
One of the suspects charged over an attempted Shs 725 million fraud targeting Stanbic Bank has opened negotiations with the State to resolve the case through a plea bargain. The development was disclosed on Monday before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court, where Chief State Attorney Joan
As schools across the country prepare to open for the new academic year, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has signalled a shift in strategy amid continued disappointment over unfulfilled government promises to enhance salaries for arts teachers. For many years, the opening of schools
Russia says it has identified three suspects involved in the shooting of high-profile military general Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev.They include the man said to have carried out the attack, who has been named as Ukrainian-born Russian citizen Lyubomir Korba.Russia's Investigations Commi
