The just-concluded district local government elections have delivered a mixed verdict for incumbents, returning political veterans, and first-time challengers, with voters in several districts opting for change while others reaffirmed familiar leadership. An empty polling stationThe
In a society where anniversaries are often reserved for weddings, birthdays, and milestones of union, Kulthum chose to mark a different kind of date — the anniversary of his divorce.She said that it wasn’t about mourning what was lost, but about honoring the journey she had taken since
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has registered a clean sweep in the Youth and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) leadership elections in Kira Municipality, winning all contested positions in polls held on Tuesday at Kira Secondary School.By the time journalists arrived at the polling
Bobi Wine’s NUP Is About Business, Not Power – Frank Gashumba CFrank Gashumba has accused the National Unity Platform (NUP) and its president Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) of prioritizing financial gain over actual political power.Media commentator and politician Frank Gashumba has acc
Democratic Front (DF) boss Mathias Mpunga is breathing fire after his political party suffered a total wipeout in the recently concluded general elections.Mpunga’s Democratic Front, which was launched with big promises and loud confidence, failed to secure even a single parliamentary sea
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
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
Veteran politicians including Norbert Mao, Henry Tumukunde, Ephraim Kamuntu and Gerard Karuhanga have reclaimed their seats in the latest parliamentary elections. Read more on how these seasoned leaders staged their successful political comebacks.Several former government ministers and vet
Results from the recently concluded general elections in Greater Masaka, Mbale, and Kigezi regions point to a broad political realignment marked by the rejection of incumbents, the return of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) in traditionally competitive areas, and a mixed performan
Kadaga, who is heading Museveni’s vote-mobilisation team in Busoga, says one of the biggest challenges that affected the ruling party in 2021 was the sharp decline in sugarcane prices. At the time, prices fell to as low as 50,000 Shillings per tonne, forcing many farmers to either give away the
