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Political fireworks have erupted from the hills of Mitooma after the district’s incoming boss launched a blistering attack on the current leadership following the dramatic arrest of several top officials over corruption allegations. The outspoken Mitooma LC5 Chairperson-elect, Alex Okanga Karitundu, did not mince words as he accused the district’s current political leadership of failing to stop a growing corruption …

A storm is gathering around the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda after a devastating Value for Money audit exposed deep cracks in the government’s flagship affirmative action programmes meant to uplift some of the country’s most marginalized communities. The explosive findings from the December 2025 report by the Auditor General paint a troubling picture of poor planning, weak …

Amos Tayebwa Mbarara — A political storm is brewing over the contested land at Kakyeka Stadium, and the temperature is rising by the day. Mbarara City Mayor Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi has fired a chilling warning to Mbarara District Chief Administrative Officer David Muhwezi and LC1 Chairman-turned-Councilor Abdul Kyambade to immediately withdraw their alleged interest in a disputed piece of land …

Tears, anger and disbelief have engulfed Nsambya after the Kampala Archdiocese move to evict more than 500 people from Nsambya Housing Estate, triggering accusations of betrayal, hypocrisy and cold-hearted disregard for families who have called the church-owned land home for over five decades. What was once a quiet, tight-knit estate built in the 1960s has now turned into a battleground of legal …

Chaos and panic erupted in Ndeeba on Saturday morning after a raging fire tore through Shell Ndeeba Service Station, sending thick clouds of smoke billowing into the sky and triggering fear among residents and motorists along the busy Masaka Road. The fire broke out at around 7:30am, with eyewitnesses reporting loud bangs and explosions as flames rapidly engulfed parts of …

Post Views: 3 By Richard TumwebazeIn Mitoomawww.mknewslink.comDrama ensued among angry NUP supporters in Mitooma district after the NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu ‘Bobi Wine’ was denied access to the official venue of his campaigns but rather channeled from Kashenshero to Rutookye town council with no official rally in Mitooma District.According to the roadmap, Kyagulanyi was supposed to move from …

The digital revolution has just landed in yellow! On Wednesday, 12 November, 2025, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni switched gears on political mobilization and citizen engagement , launching a brand-new NRM App that’s set to take the ruling party’s message straight to the palms of Ugandans — literally! The grand launch went down at Mbale State Lodge, with top government officials, …

‘Kill the Gays’ leader Rebecca Kadaga to Mamdani: ‘Good luck” By a strange turn of events, New York’s front-running mayoral candidate, an LGBTQ rights supporter, has the blessing of one of Uganda’s most prominent anti-gay politicians. Zohran Mamdani, who leads the polls ahead of next Tuesday’s election, won the backing of Rebecca Kadaga, the mastermind of Uganda’s 2013 Anti-Homosexuality Act, …

Five years later, former Principal Accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister, Goeffrey Kazinda remains incarcerated in Luzira Prison over accusations that were quashed by the Constitutional Court. In August 2020, the Constitutional Court stopped Kazinda’s prosecution for all charges linked to his former service as principal accountant in the office of the prime Minister, and the same court …

By Robert Segawa A Tausi Bus traveling from Kampala to western Uganda caught fire this afternoon along the Masaka–Mbarara highway, forcing an emergency stop in Kyazanga town, Lwengo District. According to eyewitnesses, smoke was first seen billowing from the rear tyres on the driver’s side as the bus approached Kanyogoga, just before the Prisons area. Despite the danger, the driver …