The Kampala Report, Bukoto, Ntinda, Kampala (2025)

15/10/2025

FDC Candidate Nandala Decries Poor Roads, Vows Economic Change in Eastern Uganda

BULAMBULI — Forum for Democratic Change presidential candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi decried the “sorry state” of roads in the Sebei and Bugisu sub-regions Tuesday, telling supporters the poor infrastructure has trapped farmers in poverty. Nandala addressed the issue during campaign rallies in...

15/10/2025

Bobi Wine Pledges Free Porridge, Eggs for Pupils in Bid to Curb Dropouts

KIBUKU — Opposition leader Bobi Wine pledged Tuesday to provide free daily porridge and an egg to every primary school pupil in Uganda if elected president, a policy aimed at tackling high dropout rates and poor nutrition. Robert Kyagulanyi, the singer-turned-politician known as Bobi Wine, made t

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KAMPALA — A Ugandan high court has ordered the government to produce two missing Kenyan activists, “dead or alive,” by Oct. 21, after they were allegedly abducted this month. The court directive, issued Monday by Judge Simon Peter Kinobe, demands the state account for Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi. The activists were reportedly seized on Oct. 1 after attending a campaign rally for opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, in Kaliro District....

KAMPALA — A Ugandan high court has ordered the government to produce two missing Kenyan activists, “dead or alive,” by Oct. 21, after they were allegedly abducted this month. The court directive, issued Monday by Judge Simon Peter Kinobe, demands the state account for Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Nja...

15/10/2025

President Museveni Mourns Raila Odinga as a Pan-Africanist Brother -AfricanistBrother

KAMPALA — President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday joined a chorus of African leaders mourning the death of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, praising him as a “freedom fighter” and a dedicated Pan-Africanist. In a statement dated Oct. 15, 2025, Museveni said he received the news of Odinga....

15/10/2025

Kenyan President William Ruto Declares Seven-Day National Mourning for Ex-PM Raila Odinga -PMRailaOdinga

NAIROBI — Kenyan President William Ruto declared a seven-day national mourning period Wednesday for veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, a towering and controversial figure in Kenyan politics who died at age 80. Odinga died Wednesday in a hospital in Kochi, India, where he had been receiving m

15/10/2025

Uganda Judge Rejects Besigye's Bid to Remove Him From Treason Case 'sBid

KAMPALA — A Ugandan high court judge on Wednesday refused for a second time to step down from the treason case against opposition leader Kizza Besigye, dismissing claims of bias and setting the stage for a new legal battle over the case's jurisdiction. Justice Emmanuel Baguma ruled that Besigye’...

15/10/2025

Katikkiro Mayiga Joins East Africa in Mourning Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga

KAMPALA — The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, joined a chorus of regional and international leaders on Wednesday in mourning the death of Raila Odinga, the former prime minister of Kenya and a towering figure in East African politics. Odinga, 80, died the morning of Oct. 15, 2025, fro

15/10/2025

Museveni Urges Global Cooperation Over Conflict at Non-Aligned Movement Meeting

KAMPALA — President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday called for a world focused on shared prosperity and mutual cooperation, rejecting ideological domination and coercion as outdated and counterproductive. Museveni spoke as he chaired the 19th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at

15/10/2025

Uganda’s Anti-Graft Investor Unit Hails Japan’s Economic Contributions -GraftInvestorUnit

KAMPALA — The head of Uganda’s State House Investors Protection Unit, Col. Edith Nakalema, on Tuesday praised Japan as a major economic partner, citing its role in building key infrastructure and a trade relationship worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Nakalema’s comments came during a meet...

15/10/2025

Rae Nattie Evolves From Video Muse to Uganda’s Vocal Vanguard

KAMPALA — Rae Nattie, a familiar face in the music videos of East Africa’s top artists, is now stepping into the spotlight to launch her own singing career, with a new single and a major music video production slated for next week. The 26-year-old, born on April 4, 1999, has built a reputation f...

15/10/2025

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga Dies of Cardiac Arrest in India

India — Raila Odinga, the former prime minister of Kenya and a towering figure in East African politics, died Wednesday morning after suffering a cardiac arrest while in Kerala, India. He was 80. According to police and hospital authorities, Odinga collapsed during his morning walk on the grounds

15/10/2025

Experts, policymakers call for skills development to power Africa's progress

ADDIS ABABA -- Experts and policymakers on Tuesday called for accelerated and transformative skills development in Africa to power the continent's industrialization and sustainable growth. They made the call during the official opening of the Second Africa Skills Week, which is jointly organized

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