Bobi Wine, Uganda’s most prominent opposition figure, has now been missing from public view for three weeks, after fleeing what he described as an attempted arrest and threats to his life following a disputed national election. Wine’s whereabouts have remained unknown since 16 January, when he said police and military forces carried out a night raid on his home. His …

Mbuya- The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations (SPA/SO), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has promoted Brigadier General Joseph Musoke Ssemwanga to the rank of Major General and appointed him the Deputy Commander of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Land Forces. According to the statement released by Colonel Chris Magezi, the Acting Director Defence Public …

Edith Kukiriza is a survivor of human trafficking and attempted human sacrifice whose life today stands as a testament to resilience, compassion, and the power of sustained support. Edith (in middle) at her graduation day. “I passed through a lot of trauma,” Edith says, “but I thank God that I am alive and able to enjoy life like any other …

When President Yoweri Museveni summoned officials from the Ministry of Water and Environment and the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) to his Kisozi farm in Gomba recently, the mood was anything but routine. According to sources familiar with the meeting, the President was deeply dissatisfied with what he described as a failed war against wetland encroachment, despite years of policies, …

Shock and sorrow swept through Uganda’s military fraternity today morning, Feb.7 after news broke of the death of Major General Francis Takirwa, one of the UPDF’s most senior and influential commanders. According to army spokesperson Col Chris Magezi, the seasoned officer passed away at around 6:00am at the UPDF National Referral Hospital in Mbuya, where he had been transferred for …

Mpigi- A few weeks after the people of Mawokota South have elected National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) Suzan Nakawuki as their Member of Parliament. Yusuf Nsibambi (Courtesy photo) The out going member of Parliament, Yusuf Nsibambi has disconnected Power from one of the parts of the Constituency urging residents to ask their New Member of Parliament to support them. “This electricity …

The late Ssaabalangira Godfrey Musanje Kikulwe, a former Mukono District Councillor and respected cultural leader, was on Thursday, laid to rest at his home in Kitegula Village, Kasawo Town Council, Nakifuma County amid tributes from government, Buganda Kingdom, religious leaders, and the local community. The burial was attended by retired bishops, including Rt. Rev. James William Ssebaggala of Mukono Diocese …

The race for Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament has erupted into a full-blown political earthquake, after Bulambuli Constituency MP-elect Emmanuel Biara Wepukhulu stormed the contest—sending incumbent Thomas Tayebwa’s camp into visible panic, RedPepper online can authoritatively report. Biara’s entry has shattered claims of a settled race—following talks of alleged CEC endorsement of incumbents Among and Tayebwa—exposing deep cracks within …

By Victoria Amunga KISUMU, Kenya — On a hot Tuesday afternoon, 52-year-old Paul Ochieng sits in a consultation room at Ogongosa health center on the outskirts of Kenya’s Kisumu city. He is not there for his own appointment; he has accompanied one of his teenage clients after completing morning home visits. But unlike years past, Ochieng will return home without pay for the …

Kampala — The High Court of Uganda has ruled that the disqualification of former Makerere University Guild presidential aspirant, Nattabi Margaret, from the 89th Guild elections was unlawful, awarding her UGX 2 million in general damages and costs of the application. Wooden Gavel In a ruling delivered on February 6, 2026, Justice Simon Peter M. Kinobe found that the decision …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (M7) on February 4, 2026, held talks with former Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Girma Wake and veteran pilot Robert Kateera at State House, Entebbe, a meeting that sparked intense speculation over the future leadership of Uganda Airlines. However, State House has clarified that no appointment was made. The meeting triggered a wave of social media …

Kampala-A few days after Court has dismissed an election petition seeking vote recount, Kalungu East Member of Parliament Elect Yusuf Kiruuta Nkeretanyi has been charged by Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court. Hon. Yusuf Nkeretanyi Kiruluta (courtesy photo) Nkeretanyi and 4 others have been arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ritah. Kisasa Neumbe who charged them with an offence of stealing curtains, Cushion …

President Yoweri Museveni has quietly stretched an olive branch to the opposition, tipping outgoing Rukiga MP Roland Bish Ndyomugyenyi and Mawokota South’s Yusuf Nsibambi for heavyweight roles at State House. Multiple sources say the two seasoned politicians—both with roots in the opposition—are set to co-chair a newly formed State House Peace and Reconciliation Committee, a powerful outfit tasked with easing …

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