Available records from Masaka City Council indicate that the area generates at least 100 tonnes of garbage every week, much of which is dumped at open sites where it is either burnt or left to decompose. The political landscape of Nyendo–Mukungwe Division in Masaka City is entering a new chapter following the swearing-in of a […]
Mbidde also disclosed that the legal team plans to engage religious and cultural leaders from the Teso sub-region, as well as officials from the Vatican, to help appeal to the President on Among’s behalf. Lawyers representing Anita Among have claimed that false information is being spread publicly, damaging the image of the Former Speaker of […]
Mukono Municipality MP, Betty Nambooze Bakireke, urged civil servants to avoid fueling divisions among councillors and instead focus on their responsibilities. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has won the Mukono Municipality speakership race despite the National Unity Platform (NUP) holding the majority in council. NUP fronted Phibie Faith Babirye for the position, while the NRM […]
Security operatives investigating allegations against former Speaker Anita Annet Among have questioned three senior Electoral Commission (EC) officials over claims they conspired to disqualify parliamentary candidates during the January 2026 elections. The officials, including an EC lawyer and two commissioners, were summoned for police questioning after investigators reportedly reviewed CCTV footage, operational records, and […]
Kakooza, who belongs to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), is set to replace National Unity Platform (NUP)’s Jamil Yiga, who has served as Kyampisi sub-county chairperson for the past five years. Heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms on Tuesday disrupted the swearing-in ceremony of Kyampisi sub-county chairperson-elect Meddy Kakooza and his councillors in Mukono District. […]
The clearest signal came from Daudi Kabanda, Secretary General of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), who publicly announced that General Muhoozi Kainerugaba had endorsed the Defence Minister for the speakership. What was officially presented as a thanksgiving ceremony at Defence Minister Jacob Oboth-Oboth’s rural home in Mukono over the weekend increasingly looked like something […]
On Wednesday, Nameere intensified the attacks against Kabanda, accusing him of allegedly using threats and political pressure to solicit money from influential figures while hiding in Gen. Muhoozi’s back. The Chairman of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has defended the movement’s Secretary General and Kasambya County MP, David Kabanda, amid escalating […]
However, some voters said Nambooze’s decision to hold her post-swearing-in celebration outside Mukono left many supporters feeling excluded from what they considered an important political milestone. Residents and supporters of Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament Betty Nambooze Bakireke have expressed concern over her decision to hold her first post-swearing-in celebration outside the constituency, saying the […]
One social media user commented: “She became terribly sick but got energy to come & campaign & after winning she left immediately. Now she has gotten energy to come & swear in.” Kampala Woman Member of Parliament Shamim Malende has returned to Uganda ahead of next week’s parliamentary swearing-in ceremony, ending months of absence that […]
Muhoozi stressed that the incoming leadership would adopt a zero-tolerance approach to corruption and inefficiency within government ranks. As he marked his 52nd birthday, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, issued a strongly worded warning to corrupt government officials, signaling what many interpret as a looming shift in the country’s leadership tone. In a […]