Kampala, Uganda — Uganda is witnessing a fresh wave of political uncertainty after Information, Communication and Technology Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi publicly condemned a military operation at the home of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine.Spea
Kagaayi accuses Namugga of running a campaign based on false propaganda and inciting violence against political opponents, arguing that after such plans were foiled, she resorted to blackmail to gain political mileage. The inconsistencies that characterized the just-concluded elections hav
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has announced that he has decided to stop his ongoing political confrontation with Minister Chris Baryomunsi. In a statement that quickly drew public attention, Muhoozi said his decision was guided not by pressure or fear, but by respect for his mother, Mama Janet Museveni
Kamuli District delivered a total NRM sweep in the 2026 elections, a victory party leaders say honours Rebecca Kadaga’s call for unity, reconciliation and continuity.First Deputy Prime Minister and Kamuli Woman MP Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga.Kamuli, Uganda: Busoga East’s Kamuli Dist
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has urged newly elected Members of Parliament to remain united under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and to support the party’s position on parliamentary leadership.Tayebwa made the call while speaking at a funeral service held in Rukiga
Uganda’s National Drug Authority (NDA) has shut down more than 105 illegal drug outlets and seized 260 boxes of assorted classified medicines valued at approximately UGX 65 million during a week-long enforcement operation in the Teso sub-region.The crackdown was announced during a press
The race for the Speakership in the 12th Parliament moved up a gear this week, with the two leading candidates ripping along at a cracking pace. Following Mr Norbert Mao’s opening gambit, in which the president-general of Uganda’s oldest party—the Democratic Party (DP)—made clear that “
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has described Uganda’s 2026 general elections as the most peaceful since 1996, when the country first held elections under the NRM government.He made the remarks at the 45th Tarehe Sita celebrations
When President Yoweri Museveni summoned officials from the Ministry of Water and Environment and the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) to his Kisozi farm in Gomba recently, the mood was anything but routine. According to sources familiar with the meeting, the President was deeply
Mpigi District was thrown into shock and anger after Buyaaya–Kitojjo village stayed in total darkness for nearly two weeks. What first appeared to be a normal power outage has now exploded into a major political and criminal controversy involving a former Member of Parliament.The Uganda
