The remains of Tooro’s King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV have arrived in Uganda, beginning a nine-day period of mourning and funeral rites that will culminate in his burial on September 12. The late monarch’s body arrived at Entebbe International Airport on Friday, September 4, marking the start of his final journey home after…
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba says he expects to win 90 percent of the vote in Uganda’s 2031 presidential election if he receives the backing of his father, President Yoweri Museveni. Muhoozi, who is Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, made the statement on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, in a post on X accompanied by a photograph of…
KAMPALA — National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has resurfaced at Nateete Police Station after spending more than two weeks out of public view following his reported re-arrest by unidentified security operatives. Kivumbi was reportedly dropped at the police station on Wednesday morning by people believed to be state security operatives. The…
KAMPALA — President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Juma Witonze Kisekka as State Minister for Internal Affairs, days after the nomination of Dr Lawrence Muganga ran into trouble during parliamentary vetting. Witonze, a diplomat and politician, takes over the position after Muganga failed to obtain clearance from Parliament’s Appointments Committee. The new minister is also a…
Uganda evacuates citizens from South Africa as the government moves to protect its nationals following a surge in xenophobic protests and growing security concerns across parts of the country.. The move comes after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organize the safe return of Ugandans amid reports of increasing hostility…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has paid tribute to the late Moses Kalangwa Kalisa, describing him as a loyal and dedicated National Resistance Movement (NRM) cadre whose death has deprived both the party and the nation of a committed mobilizer in his prime. In a condolence message delivered by the outgoing Minister for the Presidency, Milly…
As President Yoweri Museveni was being sworn in for his seventh term at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds before invited heads of state and dignitaries, the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) led by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced the withdrawal of its endorsement of Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among for Speaker of the 12th Parliament. According to a…
Kyankwanzi, Uganda — Thursday, April 9, 2026 — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reopened the contest for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, signaling that previous party endorsements are not final and calling on lawmakers to prioritize national development over personal ambition. Addressing Members of Parliament and allied independents at the National…
National Unity Platform president H.E. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, commonly known as Bobi Wine, has confirmed that he has temporarily left the country. Kyagulanyi said he left Uganda to engage with international allies before returning to continue his political activities aimed at what he described as liberating the country. In a statement posted on X, Kyagulanyi…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially endorsed Speaker Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa for another term at the helm of Uganda’s Parliament ahead of the 12th Parliament. The endorsement, which is set to be tabled before the ruling party’s parliamentary caucus for formal adoption, comes ahead of the upcoming speakership race in the next Parliament….
