Author: Citizen Editor

By Oweyegha-Afunaduula Centre for Critical Thinking and Alternative Analysis The rise of violence and the gun culture in Uganda, like in the United States, Canada and other countries cannot be separated from the rise in militarism.  Militarism is the belief that a country must maintain a strong military capability and must use, or threaten to use, force to protect and advance “national interest” (e.g., Steuter and Martin, 2019). During President Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s bush war in the Luwero Triangle of Buganda many children, called kadogos, were socialized into violence.  Beyond the bush war, many school going children were socialized into violence…

By Mike Rwothomio Angal Secondary School marked its annual School Day and Fundraising Ceremony, graced by His Royal Majesty Philip Olarker Rauni III, Ubimu of Alur, who emphasized the critical role of education, particularly for girls, in transforming the future of the Alur Kingdom and the West Nile region. The Annual School Day Celebration at Angal Secondary School began with prayers led by Rt. Rev. Bishop Constantine Rupiny of the Nebbi Catholic Diocese. The event featured a ceremonial procession and the formal arrival of the Chief Guest, Ubimo Olarker Philip Rauni III. On July 11, 2025, students, teachers, support staff,…

MTN Uganda continued its tradition of celebrating excellence and partnerships at the May edition of the MTN Monthly Tee, held at the scenic Entebbe Club. This special edition, dubbed the “Next Gen Accountants Edition,” honoured the vital role of professional accountants and celebrated the long-standing contributions of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU). Hosted by MTN Uganda’s Chief Financial Officer and avid golfer, Andrew Bugembe, the event brought together golfers, business leaders, financial experts, and media under one unifying theme: “Together, our Compliance is Unstoppable.” The MTN Monthly Tee is a monthly highlight on the local golfing…

Ahead of the new financial year on 1st July and the National Budget reading set for mid next month, government has brought forth several tax bills which will trigger business development in the country. Until today, every registered Business (company) is supposed to have a Tax Identification Number (TIN) from URA and whether the said business is earning profits, revenue or not. It’s supposed to file returns from PAYE to Income Tax every financial year and this starts immediately when the company gets a TIN. Many start ups have always failed to sustain business even for just two years of…

KAMPALA, Uganda – In a move to accelerate Uganda’s transition from subsistence agriculture to a modern, industrialized agro-economy, Stanbic Bank Uganda, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), hosted the inaugural Consumer Convention 2025 in Kampala under the theme “Accelerating the Momentum of Agro-Industrialization.” The high-level forum attracted stakeholders from government, agribusiness, financial services, and the development community to discuss scalable solutions for transforming Uganda’s agricultural sector into a driver of jobs, investment, and economic growth. State Minister for Agriculture Bright Rwamirama commended Stanbic’s approach, calling it a powerful example of private sector alignment with…

By Odeke Bazel In the grand political comedy that is Uganda’s democracy, nothing delivers both satire and seriousness like the recently concluded LC1 NRM primary elections. Far from the air-conditioned boardrooms of Kampala’s political class, this was politics stripped of pretense—raw, noisy, personal, and hilariously revealing. Picture it: entire villages lining up behind candidates like schoolchildren queuing for porridge, all under the watchful eye of the opposition’s cousin. Here, your vote isn’t just a right—it’s a declaration of allegiance, visible to every chicken and charcoal seller in the parish. Yet amid the laughter and village gossip, there was something deeply…

By Paul Mugoya Uganda’s intended boost for the industrial revolution and emancipation of her economic development has instead, in a nutshell, become a bottomless pit and symbol of the top most elite corruption and impunity of siphoning away hard-earned taxpayers’ monies through a deliberately weakened system that allows the flight of money. Money laundering has thrived, because of the poor safeguards to check the flight of money into and out of the country. A strong living example is the gold business which is now among the top-traded commodities for the country. If Uganda could borrow a leaf from Gen. Kagame,…

By ALEX PITHUA The Equal Opportunities Commission-Uganda (EOC-U) has launched a robust investigation into allegations that the minority ethnicities tribes of Lendu aka Ndrukpa and Kebu have been grossly discriminated against and denied employment opportunities in Zombo district Local Government. The Equal Opportunities Commission is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament to effectuate Article 32(3) and Article 32 (4) of the Constitution of Uganda. The Commission is mandated to eliminate discrimination and inequalities against any individual or group of persons on the ground of sex, age, race, color, ethnic origin, tribe, birth, creed or religion, health status,…

By ALEX PITHUA The Congolese army have allegedly abducted a Uganda People Defense Forces, private Chelimo Edwin, 24 on lake Albert in Pakwach District Police reports that the victim was on routine deployment with other colleagues when Congolese Army numbering eight, armed to the teeth, attacked them making away with PTE. Chelimo to their unknown operation base. West Nile region police spokesman SP Collins Asea confirmed to our reporter through a media release observing that the unfortunate attack occurred at around early morning hours of Wednesday 14th May 2025 adding that case registered in Deyi police post. “The Police would…

Following the abduction of Edward Sebuufu Rogers alias Eddy Mutwe who is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu’s (Bobi Wine) chief Body Guard for the last over 20 years in Mukono late last Month on 27th April 2025 which caused panic, unease in the circles of opposition especially in NUP, his whereabouts were later revealed. In a string of posts of his X formerly Twitter, the CDF Muhoozi Keienerugaba revealed that he’s holding Eddy Mutwe in his basement teaching him Runyankore. He would later post half naked pictures of Mutwe with captions like HERE HE WAS URINATING. Muhoozi also chopped off Eddy Mutwe’s…