Enough is enough: Museveni warns underperforming ministers

Enough is enough Museveni warns underperforming ministers

President Yoweri Museveni has warned yet-to-be-appointed cabinet officials that they face dismissal if they fail to use their dockets to help elevate citizens out of poverty. Speaking shortly after the election of Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth as speaker and Thomas Tayebwa as deputy speaker of the 12th parliament at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on Monday, Museveni said he was no longer prepared to …

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Banter turns deadly: Arsenal supporter killed in Kampala football rivalry

Banter turns deadly Arsenal supporter killed in Kampala football rivalry

A 34-year-old boda boda rider died following a heated argument over football during celebrations marking Arsenal’s historic English Premier League triumph in Kampala. The deceased, identified only as Denis, was a boda boda rider and resident of Bakuli in Kampala Central Division. He reportedly lost his life on Sunday after what began as football banter turned into a deadly confrontation. …

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Beyond football: Uganda eyes tourism gold in AFCON 2027

Beyond football Uganda eyes tourism gold in AFCON 2027

While the upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations tournament (Afcon) poses an opportunity to market East Africa to the world, for Uganda, it is being viewed as the single biggest catalyst to transform the country’s tourism sector. Africa’s biggest football competition attracts tourists who come as fans, bringing billions of shillings to spend on sports, tourism, culture, hospitality and entertainment. …

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Minister Balaam Brokers Peace As Kinyara, Victoria Sugar Sign MoU

Minister Balaam Brokers Peace As Kinyara, Victoria Sugar Sign MoU

Viewers: 200,004 By Andrew Irumba Katusabe Hoima: In what is being hailed as a landmark breakthrough in the long-running sugarcane disputes that have for years divided stakeholders in Bunyoro sub-region, Kinyara Sugar Limited and Victoria Sugar Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at harmonizing trade practices and restoring stability within the sugar sector. The cooperation agreement …

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M7 Signals He Isn’t Angry With Mao, Akena-THEY ARE STILL MY GOOD ALLIES – mulengeranews.com

M7 Signals He Isnt Angry With Mao Akena THEY ARE STILL

By Mulengera Reporters As MPs voted the new Speaker of Parliament, one of them indicated ‘Oboth-Tayebwa’ and the Chief Justice Flavian Zeija, who presided over the exercise at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, declared that an invalid vote. This displeased President Museveni, who in a subsequent speech, protested this apparent voter suppression because, in his view, that voter’s intention was very clear. …

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Rukiga Speaker wants Arsenal fans to turn football passion into economic gain

Rukiga Speaker wants Arsenal fans to turn football passion into

× RUKIGA – The Rukiga District Speaker, Rt. Hon. Akampurira Oscar, has encouraged Arsenal fans not only to celebrate together but to channel their collective passion into tangible economic transformation. Thank you for reading this post, don’t forget to subscribe! The Speaker made the remarks on Sunday, May 24, 2026, while joining jubilant supporters at the Arsenal fans’ Premier League victory …

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Dr. Magoola’s Dei BioPharma make U.S. patent application for global ebola vaccine platform

Dr Magoolas Dei BioPharma make US patent application for global.webp

Dr. Mathias Magoola – New mRNA innovation targets major outbreak-causing ebolaviruses, including Zaire, Sudan, Bundibugyo and the West African/Makona lineage KAMPALA, Uganda — Dei BioPharma has announced the submission of a utility patent application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a next-generation mRNA vaccine platform designed to provide broad protection against the world’s most dangerous Ebola-causing viruses. × …

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New Uganda Speaker Oboth-Oboth vows to stamp out corruption in Parliament, outlines 7 pillars

New Uganda Speaker Oboth Oboth vows to stamp out corruption in.webp

New Speaker Oboth Oboth KAMPALA, Uganda — Newly elected Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth pledged Monday to lead a corruption-free, transparent and accountable legislature, unveiling seven key pillars to guide the 12th Parliament over the next five years. × Delivering his inaugural address shortly after taking the speaker’s chair at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, Oboth-Oboth called his election a reflection …

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M7 Accuses CJ Zeija of Voter Suppression as MPs End Anita Among Era-Ugandans Expecting A lot from Oboth-Oboth – mulengeranews.com

M7 Accuses CJ Zeija of Voter Suppression as MPs End

By Mulengera Reporters As MPs voted the new Speaker of Parliament, one of them indicated ‘Oboth-Tayebwa’ and the Chief Justice Flavian Zeija, who presided over the exercise at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, declared that an invalid vote. This displeased President Museveni, who in a subsequent speech, protested this apparent voter suppression because, in his view, that voter’s intention was very clear. …

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko before the International Criminal Court ? » The Hoima Post –

Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko before the International Criminal

Once a ‘democratic beacon’ in West Africa, Senegal makes a homophobic leap into the pastSenegal, once considered the “democratic beacon” of West Africa and the first signatory to the International Criminal Court, is now using the state apparatus to legally persecute its own citizens, adopting a rhetoric of identity-based isolationism similar to that of authoritarian regimes.Below, a community activist speaks …

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko before the International Criminal Court ?

Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko before the International Criminal

Once a ‘democratic beacon’ in West Africa, Senegal makes a homophobic leap into the past Senegal, once considered the “democratic beacon” of West Africa and the first signatory to the International Criminal Court, is now using the state apparatus to legally persecute its own citizens, adopting a rhetoric of identity-based isolationism similar to that of authoritarian regimes. Below, a community …

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Three URA Officials Killed, Four Injured In Murchison Falls Crash After Vehicle Hits Elephant

Three URA Officials Killed Four Injured In Murchison Falls Crash

Three URA Officials Killed, Four Injured in Murchison Falls Crash After Vehicle Hits ElephantBy Our ReporterThree officials from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) have died while four others sustained serious injuries following a fatal road crash involving a URA vehicle and a crossing elephant in Murchison Falls National Park in Nwoya District.The tragic accident occurred on the night of May …

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Tayebwa endorsement sparks corruption debate

Tayebwa endorsement sparks corruption debate

The moral integrity of Thomas Tayebwa has come under intense public scrutiny following his endorsement by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) to continue serving as deputy speaker in the 12th parliament. Tayebwa, who served as deputy speaker in the 11th parliament under the embattled outgoing speaker Anita Annet Among (AAA), was endorsed on Sunday evening during a meeting of …

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