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“We Will Not Sacrifice Our Journalists”: NMG Fires Back at Pressure to Fire Editors in Uganda Media Row

“We Will Not Sacrifice Our Journalists”: NMG Fires Back at Pressure to Fire Editors in Uganda Media Row

A dispute involving Nation Media Group has escalated after veteran journalist Wafula Oguttu insisted the company will not dismiss managers or editors to meet alleged demands linked to the reopening of its Ugandan operations.Speaking during a radio intervi

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Former Trade Ministry PS Ssali, others to appear before Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday as case resumes

Former Trade Ministry PS Ssali, others to appear before Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday as case resumes

Former Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC), Geraldine Ssali Busulwa, alongside five co-accused persons, is set to return to the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court on Wednesday, 17, as proceedings in a high-profile corruption case resume.Ac

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Uganda Martyrs were traitors, says Mayiga

Uganda Martyrs were traitors, says Mayiga

One of the key events on Uganda’s religious calendar is the Martyrs Day celebrated every June 3 to honour the lives and sacrifices of 45 men who, rather than follow edicts of then Buganda King Mwanga II, elected to die for their faith as new Christian converts.Whereas the martyrs were su

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Mildred Tuhaise tells Next Media she is leaving at the end of May

Mildred Tuhaise tells Next Media she is leaving at the end of May

Mildred Tuhaise, the husky-voiced anchor and senior reporter, is set to leave Next Media at the end of this month, impeccable sources at Naguru have told Bbeg Media.We have been told that Tuhaise tendered her notice of resignation at the beginning of this month. However, management is yet

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Media Council summons The Observer again

Media Council summons The Observer again

Nearly five years after first being summoned over a controversial story, The Observer newspaper finds itself back before Uganda’s Media Council, this time, not just to answer old questions, but to revisit a case it believed was already closed.The latest summons, delivered on April 8, 202

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There is a Level of Familiarity Politicians Engage With Speaker Among

There is a Level of Familiarity Politicians Engage With Speaker Among

As a public spat between Speaker Anita Among and Norbert Mao dominates headlines, it reveals a deeper shift in parliamentary power—from Rebecca Kadaga’s tightly controlled authority to a more open, if unpredictable, era of political pushback.At the height of her power as Speaker of Par

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Uganda’s impeding debt crisis

Uganda’s impeding debt crisis

In a recent podcast of Bad Natives, I argued that there is a real risk of Uganda defaulting on her domestic bonds in two to three years. It makes little sense to judge a country’s debt sustainability using the debt-to-GDP ratio. GDP is not a resource of government which it can use to pay credit

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Auditor General Flags Billions Lost in Uganda’s Cost-Cutting RAPEX

Auditor General Flags Billions Lost in Uganda’s Cost-Cutting RAPEX

The government’s flagship cost-cutting reform, the Rationalisation of Government Agencies and Public Expenditure (RAPEX), has cost taxpayers tens of billions of shillings in disputed payouts, exposed serious asset mismanagement, and created fresh fiscal risks, the Auditor General’s 2026 repor

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Uganda Airlines delays expose cracks in passenger protection

Uganda Airlines delays expose cracks in passenger protection

Uganda’s flag carrier has this week made headlines for all the wrong reasons after it was revealed that Jenifer Bamuturaki, the Chief Executive Officer, will not serve in the position beyond July. The departure comes after the national carrier received a bad rap following a string of governance

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Mamdani’s Bombshell Book Explodes Museveni, Idi Amin Myths

Mamdani’s Bombshell Book Explodes Museveni, Idi Amin Myths

It’s been decades since I read a book as compelling as Prof Mahmood Mamdani’s extraordinary tour de force on Uganda. For most open-minded readers, this book will shake some deeply-entrenched mainstream myths and fallacies that have been inculcated and nurtured by powerful national and global

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