Security experts are warning that inadequate investment in kidnapping investigation skills has left law enforcement agencies exposed, fueling public anxiety as kidnapping cases continue to rise in Uganda. Kampala Metropolitan Police have recorded three high-profile kidnappings over the past two m
Police say the rider died instantly after his motorcycle collided with a low-bed trailer in Rubanda District, with preliminary investigations pointing to excessive speed.RUBANDA — Police in Rubanda District are investigating a fatal road crash that claimed the life of a 32-year-old motor
Tensions in Buganda’s Political Music Crossroads Escalate as Cancelled Concert Fallout Continues. In the politically charged atmosphere of Uganda’s Buganda region, a high-profile feud between celebrated musician King Saha and Minister Haruna Kasolo has captured public attention. What began as
Kampala-based school has been compelled to pay school fees for a learner with albinism until completion of their education after the institution allegedly refused to admit the child to its boarding section on grounds linked to harmful myths about albinism.The intervention by the Equal Oppo
Social media personality and activist Jungle Man UG, widely identified as Samuel Mugabe Kabyesiza and currently based in the United Kingdom, has sparked debate after publishing a strongly worded post accusing unnamed political actors of running coordinated efforts against the National Unity Plat
Tourism minister, Susan Nakawuki Nsambu, has revealed Uganda’s ongoing negotiations with the Premier League teams to have the ‘Visit Uganda’ branding on their jerseys.Speaking to the media, the minister expressed the need to aggressively market Uganda globally to boost the tourism se
Axios’s account of an expletive-laden phone call between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu has landed at a fraught moment. According to a U.S. official’s summary cited by Axios, Trump told Netanyahu: “You’re fucking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m savi
Centuries ago, Niccolò Machiavelli warned in The Prince that rulers who govern through personal power must constantly prevent subordinate centers of influence from becoming independent poles of attraction. In modern political science, this is understood as the core logic of competitive authorita
The rebellions that confronted President Museveni after 1986 were not confined to Acholi, Teso or the eastern border areas. Along Uganda’s western and north-western frontiers, the NRM government faced insurgencies shaped by exile politics, cross-border sanctuaries, regional wars, and gri
Last week, the National Unity Platform (NUP) announced the return of their party President, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine), following the completion of what was termed as his international engagements. The party did not however disclose the actual date with speculators asserting the retur
