Politics

Gen Muhoozi’s statements are private—Baryomunsi

Minister of ICT and National Guidance Chris Baryomunsi has clarified that comments made by the Chief of Defence Force (CDF) Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba are not the official positions of...

Mary Paula Turyahikayo—A Divisive and Poisonous Sectarian of Rukungiri

1Uganda, since the colonial days, has grappled helplessly with a barbaric and ferocious vice of ethnic and religious...

Russia-Ukraine War: Uzbek Man Confesses to Killing Senior Russian General

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested a man who confessed to having planted and detonated a...

BOBI WINE: A Half-baked Politician with No Vision for Uganda

The National Unity Platform (NUP) party President, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, has predictably continued to exhibit political...

NUP Asylum Seekers Face Deportation Over Forged Document

In a troubling development, several asylum seekers associated with the National Unity Platform (NUP) are facing imminent deportation...

Cameroon’s Govt Bans Media Talk of President Biya’s Health Amid Death Rumours

The Cameroonian authorities have banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, following rumors of his death. Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji told regional governors that these stories "disturb the tranquility of Cameroonians." "Any debate in the media about the president's condition is strictly prohibited," he insisted, and threatened that "offenders will face the full force of the law." The Cameroonians say they have not seen the 91-year-old leader in public since September 8, when he attended a China-Africa...

Lukwago Urges Baganda to Abandon NUP and Join PFF for Its Nationalistic Outlook

In a bold political move, Erias Lukwago, the Lord Mayor of Kampala and the interim leader of the People’s Freedom Forum (PFF), has called on the people of Buganda to abandon the National Unity Platform (NUP) and instead support the PFF over its nationalistic approach to governance. While speaking to reporters on October 11, 2024, about the progress of signature collection for formalization of the PFF that commenced on October 7, 2024, Lukwago emphasized that even for those who are...

Who Will Lead People’s Front for Freedom in 2026 General Elections?

As the road to the 2026 general elections is narrowing, the political atmosphere keeps becoming slippery as different politicians are strategizing and polishing their manifestos to be presented to the electorates. Several new political formations as well as new politicians are expected to come up all wishing to assume leadership and serve our motherland. The Katonga parallel faction of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) is in the final stages of registering a new political party named the People’s Front for...

Whipping Zaake Versus Funding Genocide in Gaza, Who Should Be Sanctioned for Rights Violations?

The US Department of State on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, announced travel sanctions on four officers of the Uganda Police Force (UPF) on allegations of gross violation of human rights and inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment. Matthew Miller, Department of State spokesperson, identified the designated individuals as Bob Kagarura, former Wamala Regional Police Commander, and Alex Mwine, former District Police Commander for Mityana District. Others are Elly Womanya, who at the time of the alleged human violation was Senior Commissioner...

Mpuuga’s New Electoral Reforms Won’t Exonerate Him from Shs1.7B Service Award Scandal

During the first reading of the constitutional amendment bill 2024 recently, Nyendo Mukungwe County Member of Parliament Mathias Mpuuga unveiled the proposed new electoral reforms. The proposals include the restoration of term limits, reducing the size of parliament, as well as allowing prisoners and Ugandans in diaspora to vote. The proposals sound good, and a section of Ugandans have been waiting for them. However, the reforms will not change the fact that Mpuuga participated in an immoral act where he and...

Supporters of FDC Katonga Faction Stranded as Officials Fail to Pay Transport Refund

More than 500 supporters of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction on Monday, October 7, 2024, were left stranded in Kampala after the officials had failed to pay their transport refund. The supporters were ferried from different parts of the country to witness the launch of a signature collection exercise that will enable the successful registration of the People's Front for Freedom (PPF), a proposed new party ahead of the 2026 elections. A source at Katonga offices confirmed that...