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Ugandans are asking one burning question: what exactly is going on at Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited? Ever since Umeme exited and UEDCL officially took over power distribution on April 1, 2025, complaints of persistent blackouts, delayed meter replacements, sluggish customer response and erratic service have exploded. Now, the Auditor General’s December 2025 report has poured fuel on the fire, …

When Airtel Uganda ushered in a new leadership era in 2024, many employees say they believed a fresh wind was finally blowing through the glass corridors of Airtel Towers in Kampala. The appointment of Managing Director Soumendra Sahu, who succeeded former boss Manoj Murali, was introduced internally as the start of a bold chapter anchored on digital transformation, sharper execution …

A storm is brewing in Uganda’s diplomatic circles after a senior official deployed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to an Africa nation allegedly ran off with another man’s wife. RedPepper has learnt that the diplomat (names withheld for now) is accused by sources of volatile behaviour and a dark violence past, claims that have circulated for years in Kampala …

Kampala – Uganda’s science and innovation sector is reeling from mounting allegations of institutional decay, political interference and shadowy management of multi-billion-shilling projects, as fresh details emerge linking recruitment chaos at the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) to a wider governance crisis at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). At the centre of the storm …

Mbarara — Drama, deception, and political intrigue have landed smack in the middle of the Mbarara Woman MP race! Rival candidate Maurishia Hope has officially petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) to recall the nomination of Loydah Twinomujuni Kyarikunda, claiming she submitted a forged academic document — a claim allegedly confirmed by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). According to …

By Amos Tayebwa | Mbarara Political temperatures in Mbarara District have hit boiling point after Kashari North MP Basil Bataringaya Rwankwene alias Omwonyo locked horns with Mbarara District NRM Chairman Prosper Tuhaise Kururagire — warning him to keep off his position in the NRM structures. Bataringaya, who also doubles as NRM Vice Chairman for Rubindi Sub-county, went bare knuckles after …

KAMPALA — Trouble is brewing in paradise! Word reaching Red Pepper Online is that the once-sweet love story between Former Uganda’s Deputy Ambassador to Washington DC and Sudan, Dickson Ogwang, and his Parliament staffer wife Ranny Ismael has hit stormy waters. According to well-placed family moles, all is not well in the couple’s marital villa, and whispers around both families …