Why African leaders guard secrets around their health
Rumours of ill-health have engulfed two African presidents in recent weeks, sparking contrasting responses and exposing how the wellbeing of leaders is often treated as a...
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LC5 chairpersons want to be made signatories to accounts
A section of district leaders in Bugisu Sub- region have said the District Local Government Act should be amended to make district chairpersons signatories to district lo...
NRM CEC Leader Nadduli, NUP MP SeKabira Join Hands To Finish Luwero Chairman NRM Ndawula In 2026 Elections
For several years, former Luwero LC5 Chairman Ronald Ndawula, who is also the incumbent district Chairman for the ruling NRM party, has been embroiled in a fierce court b...
Whose Vision? Lira City’s Fate Hangs in Balance As Aceng, Amongi Lock Horns in Battle for Woman MP Seat, 2026
A high-stakes meeting between President Yoweri Museveni, ministers and NRM MPs, and NRM-leaning independent MPs from Lango took place at State House, Entebbe on Friday 18...
Ssenyonyi slams LoP Bill, warns of fragmentation
The Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Mr Joel Ssenyonyi, has dismissed a Bill that seeks to provide for the election of the LoP. The proposals are contained in th...
The dark side of Uganda's boda boda boom
The number of people who died in traffic incidents in Uganda rose by more than 10 percent in the past decade, despite global road traffic deaths falling by five percent p...
Inside Opposition electoral reforms
The Opposition is seeking leave to table different electoral and constitutional reforms ahead of 2026 General Elections. Daily Monitor has seen seven draft Bills which se...
Why Pennsylvania could hold the keys to the White House
The White House’s address may be 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but the real road to the presidency runs through the state of Pennsylvania, the biggest prize among the elect...
DRC government pushes back against US child labour assessment
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has protested the US labelling of child labour in mines, with Kinshasa saying the assessment does not take into account the steps t...
Why Tshisekedi skipped key Francophone summit
The 19th Francophonie summit ended without Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, whom reports indicated left in a huff, angry at French President Emmanuel Macron’s fail...