Sometime back, on a flight to Tanzania, I found myself on neighbouring seats with a son of a senior politician in the National Resistance Movement.He spoke English with an accent, which meant international training. But you could tell he had formed his early childhood in the not-so-posh Ka
Kampala streets in 1960sUganda’s development story is shaped by two powerful histories.The first is our real, lived past. Before colonialism, Uganda had functioning kingdoms, trade networks and organised communities. This was violently disrupted by European colonization – a clea
The nations of the world are jointly, and severally, struggling with the lawlessness introduced by United States President Donald J Trump into the global order.Indeed, the world he seems to be intent on creating is eerily similar to the state of nature articulated by philosopher Thomas Hob
What would you do if the neighbour, friend, or relative you hosted to a mega feast on Eid Day sometime in June now wants to return the favour by hosting you for Christmas? Would you simply tell them: ‘No thanks’? Fake a parallel programme? Or smile all the way to the serving table? Tha
Reader modeInternal storm erupts in NRM as senior cadres want Among off Buganda trail, accuse her of blocking access to Musevenidailyexpress.co.ug13hBuganda, Uganda: Senior National Resistance Movement (NRM) cadres in Buganda have intensified calls for Speaker of Parli
A fresh political storm is brewing ahead of Uganda’s 2026 general elections after Pastor Joseph Sserwadda, a well-known Born-Again Christian leader, spoke out strongly against calls for voters to leave polling stations immediately after voting.Pastor Sserwadda, the Lead Pastor at Victory
Jolly S. Katerega, the wife to embattled Kampala University Prof. Badru Kateregga, has issued a strong rebuttal to what she describes as false and malicious allegations circulating on social media and in sections of the media, linking her to an alleged affair with the Director of the Criminal Inv
The monarch, in his message for Christmas 2025 and the New Year 2026 which began with traditional gratitudes for the prayers and love of his subjects, quickly pivoted to a stern rebuke of the current political environment. His Majesty the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, has is
Police at Kampala Central Police Station have launched investigations into the tragic death of an 11-year-old girl whose body was found at Old Taxi Park in Kampala Central. The incident has shocked the public and raised serious concerns about child safety during travel.Police say the incid
The political tensions in Uganda escalated after Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among, responded strongly to Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) over claims regarding a potential by-election in Bukedea.At President Yoweri Museveni’s rally at Nsambwe Primary School playground in Ky
