Scientist Dr ANDREW KIGGUNDU, who last month tragically died after falling off a ladder as he repaired a dysfunctional water system on his house roof, was a hugely influential person in the medical and research profession with dozens of works that helped build the foundation of Uganda’s molecular biology. As Geofrey Serugo writes, the fraternity is struggling to replace his …

Viewers: 70,006 By Spy Uganda The equation for Arsenal is simple on paper; win all four of their remaining matches and it will be the greatest season in the club’s 139-year history. Thierry Henry, part of the unbeaten “Invincibles” side, who were the last Arsenal team to win a league title in 2003-04, said that Mikel Arteta’s squad would …

Viewers: 60,001 By Spy Uganda Shorn of influence in its former colonies in West Africa, France will seek to deepen ties elsewhere on the continent next week at an Africa summit in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, its first to be held in an English-speaking country. With a year left in his presidency, French President Emmanuel Macron is hoping ​to showcase a …

By Mwanje Gideon The story of Uganda’s independence is often told through the lens of 1962, the year the nation shed its colonial tether to embrace sovereignty. It was then that the Parliament of Uganda was formally established, a structure whose foundation stone had been laid on a hopeful December day in 1956. But the spirit of that house, rooted …

Viewers: 200,000 By Spy Uganda Investigations Desk As President Yoweri Museveni settles into a fresh term following his swearing-in on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, attention within Uganda’s political and security establishment has rapidly shifted toward one thing: the impending cabinet reshuffle. Historically, periods preceding cabinet announcements have triggered intense lobbying, strategic alliances, silent wars, and calculated media campaigns among …

By Mulengera Reporters President Museveni is under sustained pressure from several of his advisors imploring him to stick to the practice of having former CDFs moving on to become Cabinet Ministers apply to his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba as well.   It’s being proposed that (much as becoming Prime Minister or Vice President is the ultimate destination for Gen MK …

Viewers: 10,001 By Andrew Irumba Cavendish University community across the globe is engulfed in grief following the untimely passing of Otim Ricky (SID: 017-739), a finalist student who was pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance. According to an official communication from the university’s Dean of Students, Bernard Ochan, Ricky succumbed to diabetic complications last week …

Protecting Uganda’s Youth: Mental Health, Digital Risks, and the Urgent Need for School-Based Safeguarding Systems × Uganda is increasingly witnessing disturbing reports of suicide, substance abuse, emotional distress, violence, and mental health struggles among young people. Sadly, many of these conversations only gain national attention after tragedy has already occurred. This is no longer an isolated concern, it is a …

× Fellow Policy Implementers and Enforcement Officers, Dr. Rugaju says: All excuses are equal, but they don’t cancel the responsibility. “I was ordered by above” is an excuse. “Everyone does it” is an excuse. “The salary is small” is an excuse. The President gave us an order in Article 99 of the Constitution: Execute government policy. Excuses are mutiny. H.E. …

I saw that video on social media, of a content creator who found an owl in his kitchen and panicked. His enemies were after him. Someone was bewitching him. He paid boda boda guys to kill the poor owl. Ugandans! Life is too short and precious to be scared of every shadow. And the day you realise that indeed, as …

Floods This is to report that the main tourism access road heading to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is currently in a poor state and impassable at River Ruhezanyinda. × ]]]]>]]> Current situation: Heavy rains have caused River Ruhezanyinda to flood and burst its banks. The road/bridge is submerged, completely blocking vehicle access to Bwindi from the Kisoro side. Tourists and …

× ]]]]>]]> Congratulations, Your Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa, on your seventh-term swearing-in ceremony on 12th May 2026 at Kololo Independence Grounds. Between 1962 and 1986, Uganda endured a period of profound institutional decay, systemic insecurity, and economic collapse, marked by eight successive heads of state, extrajudicial killings, hyperinflation, and the breakdown of public services. At the lowest point, …

× Controversial city businessman Moses Kalungi is under probe by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit and also he is also set to be summoned by police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over the ongoing investigations into fraudulent dealings on Dr Muhammad Buwule Kasasa’s multi million estate. Controversial city businessman Moses Kalungi is under probe by security and he is set to …

Post Views: 1 BY kWERONDA ABROSEIN KIGEZIThe Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Onesmas Asiimwe aka Auncle O, has urged the judiciary to expedite the case of Dr. Kizza Besigye, who has been in prison since November 2024 without being released. The Bishop made the remarks today during the second day of the Youth and Students Convention taking …

Post Views: 9 By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante[MK]In Bushenyiwww.mknewslink.com —–The head of Audit at Kabale University CPA Benson Barigye and his wife Angella today May 09, 2026 celebrated their 25th marriage anniversary at their home in Rwakanyonyi village in Nyakabirizi division Bushenyi Ishaka municipality.The function preceded by a church service led by a representative of Bishop Johnson Rev. Can. Joseph …