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Uganda should count itself  lucky to have Museveni - Nsibambi

Uganda should count itself lucky to have Museveni - Nsibambi

Yusuf Nsibambi, the outgoing Mawokota South lawmaker, spoke to Patrick Kamara in a wide-ranging interview on The Grind Podcast. The veteran politician painted a bleak picture of Opposition politics in Uganda while purring over Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s president since 1986. Excerpts:-___

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Over 10, 000 NRM leaders to receive transport facilitation for Museveni swearing-in

Over 10, 000 NRM leaders to receive transport facilitation for Museveni swearing-in

President Museveni waves to supporters as he and First Lady arrive at Kololo Independence Grounds for his nomination rally on September 23, 2025.More than 10,200 leaders of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) have been invited to attend the May 12 swearing-in ceremony of Presiden

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7,000 Nakasongola households yet to vacate Lake Kyoga buffer zone

7,000 Nakasongola households yet to vacate Lake Kyoga buffer zone

More than 7,000 households in Nakasongola District remain within the newly demarcated Lake Kyoga buffer zone, two years after the government issued a six-month eviction notice, raising concerns over displacement without compensation or relocation plans.In June 2024, authorities directed al

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NRM SG Todwong rallies district structures ahead of President Museveni’s inauguration

NRM SG Todwong rallies district structures ahead of President Museveni’s inauguration

Kampala — The Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Rt. Hon. Richard Todwong, has commended district party leaders for their decisive role in securing the party’s recent electoral victory and called for renewed mobilization ahead of the next week’s presidential inaugu

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Uganda: Parliament approves Shs1.1 trillion supplementary expenditure

Uganda: Parliament approves Shs1.1 trillion supplementary expenditure

Parliament has approved a Shs1.1 trillion Supplementary Expenditure Schedule No.5 for 2025/2026 to cater for the swearing in ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni, preparations for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 and elections of local councils, among others. The Minister of State

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Mr President, Please Consider Bringing Back UMEME and UNRA

Mr President, Please Consider Bringing Back UMEME and UNRA

As it is always said, the goodness of someone will not be felt until that person disappears. Mr President, that is what we are now feeling after the departure of UMEME from managing Uganda’s electricity power.At first, Ugandans hated UMEME due to its own mistakes that the supplier had co

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Museveni says NSSF money should build roads, not sit in govt bonds

Museveni says NSSF money should build roads, not sit in govt bonds

President Museveni on Friday criticised the investment strategy of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), urging it to channel savings into infrastructure projects, as he set out key economic priorities for his new term.Speaking at Labour Day celebrations in Buikwe District, Museveni sa

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Labour Day: Inside Mbale park’s daily influx of young workers

Labour Day: Inside Mbale park’s daily influx of young workers

At the break of dawn, before Mbale City fully wakes, the Mbale-Kampala road, which leads to Mbale-Sino Industrial Park, is already alive.Thousands of young men and women move from either direction of the road, most of them on foot and a few others on boda bodas, from their respective villa

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Missing student Victor Katungi found

Missing student Victor Katungi found

Victor, a Primary Six pupil at St Savio Junior School in Kisubi, Wakiso District, went missing on the night of April 23, 2026, during evening prep.Missing primary school student, Victor Katungi, has been found, days after he disappeared from his school in Kisubi.The news brings to a

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MP Omara urges parliament to raise salaries for lowly-ranked security personnel

MP Omara urges parliament to raise salaries for lowly-ranked security personnel

He proposed that their monthly pay be raised to a minimum of shs1 million shillings, arguing that this would help the forces transition from a focus on hardware to overall welfare.Omara made the remarks on Friday, April 24, 2026, while passionately urging Parliament to provide funds to sup

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