Tag Archives: Trail

Embattled former speaker of parliament Anita Among was reportedly using cleaners, security guards and fleet drivers at parliament to siphon and launder funds, and beat Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) scrutiny. According to sources close to investigations probing the alleged corruption, money laundering and illicit enrichment in parliament, after analysing the financial transactions of various parliamentary department staff accounts in transportation, …

Africa’s so-called banking powerhouse, Nigeria’s Access Bank, is once again under the spotlight after another high-profile merger deal spectacularly collapsed—this time in South Africa. Barely months after Uganda’s Finance Trust Bank (FTB) was left gasping for air following a failed takeover promise, Access Bank has now walked away from a Sh625.4 billion agreement to acquire 100% of Bidvest Bank Holdings …

Whispers and clenched nostrils have erupted along President Museveni’s 2026 re-election bid trail—from Munyonyo to Luwero, the North, the East and now Busoga—after one notorious NRM honcho allegedly turned the campaign entourage into a moving chemical warfare unit.As senior cadres, juniors and even side-dishes jostle for visibility on the trail, a secret battle is unfolding behind the scenes: the fight …

Napak – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has praised First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni for her significant contribution to the transformation of the Karamoja Sub-region, especially in improving water access and food security. Speaking at his final rally in the sub-region on Thursday, the President recalled that Mrs. Museveni was the first minister to volunteer to serve in Karamoja when others …

WEST NILE — What was meant to be another energetic day on the campaign trail turned into unspeakable tragedy when a 24-year-old Balaam Music Events staffer drowned in the mighty River Nile on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Yusuf Musasizi, was part of a team from the events company owned by State Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Balaam …