When Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho (Rtd) Salim Saleh presented his long, detailed analysis of Uganda’s economy and structured recommendations for improvement in the form of the Third National Development Plan (NDPIII) to President Museveni, he laid out the kinds of problems that many Ugandans feel eve
Museveni Urges Lwengo Residents to Turn Peace into Prosperity Through Household Wealth CreationMuseveni Urges Lwengo Residents to Turn Peace into Prosperity Through Household Wealth CreationAt a campaign rally in Lwengo, President Yoweri Museveni posed a simple but pointed question
Idi Ssemata, the National Unity Platform (NUP) party candidate for the Mawogola North parliamentary race, has withdrawn from next year’s general elections. He becomes the second NUP candidate to pull out of the race in Sembabule District ahead of the general election slated for January 1
Uganda Law Society Breaks Political Neutrality, Endorses Bobi Wine Ahead of 2026 PollsThe Uganda Law Society (ULS) has formally abandoned its long-standing tradition of political neutrality, openly endorsing opposition candidates for the 2026 general elections in a move that has sparked de
In Uganda’s complex political landscape, Dr. Kiiza Besigye stands as a figure of relentless defiance, his life etched with the “wrinkles of struggle” against a government that has increasingly tightened its grip on power.From medical doctor to opposition leader, Besigye’s journey r
The race for the Kashari North parliamentary seat is intensifying, with incumbent Member of Parliament Basil Bataringaya Omwonyo condemning what he describes as harassment, political malice, and acts likely to incite electoral violence by some National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in Mbarara
The arrest of Rev. Father Deus Ssekabbira on December 3, 2025 has sparked broader reckoning for the Church as our apostolic fathers hold their purple cinctures in knot in an attempt to reshape public perceptions.Rev. Father Deusdedit Sekkabira, the Deputy Parish Priest of Bumanji Parish wa
The Government of Uganda has said detained opposition figure Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye will not be released until his treason trial is concluded, insisting that due process must take its course.The position was communicated on Thursday during a press briefing in Rukungiri District by the Depu
Belgium’s objections, Russian legal threats and unresolved liability questions forced the EU to drop the reparations-loan proposal and approve fresh borrowing for Ukraine.Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission Presiden
Parliament has put the government on the spot over remarks by the Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, that legislators say appear to contradict electoral laws and risk discouraging citizen participation in monitoring the 2026 general elections.The matter arose following r
