Allan Ssewanyana, the MP for Makindye West, came to prominence in 2013 when he jumped on minister Frank Tumwebaze’s table to try and frustrate a censure motion that had been brought against Erias Lukwago. Although he did not succeed, this act made Ssewanyana a darling to many people in Makindye, especially Lukwago’s supporters. In 2016,…
Col Edith Nakalema, the head of the State House Investors Protection Unit, has claimed that former senior presidential advisor Tamale Mirundi wanted to harm her children in 2015. Speaking at a gathering of Pentecostals recently, Nakalema claimed that in 2015, Mirundi went on one of the radio stations and said he knew the school Nakalema’s…
Emmanuel Dombo, the director of communication at the NRM, has said the National Unity Platform (NUP) made empty promises to Buganda during the 2021 elections. Speaking to Bbeg Media, Dombo said the people of Buganda have now seen the weaknesses and loopholes within the Robert Kyagulanyi-led party ahead of the 2026 election. “We can’t be…
By Joel Odota In January 2021, in the lead-up to Uganda’s general elections, President Museveni implemented a sweeping internet shutdown, temporarily disabling access to mobile money services and social media platforms to prevent what he termed “foreign interference” in Uganda’s political affairs. While general internet access and mobile money services were later restored, Facebook has…
President Museveni is expected to officially open the newly constructed All Saints Church of Uganda in Sembabule district today. The magnificient church, which cost billions of shillings, falls under the West Buganda Diocese. Enock Muhanga, the archdeacon said the function will be officiated by Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, the head of the Anglican Church in…
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has reminded President Museveni to fulfill his Shs 5 billion pledge to build their society’s building project. The ULS vice president, Asiimwe Anthony, revealed this during a mass to mourn Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday. “We would like to remind the government of the pledge the president…
As Uganda’s longtime president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni approaches his 40th year in power, the question of succession is becoming an urgent concern because Museveni will be 81 in September. First son and army commander General Muhoozi Kainerugaba first publicly expressed interest in succeeding his father in May 2022. Muhoozi’s announcement via his X (then Twitter)…
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Jacob Oboth has defended the deployment of the UPDF in South Sudan saying President Salva Kiir requested President Museveni for urgent support. Oboth told MPs that Kiir was responding to the civil unrest that erupted in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State at the beginning of March. “On 10…
To use the tired cliché, “It is the D-Day” in Kawempe North today as voters head to the polls to elect a replacement for Muhammad Ssegirinya, who died in January. The two main contenders are National Unity Platform’s Elias Nalukoola Luyimbazi, a seasoned city lawyer, and NRM’s Faridah Nambi, daughter of the party’s vice chairperson,…
On Friday, February 14, Ugandans were shocked when retired Colonel Dr. Kizza Besigye appeared in court looking gaunt and frail. Dr. Besigye was offered a chair to sit by a prison warder as he waited for the hearing of his trial in court to proceed. He seemed visibly out of breath and had lost a…
