Category Politics

If the report is independently verified — and so far neither the Kinshasa government, regional bodies like the East African Community, nor the United Nations have confirmed it — the loss could create real challenges for M23. Command transitions in…

The war in eastern Congo just got hotter — and louder. On Wednesday, government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo launched fresh attacks on the M23 rebels across several fronts in North and South Kivu. They even used drones…

Exactly 44 years ago today February 24, 1982 armed soldiers under President Milton Obote burst into Lubaga Cathedral during Ash Wednesday Mass, guns drawn, and ordered the priests to stop praying. They dragged the clergy off the altar in their…

A fresh drama is unfolding in the courts that could decide whether Kitagwenda’s new MP actually takes his seat. Robert Mugabe (yes, same name as the late Zimbabwean leader) is fighting the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) after they suddenly…

Kampala is buzzing again. Yesterday morning, Justice Minister and Democratic Party boss Norbert Mao stood up at his party headquarters and did what many have been whispering about for weeks he officially declared he wants to be the next Speaker…

In a bold and historic move, newly elected Mbale City Woman MP Lydia Wanyoto Mutende has officially declared her intention to contest for the position of Speaker of the 12th Parliament. Announced at a press conference in Malukhu, Mbale, Wanyoto’s…

The government of Sudan has strongly condemned Uganda for hosting Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), commander of the Rapid Support Forces, at State House Entebbe. In an official statement, Sudan described the meeting as “a blatant disregard for the crimes…

A rare public disagreement has emerged between two of Uganda’s most powerful institutions the Uganda Police and the Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba over whether NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) faces treason charges. While Gen. Muhoozi and…

In a decision that has left many Ugandans deeply saddened, President Yoweri Museveni personally called Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere and asked him to cancel a special Mass that was planned for detained opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye at Lubaga Cathedral. The…