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EVELYN LUTWAMA-RUKUNDO: Going, Going: Is Aidah Nantaba For Marriage or Politics? Women and Politics in Uganda Today

EVELYN LUTWAMA-RUKUNDO: Going, Going: Is Aidah Nantaba For Marriage or Politics? Women and Politics in Uganda Today

Over the weekend I awoke to a disorienting article on my phone news reporting app: ‘I’M READY TO MARRY NANTABA AS SECOND WIFE: NUP Legislator Vows as Kayunga Campaigns Turn Violent’ (Onobwino). What is this? I asked myself. Is Nantaba campaigning for marriage or for a political position? I

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You’re Not a Thief! DPP Declares Lugoloobi Clean in Karamoja Mabati Scandal.

You’re Not a Thief! DPP Declares Lugoloobi Clean in Karamoja Mabati Scandal.

Finance State Minister Amos Lugoloobi has finally walked free after the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) dropped all charges against him in the famous Karamoja iron sheets scandal, a case that once shook the government and angered millions of Ugandans.The DPP’s decision comes at

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Journalist Mwesigwa fears for life after question to Museveni sparks backlash from PM Nabbanja

Journalist Mwesigwa fears for life after question to Museveni sparks backlash from PM Nabbanja

Journalist David Mwesigwa (R) asking President Museveni a question (Photo/Courtesy)Kampala, Uganda: Galaxy TV journalist David Mwesigwa says he fears for his life after asking President Yoweri Museveni a question about the poor state of hosp

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Mityana Woman MP Joyce Bagala Extends Lifeline to Abandoned Sickle Cell Children

Mityana Woman MP Joyce Bagala Extends Lifeline to Abandoned Sickle Cell Children

Smiles returned to the home of Najjuko Peace and her siblings after Mityana District Woman MP Joyce Bagala Ntwatwa visited and donated assorted food and medicine.The children, battling sickle cell disease, have lived without parental care for over two years after being aba

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Parliament Approves Shs772 Bn Loan to Tackle Water Crisis in Four Districts

Parliament Approves Shs772 Bn Loan to Tackle Water Crisis in Four Districts

The Parliamentary Committee on the National Economy has approved a government request to borrow Shs772 billion to address long-standing water supply challenges in four Ugandan districts.The funds will finance the Strategic Town Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Kayunga, Mayuge, Kamuli

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27 arrested as Police halt six-month robbery rampage

27 arrested as Police halt six-month robbery rampage

A crime spree that saw a sophisticated gang steal over Shs600 million and commit multiple robberies is finally over as police make 27 arrests.27 suspects are arrested as Ugandan police dismantle a highly organized armed gang responsible for a six-month

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Over 4,500 Youth and Women Begin Vocational Training in Presidential Industrial Hubs

Over 4,500 Youth and Women Begin Vocational Training in Presidential Industrial Hubs

KIBUKU – A total of 4,560 young people and women have been enrolled in 19 Presidential Industrial Hubs across Uganda for a six-month vocational training program that officially commenced on August 1, 2025.The initiative, fully funded by President Yoweri Museveni, aims to tackle youth une

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Bobi Wine Slams NRM Over Electoral Fraud

Bobi Wine Slams NRM Over Electoral Fraud

National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has condemned the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) over what he called widespread electoral fraud and violence during its recent party primaries.In a statement, Kyagulanyi accused the NRM of b

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Opposition Titans Gather in Kayunga as Hon. Malende’s Father is Laid to Rest Amid Tight Security

Opposition Titans Gather in Kayunga as Hon. Malende’s Father is Laid to Rest Amid Tight Security

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

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Witchcraft and Poison Allegations Shake Kamuli After Death of District Chairperson

Witchcraft and Poison Allegations Shake Kamuli After Death of District Chairperson

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

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