Tag Archives: POLITICAL

By Mulengera Reporters Dr. Silver Mugisha, the Managing Director of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), has publicly defended his leadership and the corporation’s performance, pushing back against what he described as attempts to “drag NWSC into certain things.” In a detailed statement shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Mugisha said he has worked at NWSC for about …

Viewers: 90,001 By Andrew Irumba Fort Portal has entered a new political chapter following the official swearing-in of Joram Bintamanya, popularly known as Omukono Gwe’kyoma, as Mayor of Central Division. The colourful ceremony, held on Monday at Boma Grounds, attracted thousands of jubilant residents from across the Tooro sub-region who turned up to witness what many described as a …

Kampala, Uganda — The Saturday security operation at the Nakasero residence of former Speaker of the Uganda Parliament Anita Annet Among marks more than a high-profile corruption investigation. It reflects a convergence of political tension, institutional pressure, anti-corruption rhetoric, and internal power recalibration within Uganda’s ruling establishment at a particularly sensitive moment in the country’s political transition.   The joint …

When Yoweri Kaguta Museveni first emerged from the bush in January 1986, Uganda was exhausted by coups, economic collapse and years of violent political instability. At 41, he looked nothing like the ageing strongmen who dominated African politics at the time. He spoke the language of “fundamental change,” discipline and generational renewal. To many Western governments, he and Rwandan President …

Viewers: 50,006 By Spy Uganda  The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has officially withdrawn its earlier endorsement of Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among and Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, signaling a major political recalibration within the influential pressure group led by Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. In a press statement …

× ]]]]>]]> From Collapse to Stability: Uganda’s Political and Economic Journey Since Independence and the 2026 Mandate 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 …

× ]]]]>]]> 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, …

By Spy Uganda Eight Chadian opposition leaders arrested at the end of last month were jailed for eight years on Friday, their lawyer said, the latest detentions of President Mahamat Idriss Deby’s critics. The defendants, all members of the only political movement to have systematically challenged Deby’s election, had been detained in the capital N’Djamena a week before a “protest …

Viewers: 90,000 By Spy Uganda Dramatic scenes unfolded on Sunday when the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, was confronted by a section of Ugandans living in the United States during a church service in Boston. Videos widely circulated on social media show a tense moment inside the church, where a small group of congregants …

By the Torch Reporter, Mengo, Kampala- Hon. Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba, the outgoing Member of Parliament for Nyendo–Mukungwe and Commissioner of Parliament, has opened up about his relationship with jailed Butambala County MP, Hon. Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi. Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, Hon. Ssegona and Hon. Asuman Basalirwa possing for the photo after visiting Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi at Kitalya Prison. (Courtesy photo) Speaking …