Today in History: Daily Monitor is Born
The paper was founded by seven journalists led by Wafula Oguttu, Charles Onyango-Obbo, David Ouma Balikowa, Kevin Aliro, Richard Tebere, James Serugo, and Kevin O'Connor...
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Former Rally Driver Arthur Blick Senior Accused of Grabbing 30-Acre Of Land
land dispute has emerged in Mukono District, where an orphan has accused former motor rally driver Arthur Blick Mugerwa of illegally acquiring her family’s 30-acre...
Daily Monitor published my first article when I was 16. I miss it dearly
Reporters in the newsroom of Daily Monitor at NamuwongoThe year was, I think, 1996, when my first article appeared in the Daily Monitor newspaper.I could not believe it...
Is this woman the worst UHRC chairperson in history? Bobi Wine thinks so
Mariam Wangadya resigned as UHRC chairpersonMariam Wangadya, over the weekend, walked away from her job as chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (URHC), bring...
How Museveni defeated rebels in W. Nile, Buganda
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-wester...
Kampala flooded with security and yellow as Museveni begins another term
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Kampala woke under watch, with guns in nearly every direction. Armed soldiers and police officers lined major roads and streets before sunrise.Alo...
Museveni’s challengers over the years
When President Museveni shot to power in 1986 by gun after a five-year guerrilla war, he famously declared that Africa’s biggest problem was leaders who overstayed...
Why Janet Museveni Missed Museveni’s Swearing-In Ceremony
The First Lady, Janet Museveni, did not show up at Kololo ceremonial grounds as President Museveni took the oath for the next term in office. It was the first time since...
LIST: Chief Justices who have sworn in President Museveni since 1986
President Yoweri Museveni is set to be sworn in tomorrow, 12 May 2027, for his seventh term as President of Uganda, extending a presidency that began in 1986 after the Na...
Swearing-In Without Proof: Where Are the DR Forms?
visit to the EC’s official website still displays election results from 1996 to 2021, with nothing for 2026Ugandans are once again confronted with a troubling ques...