Author: Evans Kalyango

As we the country gears up to the 2026 elections, several politicians tend to start greeting and saying hi to the people they haven’t greeted for years simply because they’ll need their votes. This is the case with presidency Minister Babirye Milly Babalanda who after receiving negative reception in Jinja City opted for a village constituency in Budiope West. She has used her powers as Minister for presidency to seek relevance while using the president and the Kyabazinga to buy popularity in Buyende. Influencing the Kyabazinga’s 10th Coloration universally to be taken to Buyende district last year. She also in…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa has today expressed his dissatisfaction with the Supreme court over their landmark ruling which brought an end to the trial of civilians in the General Court Martial. The ruling has since been welcomed as a sigh of relief and hope for the rule of law. The bitter Museveni in a three page dossier has criticized the Chief Justice Dollo’s Led Supreme Court Bench insisting that the decision is misguided as he praises the contribution of the Military courts in maintaining national security and stability especially in Karamoja. The president referred to the justices as foreign…

The supreme court bench headed by the Chief Justice Owiny- Dollo has this afternoon delivered a landmark ruling in an appeal made by the Attorney General from a July 2021 Constitutional Ruling of Micheal Kabaziguruka Vs Attorney General where the court declared that it was wrong to try civilians in the General Court Martial. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB HOSTING AND DOMAIN NAMES, CALL OR WHATSAPP +256758201323 Since 2021, the Supreme Court had been quiet on delivering the judgement in this very important issue until recently when lawyers piled pressure on the judiciary to have this issue disposed off the…

The Ministry of health has this afternoon confirmed an outbreak of the very contagious Ebola disease in Kampala. In a press briefing held at the Ministry of health  headquarters in Kampala, Wandegeya, the ministry Permanent Secretary Dr Dianah Atwiine revealed that the Ebola Sudan is currently in Kampala and one person who is a nurse at Mulago hospital has already died but with many already infected at the hospital where the deceased died from. “The confirmed case, designated as the index case, is a 32-year-old male nurse, an employee of Mulago National Referral Hospital who initially developed fever-like symptoms and…

In the news this evening, the Director of the Internal Security Organization another spy arm of government under state house Brig Gen Charles Oluka has died this evening. The news of his death started making rounds 10 minutes ago and the Deputy Presidential Press Secretary Kirunda Faruke confirmed the same via his X formerly twitter account. According to Kirunda, the ISO boss died at Sseguku hospital where he had been rushed for medication. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB HOSTING AND DOMAIN NAMES, CALL OR WHATSAPP +256758201313.  Oluka took the mantle of ISO in October 2020 when president Museveni appointed him…

The Electoral Commission has today, Monday, commenced the exercise for the general update of the National Voters Register in preparation for the 2025-2026 General Elections. The update exercise will be conducted from 20th January until 10th February 2025 at update stations as shall be publicized for each of the 10,717 parishes/wards throughout Uganda, starting from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm every day, including weekends. The Commission spokesperson, Julius Mucunguzi, said Monday that the purpose of the update exercise is to enable eligible Ugandan citizens of 18 years and above, who are not yet registered as voters, to do so. The…

As the country gears up for the 2026 general elections with the road map already out and the commission putting hands to several activities including the update of the national register and demarcation of all electoral areas in the country, it’s not well for some bosses ahead of the polls. In the news, five Electoral Commission bosses have been suspended pending investigations at the commission over mismanagement. Among the top bosses suspended is Leonard Mulekwah who is the commissions General Secretary and three others. Sources at the commission indicate the president instructed the commission boss Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama to…

By Mike Rwothomio The office of the Prime minister, on Thursday January 16, 2025 donated relief items that includes 20,000 kilograms of Posho, and 10,000 Kilograms of beans to the severely affected community of Abanga Sub-County, Zombo district. The relief items are part of the government’s effort to alleviate the month-long suffering of the victims from 1,355 households from the two Parishes of Pakadha and Serr, hard-hit by the unprecedented devastating hailstorm and pounding rain in July last year. The July 8, 2024 driving afternoon rain decimated crops such as beans, coffee, maize, cassava, and matooke, along with kitchen garden…

On the evening of Monday January, 13, 2025, Kamwokya was a danger zone as a joint operation of security forces “foiled” what they referred to as an attempted robbery. According to the police, a group of seven suspected robbers had planned to rob and not robbed a female Bank client after withdrawing an unspecified sum of money from Acacia Mall. Later that day, the police confirmed that seven assailants were put out of action around Total Fuel Station, Acacia Mall, and Corner House near Mawanda Road while the others managed to escape. The police reported having recovered two motor cycles,…

At the beginning of last year in what was dubbed as the Uganda Parliament Exhibition, parliament records leaked online showed how Commissioner of Parliament Mathias Mpuuga and other three commissioners in a meeting chaired by Speaker of Parliament a whooping Shs1.7bn among themselves as Service Award. This didn’t sit well with his party National Unity Platform which instituted disciplinary action against Mpuuga, he slammed the process and refused to attend any. The party wrote to Speaker Anita Among recalling Mpuuga as Commissioner of parliament which she respectfully declined. ADVERT: FOR WORLD CLASS WEB HOSTING AND DOMAIN, CLICK HERE OR WHATSAPP…