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By Ben Musanje The Uganda Law Society has launched a Shs2.301 billion “Sovereignty Defense Fund” aimed at mounting a nationwide legal and civic challenge against the newly assented Protection of Sovereignty Act, 2026, which the lawyers’ body describes as a major threat to constitutional freedoms, democracy and the rule of law. Addressing journalists at the ULS headquarters in Kololo on …

By Tuku-Neko Ogena Bese (Civil & Environmental Engineer, PRINCE2® Agile, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP O+M, MBA | National Executive Committee (NEC) Member | National Secretary for Workers, Entrepreneurs & Informal Sectors).                                       Sacrifice is a currency few are willing to pay in the current Uganda’s political theatre. Yet as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) contemplates whether to “sacrifice” Speaker …

By Guest Writer Centenary Bank, the largest commercial microfinance bank in Uganda, together with the Child Welfare and Adoption Society have launched the fourth edition of the Nsambya Babies Home Charity Walk due to take place on 25th July,2026. The Charity Walk seeks to raise funds to support the welfare of the children under the home’s care in terms of …

By Aggrey BabaPressure is politically piling up on iron lady Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa after Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) officially withdrew its endorsement of the two, in a move likely to see them out of speakership for the 12th Parliament. The decision, announced in a May 12, 2026 letter signed by PLU Secretary …

By Ben Musanje Uganda’s political tensions escalated on Monday after Uganda Law Society President Isaac K. Ssemakadde issued a strongly worded open letter condemning the planned swearing-in ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni at Kololo Independence Grounds, describing it as a “charade” and a symbol of “illegitimate rule.” In the statement issued from exile, Ssemakadde linked the heavy military deployment across …

By Ben Musanje The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has congratulated President Yoweri Museveni upon his swearing-in for a fresh presidential term, while urging his administration to deepen respect for human rights, accountability, and inclusive economic empowerment.   In a statement dated May 11, 2026, UHRC Chairperson Mariam Wangadya described the inauguration as “both significant and symbolic,” saying it renews …

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 …

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 …

By Mulengera Reporters On Saturday at the glamorous event that was held to celebrate the grand opening of Bamus Sarovar Portico hotel along Gaddafy Road, behind Ham Towers Makerere, UBC Deputy MD Maurice Mugisha, who was emceeing at the event, uttered stuff which inadvertently portrayed investments minister Evelyn Anite as a wealthy person.   Without intending any harm, Maurice Mugisha …

By Guest Writer   Equity Bank Uganda commissions the fifth cohort of Equity Leaders Program scholars in Uganda This brings the total number admitted into the program to 512 with 81 scholars from the maiden cohort graduating in various disciplines   Equity Bank Uganda has today commissioned 100 scholars from the fifth cohort of the Equity Leaders Program (ELP). These …