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President Museveni’s victory and the gradual fragmentation of Uganda’s multiparty system

President Museveni’s victory and the gradual fragmentation of Uganda’s multiparty system

The presidential race was widely viewed as a two-horse contest between Museveni and Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), but the semblance of openness was tempered by the heavy policing of the political field.COMMENT | DR JUDE KAGORO | The 2026 general election in Uganda followed a familiar patt

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Galatasaray issue statement as Noa Lang remains in Liverpool for surgery after injury

Galatasaray issue statement as Noa Lang remains in Liverpool for surgery after injury

Galatasaray's Noa Lang was forced off late in their loss at Liverpool with the Dutch star in visible discomfort as blood was seen coming from his thumb with the Turkish club issuing a statementNoa Lang's injury attracted attention as both sets of medics came on to aid the Galatasaray star

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Rift in Wanyoto Family deepens as Mbale City Woman MP Lydia admits Backing Rival against her brother Paul

Rift in Wanyoto Family deepens as Mbale City Woman MP Lydia admits Backing Rival against her brother Paul

A simmering political and personal rift within one of Mbale’s prominent families has burst into the open after Mbale City Woman MP Lydia Wanyoto Mutende publicly admitted supporting an opposition candidate against her own brother in the hotly contested Mbale North Division parliamentary race.

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Speakership: why Marshall Alenyo’s strategy for deputy speaker matters

Speakership: why Marshall Alenyo’s strategy for deputy speaker matters

Marshall Alenyo is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched members of the 12th parliament.An eloquent lawyer by trade, he was recently elected as the MP for Jonam County in Pakwach district. For many, the real question isn’t how he got there, but how far he can go. In Kampala’

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Ministry of Works and Transport launches new road and bridge specifications

Ministry of Works and Transport launches new road and bridge specifications

The Ministry of Works and Transport is set to unveil the General Specifications for Road and Bridge Works 2026, a major update to the previous 2005 guidelines. The official launch event will take place at Speke Resort Munyonyo, with the Chief Guest, Gen. Katumba Wamala, Minister for Works and Tra

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UN preparing for 'worst case scenario' including use of nukes

UN preparing for 'worst case scenario' including use of nukes

UN preparing for nuclear catastrophe 'worst case scenario' including use of nukes in Middle EastThe United Nations is preparing for a nuclear catastrophe if the Middle East war escalates further.World Health Organization officials are monitoring the consequences of joint US-Israeli

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Arsenal have just done Man Utd and Liverpool a big Champions League favour

Arsenal have just done Man Utd and Liverpool a big Champions League favour

Manchester United will be happy to see that Premier League rivals Arsenal progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of Bayer Leverkusen. The Gunners were tied 1-1 after the first leg in Germany courtesy of Kai Havertz's 89th-minute penalty at the BayArena. That left Arsenal

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Nabisunsa Girls Teacher Strangles Parent! IGG Vows to Investigate & Sanction the Impugned Staffer

Nabisunsa Girls Teacher Strangles Parent! IGG Vows to Investigate & Sanction the Impugned Staffer

On Monday, the deputy IGG Ann Muhairwe drove to Nabisunsa Girls school where she presided over the launching ceremony for the Integrity Ambassadors Club, through which her employer, the Inspectorate of Government, hopes to amplify the fight against corruption through increased keenness among the

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DR Congo: Islamic State-linked Fighters Attack Army, Mining Site in Bunia

DR Congo: Islamic State-linked Fighters Attack Army, Mining Site in Bunia

BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo: Suspected fighters linked to Islamic State attacked Congolese army positions and a mining site in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing a military captain and several soldiers in an ambush, local officials and security sources said on Sunday.

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Africa’s one-dose cure brings sleeping sickness elimination within reach

Africa’s one-dose cure brings sleeping sickness elimination within reach

SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s long battle against sleeping sickness may be approaching its final chapter as a new single-dose therapy gains international regulatory backing. The drug, acoziborole, received a positive scientific opinion on 27 February 2026 from the Committee for Medici

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