Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces and the son of President Yoweri Museveni, on Tuesday moved to dispel growing claims on social media that he had threatened the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, after a screenshot purporting to show him attacking the monarch
The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Local Government, Mr. Ben Kumumanya, has intensified the call for public servants to exercise their roles with absolute transparency and integrity.According to a new accountability battle unfolding across Uganda’s local government system, sever
Independent candidate Sharifah Babirye Kaala has pledged to advocate for fair palm oil prices and improved livelihoods for fisherfolk in Kalangala District, positioning herself as a voice for island communities ahead of the Woman MP by-election.Independent candidate Sharifah Babirye Kaala
Reading The East African, I wondered why a newspaper, which I used to rate highly, would lower its journalistic ethics and standards to start quoting mere intellectual conmen and masqueraders in the names of Mukasa Mbidde and Simon Kayitana instead of doing research to identify credible people to
HEALTH CRISIS IN NAKASERO: Former Kampala Central legislator Muhammad Nsereko has broken the silence on former Speaker Anita Among's house arrest, revealing she is battling severe, debilitating leg swelling and a suspected blood clot. Nsereko is calling on the state to grant immediate medical acc
Muhoozi has asked ESO to investigate the leaked Otafiire-Blaak phone conversation.The call allegedly took place shortly after the January 2026 General Election.Otafiire reportedly told Blaak that Bobi Wine was not wanted by security agencies.Fidel Otafiire says the leak suppo
Security experts are warning that inadequate investment in kidnapping investigation skills has left law enforcement agencies exposed, fueling public anxiety as kidnapping cases continue to rise in Uganda. Kampala Metropolitan Police have recorded three high-profile kidnappings over the past two m
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has revealed that in April 2026, the Supervised Financial Institutions approved loans worth UGX2.053Trn out of the requested UGX4.074Trn, translating into an approval rate of 50.4 percent.The details are contained in the Performanc
The Deputy Commander Land Force, Maj Gen Joseph Ssemwanga, has commended ongoing UPDF infrastructure developments in Masindi and Kakiri, while urging stricter accountability in the use of development funds to ensure timely and quality completion of projects.The Deputy Commander Land Force,
Traders in Kanungu Town Council have been warned to comply with a recently issued trade order directive or face enforcement action.The directive, issued on June 18, 2026, targets traders whose structures were marked by the town council and requires them to comply within two weeks under the
