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Makerere University 92nd Electoral Commission has announced results of the just concluded Guild President Elections. Kadondi Gracious In the results declared on Thursday, the election which took place on the same day, National Unity Platform’s Gracious Kandondi has been declared the winner. “I, Owomugisha Maureen, the 92nd Chairperson Electoral Commission Makerere University hereby declare KADONDI GRACIOUS as the 92nd Guild …

Kampala – The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has announced the death of Nakisuyi Ruth Biribawa Safia, the mother of its president,Hon Moses Magogo. Hon. Moses Magogo, his late mother and Speaker Hon. Annet Anita Among a few months back.(Courtesy photo) According to a statement released on Wednesday April 8, 2026, Nakisuyi passed away at Kampala Hospital. FUFA described …

Penalties for gay sex are doubled; prison for ‘promoting’ homosexuality Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye The president of Senegal has given the green light to a highly contentious anti-LGBTQ bill that  significantly stiffens the penalties for same-sex relations, doubling the maximum prison sentence to 10 years. The newly enacted law also criminalizes any actions considered to be attempts to “promote” …

COMMENTARY: In Ghana, he vows to sign cruel anti-LGBTQ bill. In the U.S., he’s evasive. President John Dramani Mahama speaks at Temple University Center for Anti-Racism on March 27. (Click the image to see video of his remarks, courtesy of Rightify Ghana)   By Melanie Nathan President John Dramani Mahama has presented two faces to the world: One tailored for …

Queer youth have a role to play in building Cameroon’s future Cameroon President Paul Biya in 2024. (Photo courtesy of BBC/Getty) COMMENTARY For several decades, President Paul Biya has placed youth and women at the heart of his inauguration speeches and New Year’s addresses. He regularly emphasizes their driving role in building the Cameroon of tomorrow, portraying them as essential …

Kampala- The Electoral Commission of SC Villa has officially declared Omar Ahmed Hussein as the club’s duly elected president for a five-year term after he emerged as the sole approved candidate for the position. Omar Mandela(courtesy photo) In a declaration issued on March 10, 2026 in Kampala, the commission stated that Hussein was vetted and approved by the club’s Board of …

Post Views: 12 BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE[MK]IN BUSHENYIwww.mknewslink.com ——-Igara East Member of Parliament Hon. Micheal Mawanda Maranga over the weekend revealed that in 2031, Uganda will get a new president.Hon. Mawanda said this over the weekend at burial in Kitagata parish Kyeizooba sub-county in Bushenyi district.MP Mawanda’s strong statements were as a result of utterances by the area chairman …

Post Views: 1 BY AMBROSE KWERONDAIN KABALEwww.mknewslink.com—– The Vice President for Western Uganda of National Unity Platform, Jacklyn Jolly Tukamushaba, has decried what she describes as unfair treatment by the court after criminal summons were issued against her for allegedly defying bail terms. Tukamushaba is facing charges of inciting violence against supporters of the National Resistance Movement. Prosecution told …

Post Views: 3 AMBROSE KWERONDAIN KISOROwww.mknewslink.com President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, through the former Inspector General of Police, Rtd. Gen. Kale Kayihura, has urged residents of Kisoro District to grow Hass avocados as a way of generating household income, fighting poverty, and reducing alcohol abuse. Gen. Kayihura made the remarks yesterday on the second day of his tour across various …

Survey of nations with anti-homosexuality laws This is one of a series of short articles on LGBTQ rights advocacy and abuses in nations with anti-LGBTQ laws. They are based on Outright International’s country overviews, which track each nation’s record on LGBTQ rights. In a small way, those overviews fill the gap that the Trump administration created when it ended the …