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02 Apr '26
In a recent interview with the Public Opinions Journal, Gen Jim Muhwezi, a prominent figure in Ugandan politics, lauded President Yoweri Museveni for his unwavering commitment to peace, stability, and African integration. Gen Muhwezi articulated that Museveni is not merely the president of Uganda
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02 Apr '26
Col Deo Akiiki, a close aide and Military Assistant to Gen Muhoozi, is among the notable new appointees and is set to serve as Uganda’s Military Attaché in Washington, D.C.Some of the newly appointed UPDF military attachés deployed to represent Uganda in foreign missions. L to R: Col A
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02 Apr '26
Molly Katanga (C) in courtFor the first time since her husband’s death nearly two years ago, Molly Katanga stood in a courtroom and told her side of the story.Appearing in person before the High court last Thursday, after months of following proceedings via video link from Luzira
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02 Apr '26
President Museveni’s “fishermen cabinet” of June 2021 was a gamble that stunned Ugandans. He elevated figures who were not widely expected to hold such prominent roles, describing them as fishermen pulled from the grassroots to serve at the highest level. Five years later, the record of the
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02 Apr '26
Hassan Basajjabalaba (in blue suit with a yellow cap) during his campaigns for Entrepreneurs League chairman in the NRM CEC electionsIshaka, Bushenyi – Fresh allegations of unpaid work have rocked Kampala International University (KIU), after investigative journalist Ninye Tabz exposed w
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02 Apr '26
Dr Ezra Suruma (left) earns Shs 100 per month while Amama Mbabazi gets Shs 20 millionDr Ezra Suruma is the highest-paid senior presidential advisor in Uganda, records show.According to the ministerial policy statement for the Office of the President, Suruma, a senior presidential ad
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01 Apr '26
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has described the late Mzee Nathan Okori Adiyo, the late father of former Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah, as a man whose life was a model of integrity, discipline, humility, and service to others.Representing President Museveni at the
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01 Apr '26
Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited has registered a strong operational and financial rebound in its first year of managing the country’s electricity distribution network, posting Shs1.71 trillion in revenue as it stabilised a system inherited from private operators.The perfo
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01 Apr '26
Some US bombers’ were due to land at the base before heading to the Middle EastItaly has reportedly refused permission for US military aircraft to land at a Sicilian air base en route to the Middle East, according to a source close to the matter.This denial, which confirms a repor
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01 Apr '26
National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has condemned the reported abduction of journalist Arnold Anthony Mukose, calling for his immediate release or lawful prosecution if any charges exist.Mukose, a journalist attached to Alternative Digitalk Media