Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has sparked controversy after posting a series of statements on social media demanding USD 1 billion from Turkey and making a personal remark about wanting “the most beautiful girl in Turkey” as his wife. The comments, shared on April 1
After nearly four decades in power, President Yoweri Museveni has cultivated a reputation for calculated unpredictability, using strategic ambiguity, shifting alliances, and tightly controlled power structures to outmanoeuvre rivals and maintain firm control over Uganda’s political landscape.
KAMPALA & KYANKWANZI – UGANDA — A sharp exchange among senior political figures has ignited fresh debate over power and the future leadership of Uganda’s Parliament, with Justice Minister Norbert Mao leading the initial criticism of Speaker Anita Among before a stinging intervention by
Tony Kitara, a former parliamentary candidate for the Laroo-Pece Division, has insisted that his decision to challenge the election of Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao is purely legal and not driven by personal ambition.Tony Kitara, a former parliamentary candidat
Four of the six summoned Masindi Municipal Council officials by the Masindi district Public Accounts Committee (PAC) boycotted the call to answer financial queries raised by the Auditor General for the Financial Year that ended on December 30, 2025. The officials summoned included the Ac
The salary of privates in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces could jump from Shs 650,000 to Shs 816,280 if a resolution reached between the defence ministry and Parliament holds.The proposed salary increment was agreed to by the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs officials and Membe
The election of Laroo-Pece Division Member of Parliament Norbert Mao is being challenged in the High Court in Gulu, with petitioner Tonny Kitara alleging widespread electoral irregularities that he says affected the outcome of the January 2026 polls. In the petition, in which the Electoral Commis
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
Asigario Turyagyenda, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer for Bukimbiri County in Kisoro District, has petitioned the High Court in Kabale seeking to nullify the election of independent candidate Eddie Kwizera wa Gahungu.Turyagyenda lost to Kwizera in the 2026 general electi
Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Asan Kasingye, has raised concerns over the rapid depletion of a mobile data bundle, prompting responses from both the telecom provider and the public.In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Kasingye stated that a UGX 10,000 “Gaga weekdays
