The Police and Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers have maintained deployment at opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party offices in Rukungiri district. The deployment at the party offices located along Republic Road in Rukungiri town follows reports that some party leaders are preparing to hold prayers over the arrest and remanding of Dr. […]
Busiro North Member of parliament, Paul Nsubuga is in trouble after money lenders to whom he is indebted to the tune of sh50m threw him out of his home at Nansana-Gganda in Wakiso district. This comes shortly after Nsubuga mortgaged the home of his mother Agnes Nabawanuka to get money for settling his heavy debts. Luck […]
Makumbi, together with some other NUP councilors went ahead to kneel down on the ground as they appreciated President Museveni’s NRM government for wholeheartedly giving Mukono municipality a World Bank project of sh154bn without minding about the municipality’s current leadership’s political affiliations. Mukono Municipality National Unity Platform (NUP) leaders have defied the district party boss, […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has issued a stern directive to Regional Police Commanders (RPCs), prohibiting the granting of police bonds to individuals accused of embezzling funds for the Parish Development Model (PDM) and Emyooga programs. Addressing the leaders of the Teso sub-region at Kumi Municipal Grounds on Tuesday, the President emphasised the importance of safeguarding […]
Leaders and supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) have condemned the Police for blocking the mobilization tours of the Party President in Migyera town council. On Friday, the Police and Uganda Peoples’ Defense Force (UPDF) in Nakasongola district blocked the mobilization tours of Robert Kyagulanyi. Kyagulanyi was supposed to address his supporters at Migyera […]
The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has again halted the countrywide tours of National Unity Platform (NUP) tours citing failure to respect law and order. In a letter addressed to the NUP’s Secretary General, signed by the Police Spokesperson, ACP Kituuma Rusoke on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, it has highlighted the failure to […]
Many Ugandans view Members of Parliament (MPs) as service providers, despite the official focus of their role being representation. Concerns over transparency and accountability have recently heightened public discussions about MPs’ responsibilities. According to the 2024 Sauti za Wananchi report by Twaweza-Uganda, 64% of citizens see MPs as communicators, responsible for voicing citizens’ needs to the government […]
Independent candidate Grace Akifeza Ngabirano was on Thursday November 14, 2024 declared winner of the by-election after receiving 50,459 votes. The position became vacant following the death of MP Sarah Mateke on September 7, 2024, prompting the need for a new representative to serve the district in Parliament. Akifeza’s strong support was evident as she […]
A board member for the rationalized Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) Haji Twahir Ssebaggala has urged Buganda coffee growers to stop perceiving the authority’s merger to the mother ministry as a Buganda matter alone, clarifying that it is a concern to all regions. Haji Ssebaggala who is also a member of the Uganda Quality Coffee […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday visited the family of the late Sarah Nyirabashitsi Mateke in Kisoro district to pay his respects and lay a wreath in her honour. Mateke, who passed away on September 7, 2024, at the age of 50, was the Minister of State for Defence and the Woman Member of Parliament […]