Author: Evans Kalyango

Following news of a bomb blast in Kampala near the Munyonyo Martyrs Basilica, it has been revealed that the suicide bombers were on a mission to harm the church goers but their mission was prematurely cut short. Despite two accounts of the incident where the police and the IGP say the two people riding on motorbike exploded on their own as they got closer to the Basilica and another account by the UPDF that it shot the suicide bombers in an intelligence led operation before they got access to the Basilica, one of the two who died has been identified.…

Amidst the celebration of the Uganda Martyrs Days in Namugongo, panic gripped residents in Munyonyo and those at the Martyrs Basilica in the same place after a bomb reportedly exploded killing two people. Witness accounts reveal the two a man and a woman were moving on a motor bike before a bomb exploded on them killing them instantly just before reaching the Martyrs Basilica in Munyonyo. At the scene of the explosion two bodies are scene smashed lying in the mid of the road. Speaking from the scene, Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba reveals there was an explosion that…

Fear and panic has gripped residents in Munyonyo near the Uganda Martyrs Basilica in Munyonyo as an explosion was heard few minutes and it’s been confirmed that a bomb went off killing two people instantly. The two were riding on a boda boda. According to reports, the two a man and a woman were riding on a boda boda and they were approaching the Martyrs Church in Munyonyo, the bomb went off on the woman who was reportedly wearing it. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB HOSTING, WEB DESIGNS AND DOMAIN NAMES, CALL OR WHATSAPP +256758201313 Reports also suggest that the…

In a strategic move to foster green and decent employment opportunities for Ugandan youth, Enabel, the Belgian agency for international cooperation, and the Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (UHTTI) have signed a €260,000 grant agreement to support skills development in the Tourism and Hospitality sector. The grant is provided under Enabel’s WeWork Project, co-funded by the European Union, which promotes Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in sectors with high job-creation potential. Coming at the heels of the successful Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE 2025) and the 2nd Annual Sustainable Tourism Awards, this grant signals a renewed…

By Odeke Bazel Once upon a time in Uganda, asking “Who raised you?” had a straightforward answer: Maama ne Taata. Today, that same question might provoke a pause, a philosophical shrug, or even a TED Talk. Because in this brave new Uganda, parenting is no longer a duet—it’s increasingly a solo act. Single motherhood is rising. So is single fatherhood, though at a less dramatic pace. But perhaps more alarmingly, society itself has now become a reluctant co-parent, with schools, smartphones, and stubborn uncles stepping in to fill the vacuum. What happened? Is it urbanization? Globalization? American TV? Was it…

As the world looks forward to limiting global warming to 1.5°C, Uganda is investing in a climate bomb project like the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) a $5 billion project that will stretch 1,443 kilometers from Hoima in Uganda to the Tanzanian port of Tanga. While its being paraded as a path to prosperity, EACOP is shaping up to be a contradiction to Uganda’s climate promises and a grave risk to its future. The pipeline, once completed, will transport 216,000 barrels of crude oil per day. According to Climate Accountability Institute, emissions from the EACOP project will reach up…

After running over Kampala on 26th January 1986, president Museveni was days later sworn in Uganda’s new president after a fierce battle with the Dr.Apollo Milton Obote for 5 years and briefly against Tito Okello Lutwa in 1985. General elections were held in Uganda on 10th and 11 December 1980. They followed the overthrow of Idi Amin the previous year and were the first since the pre-independence elections in 1962. The result was a victory for the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) of President Milton Obote, which won 75 of the 126 seats. Having been dissatisfied with the electoral results, presidential…

President Museveni grabbed the privileges of power in January 1986 after staging a guelira war in the Buganda region in the jungles of Luwero against the Obote government shortly after the 1981 presidential elections where he had lost massively under his UPM party. During the war, thousands died, he recruited many child soldiers which his National Resistance Army referred to as Kadogos, some made it out of the bush while some never saw the victory in Kampala after taking power. Museveni ruled Uganda until 1996 when he first organized general elections and later in 2001 under the Movement system (One…

Owekitiibwa Honorable Mathias Mpuuga the Member of Parliament for Nyendo-Mukungwe has unveiled a new political party ahead of the 2026 general elections where president Museveni will be contesting to extend his rule to 45 years. Mpuuga broke chains with National Unity Platform last year when he received a Shs500m service award from the parliamentary commissioner where he sits as a commission. NUP until now insists that what Mpuuga received tantamount to corruption. Efforts to have him apologize hit dead ends. Bobi Wine would later suspend Mpuuga as his Deputy President in charge of Buganda and he replaced him with Muhammed…

By Mike Rwothomio The Church of Uganda, through its Directorate of Household and Community Transformation (HCT), has initiated a humanitarian aid operation by dispatching essential relief supplies to Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Isingiro District, Ankole Diocese. In a statement shared on the Church of Uganda’s Facebook page on 26 May, the Church underscored its ongoing commitment to supporting forcibly displaced populations fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi. The relief effort was officially launched by Provincial Secretary Rev. Canon William Ongeng, following an urgent humanitarian appeal issued on 28 April 2025. The appeal was spurred by…