Politics

The popularity of Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobiwine's party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), has continued to decline in the Buganda Kingdom, which has left him in dire fear as the Kingdom’s affiliation is important for the success of the NUP party. Bobiwine, before joining active politics, used to call himself “Omubanda wa Kabaka,” which implies a bad man of the king, but along the way, upon joining active politics, he got himself lured to compete with his master (Kabaka Ronald...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged mutual relations with the newly elected US President Donald Trump as he sent his congratulatory message to the Republican candidate on Friday, November 8, 2024,upon winning the presidential election of USA 2024. President Museveni sent his congratulations via his X handle on behalf of Ugandans, promising to work with him like he did with his predecessors. "I am writing on behalf of the people of Uganda to congratulate you on the historic victory you achieved...

The President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, has extended his warm congratulations to United States President-elect Donald Trump and asked him to emphasize respect for the African continent. In his congratulatory message passed via his official handle X, Kagame called upon Trump to uphold his message of partnering as a choice rather than forcing views and ways of life on other countries, especially in Africa. Kagame further expressed interest in strengthening the relationship between the two countries and in...

In recent years, sanctions against Ugandan leaders by the US State Department have degenerated to the level of a village court presided over by a bunch of drunkards, whose verdict is concluded without substantial evidence. Bobi Wine and other leaders of the opposition National Unity Platform-NUP Party had within the last years been on the smiling point whenever the US sanctioned leaders in Uganda under the watch of President Joe Biden, whose administration has been edged with Trump’s victory. Donald Trump...

Parents of the first cohort of the National Unity Platform (NUP) School of Leadership students are in shock after their children returned home with certificates in civil disobedience and advocacy for gay rights, rather than the expected leadership certificates that they were promised while enlisting in the school. The parents got their first surprise at the certificate awarding ceremony, held at their former headquarters in Kamwokya on Monday, November 4, 2024, when a group was called to demonstrate the skills...

The Electoral Commission has nominated four candidates including Mukankwaya Salim Tana, the girlfriend of the leader of the National Unity Platform Party, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine. Other candidates are Akifeza Grace Ngabirano (Independent), Juliet Musanase (FDC), and Rose Kabagyenyi, the NRM candidate. The Commission has designated November 14th, 2024, as the day when voters in Kisoro will be electing the area Woman Member of Parliament. Kyagulanyi is currently battling a stiff dispute from a section of NUP leaders who are opposed...