The soon-retiring Court of Appeal Judge, Dr. Fredrick Steven Martins Egonda Ntende used the Thursday session the Ugandan judiciary leadership organized to celebrate his accomplishments and see him off (having clocked 70), to call upon fellow Judicial Officers to stop their cowardice and stand fir
There are few tragedies more painful than betrayal from those who once stood shoulder to shoulder in a common struggle. That is precisely what Africa witnesses each time xenophobic violence erupts in South Africa. When mobs descend on Nigerians, Zimbabweans, Ghanaians, Ethiopians, Somalis, Mozamb
Retired Constitutional Court judge Frederick Egonda-Ntende has criticised sections of Uganda’s Judiciary for failing to uphold fairness and human rights in politically sensitive cases, warning that continued judicial overreach and abuse of pre-trial detention risk undermining public confidence
When Yoweri Kaguta Museveni first emerged from the bush in January 1986, Uganda was exhausted by coups, economic collapse and years of violent political instability.At 41, he looked nothing like the ageing strongmen who dominated African politics at the time. He spoke the language of “fu
Molly Katanga has accused investigators of building a murder case against her before forensic results were available, as the defence intensifies its attack on the credibility of the police investigation into the death of businessman Henry Katanga.Molly Katanga on Tuesday accused police of
Traders and leaders in Bukomansimbi Town Council are appealing for government intervention to secure land for a permanent market, saying years of operating on rented premises have left vendors exposed to poor conditions and uncertainty.Leaders of Bukomansimbi Town Council together with tra
Anita Among, the Bukedea District Woman MP and second vice national chairperson of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), is battling to keep her job as speaker.While the NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC) had endorsed Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa (Ruhinda North –
When President Museveni shot to power in 1986 by gun after a five-year guerrilla war, he famously declared that Africa’s biggest problem was leaders who overstayed in office.Four decades later, the same man has just taken the presidential oath for the eighth time — and his seventh as a
As President Yoweri Museveni settles into a fresh term following his swearing-in on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, attention within Uganda’s political and security establishment has rapidly shifted toward one thing: the impending cabinet reshuffle.Historically, periods preceding cabinet announce
At 4pm in Nyangole A, Tororo Municipality, Ms Binti Ogema is hurriedly collecting firewood to prepare a meal for her extended family.The fireplace appears cold, with wet ash suggesting it has been unused for hours or even days, pointing to long gaps in cooking.Ms Ogema, 55, a widow,
