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14 May '26
Nyamutoro received the award last week during the Thamani Africa Awards ceremony held in Nairobi. She beat a total of 9 other ministers from across the continentSinger Eddy Kenzo has celebrated State Minister for Energy and Mineral Development Phiona Nyamutoro after she was named Best Perf
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14 May '26
Former Mawokota South Member of Parliament Yusuf Nsibambi has officially closed his chapter in Uganda’s 11th Parliament with an emotional and detailed farewell message highlighting infrastructure projects, social programs, and political battles he says laid the foundation for a “New Mawokota.
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14 May '26
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Nobert Mao has welcomed the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU)’s decision to withdraw support for second terms for Speaker of Parliament Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa, saying the group has been consistent in its anti-corruption stance.
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14 May '26
The newly elected Ntungamo District Councilors and LC5 Chairperson have been officially sworn into office in a ceremony held at Ntungamo Council Hall.The ceremony was officiated by His Worship Gordon Muhimbise, who congratulated the leaders for earning the trust of their communities and ur
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14 May '26
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has challenged the legality of President Museveni’s appointment of Justice Moses Kazibwe Kawumi as Deputy Chief Justice, warning that the entire process risks being nullified because the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) that recommended him is under active constitu
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14 May '26
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
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13 May '26
There are moments in international relations that appear small in isolation yet carry the weight of centuries within them. The recent spectacle in Nairobi, during the Africa CEO Forum held in May 2026, where French President Emmanuel Macron publicly rebuked an audience of African leaders, entrepr
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13 May '26
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
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13 May '26
The spokesperson of Parliament, Oliver Mori Benjamin, has described the walkout by some MPs during Monday’s sitting as premature, saying it happened before the proper stage for debate on the peace deal amendment bill.On Monday, legislators representing the Sudan People’s Liberation Mov
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13 May '26
day after the swearing-in of the President, the Parliament of Uganda commences the swearing-in of its newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs). Over 500 legislators of the 12th Parliament, will take the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Member of Parliament in three days running from May 13 to 15 a