Author: Evans Kalyango

Former Speaker and Minister Rebecca Kadaga is at the tail end of facing a huge rejection from the party she has served for the last 36 years. She has never belonged to any other political party. She’s served the party and government as minister, deputy speaker for 10 years and speaker of parliament for 10 years and was only booted by the very strong hand of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who supported the candidacy of former speaker Jacob Oulanyah in May 2021. Despite dropping her from the very influential speakership position, President Museveni would later appoint Kadaga to his fishermen…

Lawyer Sarah Bireete has advised former Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga to stop crying over what many see as spoilt milk in her bid to retain the position of 2nd Vice Chairperson female where she’s facing speaker Anita Among who seems very determined to finish her off. NRM delegates after attending a stormy National Executive council at state house graced by the party chairperson president Museveni yesterday, they will be attending the National Delegate’s conference later this week on Wednesday and Thursday. Top on the agenda in the Wednesday elections at Kololo is the election of new members to the Central…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni hosted the National Executive Committee for NRM delegates ahead of the National Delegate’s conference happening later this week on Wednesday and Thursday. In the meeting, there was a face off between president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and former Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga who is the 1st Deputy prime minister and minister in charge of East Africa affairs and also the Kamuli district woman Member of parliament. Kadaga who is the current 2nd National Vice Chairperson female is facing some still competition from new NRM recruit Speaker Anita Among who is determined to send the woman from Kamuli…

The National Resistance Movement, a party which has been in government for the last four decades is preparing for this year’s National Delegate’s conference which is happening next week at Kololo Independence grounds. Over 40,000 delegates drawn from across the country will converge to discuss very important matters about their party NRM. Top on the agenda is the election of big bosses to sit on the party’s Central Executive Committee which is chaired by president Museveni who also doubles as the party’s chairperson. Apart from Museveni’s position of chairperson which is reserved for him alone, all the other positions in…

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has this afternoon halted the construction works that had commenced along the Nakivubo Channel pending permission and guidance from the authority which is the custodian of city land and it’s development. Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago had protested the development along the Nakivubo Channel sighting several concerns of land grabbing. He also revealed that Hamis Kiggundu didn’t have the necessary clearances to do the same. Lukwago also accuses that Ham’s earlier development in Nakivubo were causing floods in down town even inside Owino Market. “We instructed him to halt all activities that are ongoing without…

Following a story by the BBC world service which also quoted CBC news indicating that Ugandan government had accepted to host immigrants which the United States is deporting, the Ministry of internal affairs has issued a statement. As earlier reported by the BBC, Uganda has indeed accepted to take in deportees who have been unceremoniously chased away from the US by the Trump administration under several conditions with some still under discussion. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Bagiire Vicent Waiswa, the Agreement is in respect of Third Country Nationals who may not…

The Lutheran Theological college, which operates under the Lutheran Church of Uganda held it’s 6th graduation ceremony in an event which commanded style but also the proclamation of God’s presence and service to the Lord. The event which was graced by the Lutheran Church’s Bishop the Rt Reverend Charles Bameka was attended by several people and saw 6 people graduating with diplomas in Theology and others got ordained to serve the Lord through ministry. Among those who were ordained is Rev Safari Romeo of Congolese origin who is in God’s Ministry and serves in Rwamwanga Refugee settlement in Kamwenge…

Uganda Cranes have made history after qualifying out of the group stages of the CHAN for the first time in very years. The Cranes came in this game as the group leaders but needed a win or a draw to qualify to the next stage. The Cranes lost to Algeria in their opening match but made a come back to get a win against Guinea, Niger and now draw with South Africa toppling Group C with 7 points. As It Happened:  Cranes got their first goal in the 31st minute as Jude Ssemugabi sent the host in an early lead.…

The power struggles in Ugandan Opposition parties is far from getting fixed, in DP Norbert Mao clinched a 5th term as Presidential General even when he serves diligently in Museveni’s government, In NUP, founder Kibalama and his co are ever in courts crying over NUP to push Bobi Wine and his camp out. In FDC party, things reached a boiling point until a sprinter group shifted base to Katonga and formed their own party People’s Front for Freedom, in UPC one of the oldest political parties is also in power struggles with several questioning the legitimacy of former president Obote’s…

Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been for the previous days been contesting plans by Business Man Hamis Kigundu’s proposal to ‘re-develop’ the Nakivubo channel down town in the City by covering it with new designs and later build rentals on top of it. According to Lukwago, Nakivubo is very vital is eliminating floods in the city and KCCA had in the past had plans to modernize the channel to meet city standards but that didn’t happen because of money issues but Ham has been given greenlight by the city to redevelop it on his own cost and also construct rentals…