Last week, Uganda’s courts found themselves at the centre of some of the country’s most consequential legal and political battles. In courtrooms stretching from Kampala to Mbale and Butambala, judges wrestled with questions that cut to the heart of justice, constitutional rights, political accountability and public trust. One ruling dismantled a controversial legal provision that had allowed criminal cases to …

Centuries ago, Niccolò Machiavelli warned in The Prince that rulers who govern through personal power must constantly prevent subordinate centers of influence from becoming independent poles of attraction. In modern political science, this is understood as the core logic of competitive authoritarianism: the center must maintain a strict monopoly over patronage and coercion to survive. Once an ally accumulates sufficient …

Many years ago, I used to work at a daily Fake News (according to some people) paper as sub-editor. An upcountry correspondent, let’s call him Musengs, submitted a story he titled “meat falls from mouth”. It turned out that the unfortunate mouth belonged to a he-dog and the meat was a she-dog. Apparently, villagers had followed the dogs in “hot …

Dr.-Gad-Rugaju Wednesday June 10, 2026 ×   By Dr. Ahimbisibwe Gad Rugaju (PhD, DCM) Honoris Causa “You are the total sum of the decisions you make every day.” THE BATTLE FOR YOUR ATTENTION; We live in the most distracted generation in human history. Notifications, noise, and endless narratives compete for our minds every second. Yet Scripture warns: “Be sober-minded; be …

Julius Sello Malema As the continent celebrated 63 years of the African Union with spectacular speeches from different leaders, the clarion call of the day centered on ‘Africa’s Unity, solidary and integration’ in the age of globalisation. At the backdrop of the calls for unity and solidarity is a continent divided along nationalities, geopolitical intrigues, foreign ideologies, race and ethnicities …

Kampala– Police working together with other sister agencies on Tuesday arrested two additional suspects in relation to murder of Rugby Cranes Player Sydney Gongodyo. Obed Mugwiisa, the key suspect after the arrest Gongodyo was murdered last week, in a mob action suspected to have been conducted by a group of boda boda riders in Ntinda who falsely accused him of …

June is designated as Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month 2026. There is a question that appears simple, yet has the power to save a life: “How are you really doing?” As Uganda joins the rest of the world in observing Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month this June, the theme for 2026, Breaking the Silence, Building Resilience, calls upon us to …

Africa Polysack Industries Limited has strongly dismissed allegations linking the company to an alleged unlawful payroll-based money lending scheme involving its employees. Africa Polysack Industries According to the management, clarification on the matter was issued a month ago. However, individuals allegedly intent on tarnishing the company’s reputation have continued to circulate false information. Management warns that failure to retract the …

A South African border guard South Africa is once again grappling with a resurgence of anti-immigrant tensions as self- appointed vigilante groups intensify campaigns against foreign nationals, raiding businesses, assaulting traders, confiscating goods, and issuing ultimatums for immigrants to leave by June 30 or else face unspecified consequences. The incidents are the latest in a recurring cycle of anti-immigrant violence …

Muhoozi salutes his father Museveni at Entebbe airport When I first wrote about facing President Muhoozi Kainerugaba – that we ought to start dealing with him as the President and not just the CDF – I received two sets of critical responses. The first was that I seemed to trump up the invincibility of the Rwakitura Kingdom. That I appeared …