Over the last 14 years, one particular allegation has hang over Pastor Robert Kayanja’s head like the sword of Damocles: the claim that he sodomizes young men. The head of Rubaga Miracle Centre has always vehemently denied the charge and in virtually all instances, he has emerged victorious. But the key question remains: Why always…
History is not made by a single man or woman. The story of it though can be. The story remains long after the actors are gone. To thrill us. To make us remember. But what do we actually remember? This is what 27 Guns is about. One of the directors Natasha Museveni Karugire stated as…
At least 281 MPs on Tuesday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Speaker Moses Wetangula called the vote after only 44 of the required 117 MPs voted to save the DP. The vote followed a protracted debate as the motion movers and opposers battled. With the vote, the motion now moves to the Senate,…
The tabloid, Red Pepper, could hurt the feelings of some people thanks to its unforgiving exposes but it laid the foundation for today’s rapidly changing online media news landscape. See, many of the online news portals today were started by former Red Pepper employees. Why was this the case? Several reasons. First, there was no…
First it was Robert Kabushenga the then CEO of Vision Group whose paper ran a story that Mengo had mortgaged the Bulange land title to former Foreign Affairs minister Sam Kutesa. After the backlash generated by the story, Kabushenga went to Mengo and mended fences with Buganda. Years later, the Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo rushed…
Stanbic Bank has donated an assortment of items worth Shs 16 million to the Wakiso-based Gem Foundation, a non-profit organization providing a safe haven for abandoned, neglected, and abused children with special needs. The items include medical supplies and foodstuffs dedicated to enhance the welfare of vulnerable children in Uganda. For the last three years,…
They were the ultimate newsmakers in the early to late 2000s. Even when some of them whispered, it made headlines. Today, you may spend two months without reading about them in the newspapers or hearing a mention of their names on the radio. Where are they? ****************************************************** Lawrence Mulindwa Mulindwa was the powerful president…
Fabian Kasi, the managing director of Centenary Bank, has called on chief executive officers to take fearless decisions in combating climate change. Kasi made the call while addressing CEOs and top managers from various corporate entities and government agencies at the 15th Annual CEO Forum held at Mestil Hotel and Residences in Kampala, recently. In…
Pastor Robert Kayanja of Rubaga Miracle Centre has today revealed details of his relationship with nine men who accused him of sodomizing them. Appearing before Mwanga ll road court in Mmengo in a case in which he is accused of sodomizing his former workers, Kayanja, 62, said he first met the group during his 2017…
Uganda has no individuals who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Intersex (LGBTQI) according to the 2024 National Housing and Population Census main report. This revelation will come as a shock given that the country last year passed the Anti-Gay law whose supporters claimed was intended to stem the rising number of people…
