Author: Evans Kalyango

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…

By Mike Rwothomio NEBBI: Youth across the West Nile Subregion have been urged to utilize all available platforms—social media, public forums, and grassroots initiatives—to champion climate justice, ensuring equity and human rights are central to addressing the climate crisis. This appeal has been made during the LYCO Regional Consultation Meeting, organized by COLEIN AID in partnership with the Youth Climate Council Uganda (YCC), under the theme “Enhancing Youth Inclusiveness in Monitoring Uganda’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).” Held at Gaf Entertainment Center in Nebbi Municipality recently,  the event brought together youth leaders, stakeholders, and experts to discuss how climate justice—which prioritizes…

The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, has highlighted the importance of potato and sweetpotato in addressing the nutritional needs of people and improving the livelihoods of different communities. “Potato and sweetpotato are not just food crops; they are strategic assets in achieving climate resilience, nutrition, and rural transformation,” Hon. Tumwebaze remarked. He was speaking at the opening of the 13th African Potato Association (APA) Conference, underway at Speke Resort Munyonyo from Monday, May 26 to Friday, May 30, 2025. The conference has drawn over 300 participants from across the continent, including delegates from South Africa,…

Justice Benard Namanya of the high court delivered his ruling on a petition filed by NRM’s Faridah Nambi Kigongo who is a daughter to the party’s 1st Vice Chairperson ALhajj Moses Kigongo in which she sought redress on several grounds. In her petition, Nambi pointed accusing fingers on both the electoral commission and Nalukoola himself as she dragged the two to court. She accused Nalukoola of campaigning on election. She also blamed Byabakama’s Electoral Commission of not counting her votes from 14 polling stations. In his 50-page judgement delivered by email, Justice Benard Namanya nullified Nalukoola’s victory in the by…

The two weeks preceding the Kawempe North by-election towards 13th March 2025 exposed Ugandans a glimpse of what might happen in the 2026 general elections if nothing is done. Despite the police presence during the campaigns and on the voting day, the Army and another tough unit called JATT dominated the Kawempe north by-election. These beat candidates, beat voters and even beat journalists to pulp. Army mambas were even seen inside polling stations and this could have been the reason why out of the registered 190,000 voters, just less than 50,000 came out to vote. On the voting day, several…

In the news this afternoon, the High Court has nullified the election of Erias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola as the Kawempe North legislator following a petition by NRM’s Faridah Nambi Kigongo who sought redress in the courts. The Kawempe by election birthed by violence and marred with full scale military intervention happened on 13th March 2025 following the death of Muhammed Ssegirinya alias Mr. Update who died after a long battle with illness. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB HOSTING, WEB DESIGNS AND DOMAIN NAMES, CALL OR WHATSAPP +256758201313 Nalukoola emerged the winner with 17000 votes while Nambi who came 2nd polled around…

Kampala, Uganda – MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited has officially launched its Term 2 of the Win School Fees with MoMo Campaign at Kalerwe market, with the goal of making school fees payments faster, safer, and more rewarding for parents and guardians across Uganda. This Term 2 campaign builds on the remarkable success of the Term 1 activation, which saw over 350,000 new users embrace MoMo for school fees payments after the reward model was upgraded from a single term’s fees to covering an entire academic year. During the launch event, two new winners—Zaina Nantege and Ruth Nambozo—were officially announced…