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18/08/2026

IGG Orders Interdiction Of URSB Boss Mercy Kainobwisho As 4 Others Sent On Leave.

From inflated ICT contracts to the Non-Individual Register, an IGG directive has put Uganda’s business registry under the microscope

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The door at URSB just swung open. Five senior managers at the Uganda Registration Services Bureau have been sent on leave as a corruption investigation widens. At the center is the Registrar General herself. This is not a routine audit. It’s an IGG directive. And it’s about the systems that ever...

18/08/2026

Alex Mukulu: The Final Curtain Falls On A Giant Of Ugandan Theatre

He made us laugh at "30 Years of Bananas", weep at "Wounds of Africa", and squirm at "Guest of Honour". Now the stage is empty

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Kitalo nnyo. The lights have gone down. Alex Mukulu died on Saturday, August 15, 2026. He was 72. Sponsored Uganda did not just lose an actor. We lost the man who taught us how to use laughter as a weapon, silence as a sentence, and a stage as a courtroom. For nearly 50 years, if […]

10/08/2026

47 Years In Uniform: Katumba Bows Out Of Military Service.

From 1979 recruit to Army General, Katumba’s exit marks the end of an era shaped by war, reform, and Museveni’s long shadow over the UPDF

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On 31 July 2026, General Katumba Wamala took off the uniform for the last time. 47 years. That’s longer than most Ugandans have been alive. He did not leave with a parade of bitterness or a speech of complaints. The note he put out was short, grateful, and personal. Gratitude to God. To comrades. ...

07/08/2026

“Speak For Those Who Can’t”: Tayebwa Opens 8th National Youth Parliament

Deputy Speaker tells young leaders the chamber is not for speeches, but for solutions on jobs, governance and community safety

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The blue seats of Parliament were full this morning, but not with MPs. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa opened the second sitting of the 8th Uganda National Youth Parliament. Young leaders from every region sat where ministers and lawmakers normally sit. The theme for this year is simple and heavy: “...

06/08/2026

Ruhamya Kainerugaba Graduates From Sandhurst, Follows Father’s Path

A UPDF private and the son of Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba completes the same officer training course his father did 25 years ago

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Private Ruhamya Kainerugaba has graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. He completed the officer commissioning course alongside Officer Cadet Bakira Ruyondo. The graduation took place this week at the academy in Berkshire, England. Ruhamya is the son of Chief of De...

06/08/2026

Government Should Own All Land”: Minister Muhanga Wants To End Mailo, MPs Say Not So Fast

The push to scrap Mailo and give government control of all land has reopened Uganda’s oldest argument: development vs. ownership

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In a committee room at Parliament, a proposal was made that would undo one of the biggest compromises in Uganda’s 1995 Constitution. State Minister for Urban Development, Margaret Muhanga, told the Lands Committee that Uganda should abolish individual ownership of land. Specifically, she called fo...

04/08/2026

82 And 52: Why Uganda Is Talking About The Future Of Leadership

One has led since 1986. The other now heads the army. At 82 and 52, the question on everyone’s mind is simple: what comes next?

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The math is simple and everyone is doing it. 82 minus 52 equals 30. That’s the age gap between Uganda’s President and the Chief of Defence Forces. And in 2026, that gap is the reason the same question keeps coming up in taxis, boardrooms, and village trading centers: what happens next? President...

19/07/2026

Spain are the Champions.
World Cup 2026

The kings of Europe and the World.

15/07/2026

Is This Fair Trial?

Evidence in volumes, lawyers appointed overnight, hearing in 2 weeks.

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Justice cannot be rushed at 6:00pm and delivered by 10:00am. That is what happened in the High Court Criminal Division this week in the treason case against Col. (Rtd) Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya. At 6:00pm on Tuesday, prison authorities delivered to Luzira a list. 786 names....

12/07/2026

Why Wangadya’s quiet exit matters more than her loud press conference

Wangadya’s resignation reopens the debate on independence at UHRC

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She is gone. A resignation letter dated 6th July 2026, addressed to President Yoweri Museveni. In it, Mariam Fauzat Wangadya tenders her resignation as Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission. The letter only surfaced yesterday, 11th July 2026. It is short. It is formal. And it ends a turb...