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By Ben Musanje After ten years at the helm of the Ministry of Water and Environment, former minister Sam Cheptoris returned to the ministry headquarters in Luzira with one simple mission — to say goodbye. The veteran politician, who was not reappointed to Cabinet after battling illness for nearly three years, stood before his successor Maj. Gen (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire …

By Mulengera Reporters On Wednesday, Sr Counsel Kiwanuka Kiryowa handed over office to new Attorney General Dr. Sam Mayanja who, by some coincidence, had been his mentor many years ago, as a young idealistic lawyer, at Kampala Associated Advocates (KAA).   During the handover event, Deputy AG Jackson Kafuzi narrated how it had been a very fulfilling experience working under …

H-E-Yoweri-Kaguta-Museveni LETTING THE POLITICAL RAT OUT OF THE BAG; No longer a Silent Majority but a loud mouth for the NRM × By Sam T. Kanyamukiza There is a season for silence, and there is a season for absolute clarity. For some time now, the political corridors of Kigezi and beyond have been thick with speculation. “Does Sam have a …

Today marks 165 days since Comrade Sam Mugumya was forcibly taken from the streets of Mbarara. The date was August 26, 2025. His crime? Political activism. His current location? Unknown. His legal status? Unclarified. His story has become a chilling microcosm of a systemic pattern of state-sponsored abductions and judicial indifference that continues to plague Uganda. Eyewitness accounts from that …

The ghost of former Amin-era strongman Brig Gen. Ali Fadhul has returned to haunt two of Uganda’s powerhouses — Minister Alice Kaboyo and industrial giants Madhvani Group — in a sizzling property war over the historic Ripon Falls Hotel in Jinja! Our Red Pepper online snoops have unearthed how Fadhul’s son allegedly played both camps, allegedly pocketing millions from the …

For over twelve years, the mother of Ugandan political activist Sam Mugumya has lived with uncertainty, fear, and hope—hope that one day she would embrace her son again. In a deeply emotional statement shared this week, Mugumya’s mother recounted the long years of separation, the silence of exile, and the pain of watching her son’s life unfold from a distance. …

AUUS Decides 2025: UCU’s ‘Uncle Sam’ Contests for the Vice President Technical | Voice of Bugerere Home Politics AUUS Decides 2025: UCU’s ‘Uncle Sam’ Contests for the Vice President Technical

Nearly a month has passed since the disappearance of opposition activist Sam Mugumya, yet Uganda’s key state institutions appear determined to drag their feet instead of seeking truth. What began as a straightforward demand for accountability has now spiraled into a textbook case of bureaucratic evasion and political indifference. On Friday, both the Uganda Police Force (@PoliceUg) and the Attorney …

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has told the High Court in Kampala that it is not holding opposition activist Sam Mugumya, who has been reported missing under unclear circumstances.   In a sworn affidavit filed in the Civil Division of the High Court on Friday, Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Musasizi, the Director of Civil Affairs at the Ministry of Defence …