Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda and Jimmy Akena have criticised President Museveni’s Shs 100 million pledge to MPs-elect who attended the Kyankwanzi retreat, warning that the payments risk undermining parliamentary integrity and exposing weaknesses in Uganda’s political leadership culture.Outg
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In the quiet hours of April 11, at exactly 02:20am East African Standard Time, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Commander of the UPDF and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, dropped a message that would ripple across Uganda’s governance and infrastructu
Critics and analysts allege entrenched bribery networks in budget approvals, while Parliament defends itself against claims of systemic corruption.Political actors and analysts have renewed concerns over what they describe as growing and systemic corruption within Uganda’s Parliament, al
Sejusa questions why Nandutu alone has been punished in the iron sheets scandal and calls for equal justice for all implicated officials.Former spy chief David Sejusa has questioned why Agnes Nandutu is the only person punished in the Karamoja iron sheets scandal despite many officials bei
Lubowa Hospital, which has consumed close to a trillion shillings without completion.The Government has unveiled plans to spend Shs100 billion to operationalise the International Specialised Hospital Lubowa as construction advances toward completion scheduled for December 2026.Healt
Cattle rustling in Karamoja fell by 12.9% in 2025, with joint security forces recovering 2,197 of the 2,375 cattle stolen, according to new police statistics.However, the same report recorded zero cases of animal theft in the sub-region, sparking concern from local leaders who say thefts o
Nearly five years after first being summoned over a controversial story, The Observer newspaper finds itself back before Uganda’s Media Council, this time, not just to answer old questions, but to revisit a case it believed was already closed.The latest summons, delivered on April 8, 202
Tension is mounting in Kisoro and Rubanda districts following concerns over the planned acquisition of land for iron ore mining, with Bukimbiri Member of Parliament Hon. Eddie Kwizera calling for clarity and respect for affected communities.In a letter dated March 11, 2026, addressed to th
The minister also revealed that investigations hit a snag after the victim in the sexual assault video refused to come forward, fearing that he could face charges of his ownState Minister for Youths and Children Affairs Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi has explained why TikToker Ken Mukalakasa wa
Hundreds of primary school teachers pursuing diploma programmes under Kyambogo University are threatening to demonstrate following a two-year delay in the release of their examination results.The affected students, enrolled in Diploma in Primary Education (DPE) and Diploma in Early Childho
