Author: Evans Kalyango

For the first time in over 30 years, Christians and Muslims will have commenced fasting on the same day a rare occurrence of Ramadan and Lent coinciding on the same day 18th February 2026. The crescent of the moon was sighted yesterday  17th which meant that the Holly Month of Ramadan will commence today. Muslims normally fast for 28-30 days depending on when the next crescent of the moon is sighted. Today is Ash Wednesday for Christians which commences the Lenten period largely for Catholics and Anglicans. Unlike Ramadan for Muslims, Lent for Christians stretch to forty days as seen…

Early this month, Mawokota South legislator also FDC Whip in the 11th parliament Honorable Yusuf Nsibambi led a group of opposition politicians to meet president Museveni in what they said was meant to calm tensions after elections. Among those who went with Nsibambi included Okot Bitek of Kioga county (FDC), Moses Kabuusu of Kyamuswa (PFF), Roland Ndyomugyenyi of Rukiga County, former Kasese MP Robert Centenary and former Kawempe North MP Latif Ssebagala. The other notable one’s included Mukono South MP Fred Kayondo (DP), Richard Lumu of Mityana South among others including those from Bobi Wine’s NUP who are yet…

President Museveni has officially communicated the firing of Jenifer Bamuturaki as CEO of the Uganda Airlines whom he in 2022 protected with all his energy from scrutiny as Joel Ssenyonyi’s COSASE questioned her abilities and competence to run the national carrier. Bamuturaki stepped down three weeks ago from this position and the search for her replacement immediately commenced. Retired Ethiopian airlines CEO Wake Girma was poised to take on the mantle as the airline looks for a substantive CEO. Now weeks after Bamuturaki stepped down, president Museveni has formally written to the Minister of Works and Transport Gen Edward Katumba…

Yesterday 16th February marked exactly one month since the army and police took charge of Bobi Wine’s residence, surrounding it and storming it inside whenever they wish. It also marked one month ever since the NUP leader went into hiding after claiming the army wanted to arrest him. The only available NUP Deputy president in charge of Eastern Uganda, also the legislator for Manjiya county John Baptist Nambeshe led a team of lawyers and leaders to Bobi Wine’s residence only to be met with resistance and blockades. Among the prominent figures blocked at Kyagulanyi’s residence include Lawyers Eron Kiiza, Tumusiime…

Former Speaker of Parliament, 1st Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for East African affairs and Kamuli women member of parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has destroyed fellow Minister Babirye Milly Babalanda in an explosive interview broadcasted across all radio stations in Busoga. It all started when Milly Babalanda last week went after Kadaga claiming she’s fighting her and won’t just sit down to watch as her personality was being dragged for reasons she doesn’t know. Babalanda claimed that one Member of Parliament elect for Jinja North Hussein Muyonjo alias Swengere who reportedly went to radio claiming Babalanda was behind the delayed declaration…

Public participation on the proposed divestiture of the government’s stake in Safaricom Plc is drawing strong interest from citizens who say the move could offer relief from rising taxes and the cost of living, provided the process is transparent and the proceeds are well protected. The proposal involves the sale of 15 per cent of Safaricom shares to Vodafone at Sh34 per share, while the government currently holds 35 per cent of the company, a stake valued at between Sh280 billion and Sh300 billion. Participants across the country said the plan presents a rare opportunity for the State to raise…

On the even of the 2026 General Elections, Deputy Presidents of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Dr. Linda Zedriga of Northern Uganda and Jolly Jacklyn Tukamushaba of Western Uganda were reportedly abducted by men in army uniform carrying heavily loaded guns. The two have been missing since 14th January 2025. Their families and lawyers applied for Habeas Corpus in the courts of laws and government denied holding the two ladies in their custody something which added more misery to their relatives on the whereabouts of their people. The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) even when they were seen in a…

The Uganda Airlines stands straight as one of Uganda’s loss making Government Entities with losses of around Shs230billions despite the huge capitation just like the New Vision which is also swimming in losses for the last four years. Issues of mismanagement and incompetence at the National Carrier were raised by the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) three years ago when the current leader of Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi was at it’s helm in 2022. During the proceedings of Ssenyonyi’s COSASE, it was revealed that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uganda Airlines Jenifer Bamuturaki didn’t posses the…

National Resistance Movement’s Justice Nameere also a daughter to former Minister Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja has been declared the winner of the Masaka City Women MP rate after a controversial vote recount handled by Chief Magistrate Albert Asiimwe. The three-day vote recount exercise which commenced on Friday evening concluded on Sunday night overturned the earlier results by the Electoral Commission which had declared the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Rose Nalubowa as the winner of the January 15th Elections. The vote recount was done in what many law experts was an illegal manner since the magistrate found one box broken without…

The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has revealed that it is set and will be releasing the results of 2025 Primary Leaving Exams (PLE) results ahead of the commencement of term one. According to the release notice posted on UNEB’s social media pages, the exam results will be out on Friday 30th January this week at State House Nakasero presided over by the minister of Education and sports according to officials within UNEB. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEBHOSTING AND DOMAIN NAMES, CALL OR WHATSAPP +25678201313 The officials are said to have met the Minister of Education also the first Lady…