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Journalist Mwesigwa fears for life after question to Museveni sparks backlash from PM Nabbanja

Journalist Mwesigwa fears for life after question to Museveni sparks backlash from PM Nabbanja

Journalist David Mwesigwa (R) asking President Museveni a question (Photo/Courtesy)Kampala, Uganda: Galaxy TV journalist David Mwesigwa says he fears for his life after asking President Yoweri Museveni a question about the poor state of hosp

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Abbey Mwesigwa jailed in Dubai as Uganda initiates extradition process

Abbey Mwesigwa jailed in Dubai as Uganda initiates extradition process

The red notice—an international request to police worldwide to detain an individual pending extradition—signals a key step by Ugandan authorities to bring Mwesigwa to justice following a shocking investigation by the BBC.Charles Mwesigwa, a former L

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Parliament Pressures Govt to Act on Trafficking of Ugandan Girls Abroad

Parliament Pressures Govt to Act on Trafficking of Ugandan Girls Abroad

Parliament has demanded that government urgently explains why Ugandans, particularly young women working abroad, continue to suffer trafficking, torture, and exploitation, with some losing their lives.The debate was sparked on Tuesday when Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, while opening the H

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Party politics in NUP nips people power

Party politics in NUP nips people power

Shamim Malende at a court appearance in Masaka for the bail hearing of Eddie Mutwe and others. (Shamim Malende) High-stake games for 2026 constituency slots become flashpointsNEWS ANALYSIS |

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Joblessness Awaits IGG Beti Kamya As M7 Interest in her Diminishes

Joblessness Awaits IGG Beti Kamya As M7 Interest in her Diminishes

IGG Beti Kamya’s tenure is ending next month (September), which means she is just days away from becoming ineligible to sit at IPS building along Parliamentary Avenue.She is eligible for contract renewal just like her two deputies but there are clear in

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What Exactly Did Busoga Do to M7? Balunywa’s Case Sparks Basoga Outrage & Mobilization to Defend Their Own

What Exactly Did Busoga Do to M7? Balunywa’s Case Sparks Basoga Outrage & Mobilization to Defend Their Own

The latest legal charges against Professor Wasswa Balunywa, a distinguished son of Busoga and former principal of Makerere University Business School (MUBS), have ignited widespread anger and unease across the Basoga community.Balunywa, who devoted decade

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Embarrassing Moment for Nabbanja as She’s Punched in the Face After Trying to Block Co-Member's Win

Embarrassing Moment for Nabbanja as She’s Punched in the Face After Trying to Block Co-Member's Win

Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has found herself at the centre of a shocking and embarrassing scene following a violent incident linked to the recently concluded NRM party primaries in Bugangaizi East Constituency.

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Panic at UCAA as Angry Museveni Orders Firing of Over 150 Employees

Panic at UCAA as Angry Museveni Orders Firing of Over 150 Employees

President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the firing of over 150 employees at the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA.The directive is supposed to take immediate effect, and jobs for exactly 152 UCAA staff are on the chopping board, 

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Museveni Orders Govt Bailout for Late Aponye’s Business Empire

Museveni Orders Govt Bailout for Late Aponye’s Business Empire

President Museveni has directed Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to spearhead a government-led intervention to rescue the ailing business empire of the late tycoon Apollo Nyegamehe, widely known as Aponye, whose death in 2023 left his companies facing severe financial distress.In a letter d

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African-Arab Technology Summit Opens, Calls For Self Reliance

African-Arab Technology Summit Opens, Calls For Self Reliance

President Museveni has called on African nations to collaborate in the development of smart technologies, urging the continent to reduce its reliance on imports from Europe and the Arab world.The call was delivered through Prime Minister Robina Nabbanja, who officially opened the African-A

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