As anticipated, parliament on Tuesday night passed the contentious Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, following nearly eight hours of heated debate. The passage capped an unusually rapid legislative process, with the Bill enacted in just 20 days, raising concerns about parliament’s constitutional oversight role. Attention now shifts beyond parliament to a broader constitutional and political arena, with questions emerging over …

A new kind of risk is quietly reshaping Uganda’s financial sector, one that doesn’t show up on traditional balance sheets but could determine the future of investment, lending and economic growth. At a high-level meeting in Kampala, aBi Finance, working with key industry partners, unveiled two initiatives aimed at pushing banks and microfinance institutions toward a new standard: financing that …

At the Dei BioPharma campus in Matugga, rows of laboratories and production units are being built with one goal, to shift Uganda from importing medicines to manufacturing them. It’s a bold gamble in a global industry dominated by a handful of powerful countries, and one that carries implications far beyond health. For government officials who toured the facility ahead of …

By Amlan Tumusiime President Museveni has survived many storms largely because of his political astuteness, strong character, conviction and personality. Yet each time, there is contentious legislation in Parliament, opposition charlatans make a lot of demagoguery and noise which crowds out President Museveni’s supporters and create the impression that the indefatigable man from Rwakitura is finally finished.   And I’m …

Mr. Lino Anguzu, the Director of Public Prosecutions of Uganda, has been elected President of the Eastern Africa Association of Prosecutors during the Association’s 11th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Mr. Lino Anguzu (2nd right) and other members. The Association, which brings together heads of national prosecution authorities from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, …

Power lines in Buikwe The cost of land in greater Kampala and indeed other urban areas of Uganda skyrockets all the time making it hard for the majority of people to become homeowners. This increases the country’s housing deficit annually. Currently, the housing deficit stands at approximately 2.4 million units. One of the major reasons for the high cost of …

The curriculum nurtures students’ hidden talents through hands-on projects like tailoring When Uganda’s National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) introduced the new lower secondary curriculum in 2020, it made a bold promise: that education would no longer be about memorising facts for an end-of-year examination, but about developing genuinely capable, creative, and well- rounded learners. At the heart of this reform …

Helpless patients at Naguru hospital Sickness never announces itself to anyone. It arrives suddenly at the worst possible time when one has not saved enough to cover the hospital bill. Within hours, a family finds itself rushing a loved one to the emergency ward, facing Intensive Care Unit and other procedures costing millions of shillings in a single day. Relatives …

Christopher Okello Onyum in court On May 4, 2026, I put down my 55-page decision in Okello v Uganda, Criminal Case No. 0132 of 2026. This is one of those cases that perhaps will re-echo this country’s commitment to fostering the rule of law, a trial that commenced shortly after April 2, 2026 and was concluded on April 30, 2026. …

A section of Bwera primary school Bwera Primary School does not sit at the end of a road. It sits at the end of effort. Tucked deep in the hills of Kabale district, it is a place you reach on foot, along narrow paths that wind through steep terrain. The terrain is so steep and narrow that neither boda bodas …