Tag Archives: War

KAMPALA — It’s fire in the city! The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has unleashed a brutal street cleansing operation, ordering all hawkers and street vendors to pack up and vanish from Kampala’s pavements — or face the iron hand of city enforcement. In a public notice issued this week, KCCA gave the traders just 7 days — starting October …

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 …

By Amos Tayebwa – Mbarara Tensions are mounting in Rwemigina Ward, Mbarara City North Division, as church leaders and residents intensify calls for the relocation of the Kenkombe garbage dumping site, citing worsening health risks and emerging cases of suspected land grabbing on the contested land. The dispute came to light during the closure of Mbarara City North Division baraza meetings recently held at St. Luke Kaburangire Church of …

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara, Uganda — As the country gears up for the 2026 general elections, senior National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders have launched a strong campaign to isolate party-leaning independent candidates, urging voters to back only official NRM flag bearers. The call was made over the weekend during a thanksgiving ceremony held at the home of Patrick Musinguzi Akooki, …

The Minister for the Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, argues that religious leaders should fight poverty and criminality in the minds of their followers while preaching the word of God. Minister Babalanda, who is also the Director of SDA Busoga Women’s field, made her remarks Saturday, 18th October, during the closing ceremony of a 14-day retreat on mindset change that …

By Jumah Kakomo/ Kabuye Ronald The electorate in Terego District have unanimously backed the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential candidate, General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, in his strong declaration to “declare war” on public school administrators who continue to levy illegal charges on learners despite the government’s policy of free education. This public endorsement followed General Museveni’s address during a presidential …

By  Alexander Luyima In a speech that was part history lesson, part battle cry, opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu honored the fallen and issued a stark warning to the Museveni regime: “The alternative to our risk is 10 times worse.” Kampala, Uganda – Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the musician-turned-politician known globally as Bobi Wine, did not merely accept a presidential nomination …

The Umukuuka of Bugisu, His Royal Highness (HRH) Sir Jude Mike Mudoma, on Friday, September 26, 2025, held a press conference in Mbale City to dismiss claims that a new Umukuuka had been elected to replace him as the cultural leader of Inzu Ya Masaaba (IYM). Mudoma described the reports as “fake news” circulating in the region, stressing that he …