Tag Archives: Decades

Kampala,Uganda– Erias Lukwago has officially returned to full-time legal practice following the end of his tenure as Kampala Lord Mayor, marking a new chapter after nearly two decades in active politics and public service. Erias Lukwago in his office on Wednesday this week. Lukwago, who served both as Kampala Central Member of Parliament and later as Lord Mayor of Kampala for …

Kampala, Uganda — In 1986, a relatively young guerrilla leader emerged from years of armed struggle to assume power in Uganda, promising fundamental change after decades marked by political instability, economic decline, and conflict. Forty years later, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni remains one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, preparing for another presidential inauguration following victory in the January 15 elections, where official …

Uganda’s Closed System: How Museveni Engineered Power to Be PermanentFor nearly four decades, Uganda has been ruled by one man: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who took power in 1986 after a five-year guerrilla war. What began as a reformist promise of democracy has hardened into one of Africa’s most entrenched political systems.Uganda today is not governed by competitive politics. It is …

By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post For nearly forty years, Uganda has lived under a system that once promised liberation but has slowly turned into a politics of fatigue. What began as a revolution against chaos became a structure built on loyalty, control, and calculated survival. The country’s story, once written in the language of hope, now reads like …