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19 Jan '26
ARROGANCE: Gender Minister Betty Amongi lost the Lira City Woman slot due to her arrogance. Her desire to take on her fellow Minister Ruth Aceng while abandoning her Oyam South constituency.Uganda’s 2026 general elections have delivered one of the biggest political upheavals in recent hi
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19 Jan '26
The Director NRM Legal Services Lawyer Enoch Barata.Kampala, Uganda | URN | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has lined up at least 45 lawyers to defend the victory of President-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni should his election be challenged in the Supreme Court.Mus
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19 Jan '26
Kyeyune, who is now MP Nakasongola County, has been presenter of the weekly ‘Zungulu,’ a comic segment that captures the unusual and off-beat soft news stories of the week.NTV Uganda says it is hoping to retain the services of Ivan Kyeyune, one of its most famed presenters who was last
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19 Jan '26
Uganda’s Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo, retires at the age of 70, concluding a legal and public service career spanning over forty years.Appointed Chief Justice in August 2020, he oversaw reforms aimed at improving access to justice, reducing case backlogs, and modernizing
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19 Jan '26
Uganda’s Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo, retires at the age of 70, concluding a legal and public service career spanning over forty years.Appointed Chief Justice in August 2020, he oversaw reforms aimed at improving access to justice, reducing case backlogs, and modernizing
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19 Jan '26
Uganda’s political landscape has been reshaped following the Jan. 15 general election, with the ruling National Resistance Movement maintaining a dominant majority despite significant challenges in key regions. The newly compiled list of legislators for the 12th Parliament reveals a chamber def
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18 Jan '26
Unlike previous general elections where the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) swept all the Members of Parliament seats in the capital Kampala, the 2026 polls turned out different.The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) pulled off a significant performance that few anticipated
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18 Jan '26
Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections held on January 15, 2026, have delivered a major political shake-up, with several high-profile opposition legislators losing their seats and bringing an end to some of the most influential careers in the 11th Parliament. The results underscore s
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18 Jan '26
Veteran legislator Abdul Katuntu has lost his Bugweri County parliamentary seat, ending a 25-year career in Parliament, as the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) registered sweeping gains across the Busoga sub-region.Katuntu was defeated by Sadala Wandera in Thursday’s polls, in a
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18 Jan '26
Former Leader of Opposition in Parliament and Democratic Front (DF) leader, Mathias Mpuuga, has lost his Nyendo-Mukungwe parliamentary seat in the 2026 general elections.Mpuuga was defeated by National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer Lubowa Ssebina Gyaviira.Mpuuga, who was elected