Major General Benon Biraaro was one of the people who helped Museveni fight and win the bush war. He worked closely with Museveni during those hard years and even after Museveni became president, Biraaro continued to serve him in the army and at State House. He
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has spoken about his long-standing interest in running for president, saying the idea has been on his mind for years but he waited for the right time.In an interview on CBS FM, Lukwago said he had considered contesting as
Residents of Nyombe Parish in Ndorwa County West caused a stir on Tuesday when they blocked a campaign convoy belonging to Minister David Bahati.The angry villagers tore down an old, broken bridge, stopping the minister from reaching his
As part of the ongoing Seven Days of Service campaign, the Rotary Club of Kansanga and the Rotaract Club of Bunga on Tuesday led a powerful Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) intervention at Bugonga Primary School in Entebbe.The day focused not only on improving access to clean water bu
Muntu is raising alarm over Uganda’s electoral trajectory, warning that the country is heading toward a more violent and repressive election in 2026 if current patterns persist.Muntu, who now leads the opposition Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), made the remarks during a confe
President Museveni has directed Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to spearhead a government-led intervention to rescue the ailing business empire of the late tycoon Apollo Nyegamehe, widely known as Aponye, whose death in 2023 left his companies facing severe financial distress.In a letter d
Uganda’s upcoming 2026 general elections face serious threats to credibility and public trust due to persistent security-related violence, vote buying, and a lack of transparency in the electoral process, according to governance experts.Speaking at a stakeholders’ dialogue organised in
Four officials from Gulu University, among them Accounting Officer David Obol Otori, have been arrested on the orders of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament after being implicated in a Sh530 million financial loss to the Government.The arrests were made at Parliament followin
Speaker of Parliament Anita Among and Next Media Group chief executive Kin Kariisa have led heartfelt tributes to Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, who died alongside his younger brother André Silva in a horrific car crash in Spain today July 3.The news has left football fans and families wor
The European Union has committed EUR 5 million to support the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in delivering income-generating and nutritional initiatives for refugees and host communities in Uganda.Uganda is home to 1.9 million refugees and asylum seekers, making it the largest r
