Daily Post Uganda

09/10/2025

In a letter addressed to the Secretary to the Council of the Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue, dated October 7, 2025, NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya noted that while the party is challenging the new law before the Constitutional Court, it recognizes that the amendment remains binding until ruled otherwise.

Bobi Wine
National Unity Platform
David Lewis Rubongoya

KAMPALA: The National Unity Platform (NUP) has formally written to the Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) Secretariat, expressing its intention to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) required for membership, in compliance with the recent amendments to the Political Parties and Organ...

09/10/2025

The Speaker of Parliment ,Rt.Hon Anita Annet Among,has appealed to striking teachers to reconsider their industrial action and return to work as the government continues efforts to resolve their grievances.

KAMPALA:The Speaker of Parliment ,Rt.Ho Anita Annet Among,has appealed to striking teachers to reconsider their industrial action and return to work as the government continues efforts to resolve their grievances. UNATU Secretary General, Filbert Baguma, emphasised the need for equity in teacher sal...

07/10/2025

Justice Naluzze’s appointment, confirmed by Mr Farouk Kirunda, the deputy presidential press secretary, marks a new chapter for the Inspectorate of Government, the institution charged with promoting good governance, accountability, and the fight against corruption in public institutions.

KAMPALA: President Museveni has appointed Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala as the new Inspector General of Government (IGG), replacing Beti Kamya, whose four-year tenure ended on Tuesday evening. Justice Naluzze’s appointment, confirmed by Mr Farouk Kirunda, the deputy presidential press secretar...

06/10/2025

"We have not been paid the prize money, we won the league, we won the Uganda Cup. Nothing has been paid to the team." Dr. Lawrence Mulindwa, Vipers SC President.

Important to note, Kitara FC haven't been paid the prize money for winning the Uganda Cup in 2023. Also, SC Villa is yet to receive prize money for winning the league title 2023/24 season.
Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA)

06/10/2025

Speaking during her declaration for Nakawa East, Nakandi said her campaign would focus on being “a voice for the common person” and pledged to promote unity and inclusive socio-economic transformation in the constituency.
“I want to give the people of Nakawa East an independent and people-centered voice in Parliament,” she said, emphasizing her commitment to service beyond party lines.
Bobi Wine
Electoral Commission Uganda

KAMPALA: Winfred Nakandi has announced her bid to run for Member of Parliament for Nakawa East as an independent candidate, challenging her party National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Alex Mufumbiro for the seat being vacated by Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga. Nakandi, who withdrew from the NUP race for...

06/10/2025

Julius Mucunguzi, the EC spokesperson, said the law allows candidates and their agents to raise funds for campaigns, but only within the legal framework.
“The Presidential Elections Act allows a presidential candidate or his or her agent to raise and solicit funds for purposes of financing a campaign, as long as that fundraising is done in accordance with the law,” Mucunguzi stated.
He highlighted Section 23(4) of the Act, which specifies categories of individuals and institutions from whom candidates are prohibited from receiving funds.
Electoral Commission Uganda

KAMPALA: The Electoral Commission (EC) has cautioned presidential candidates to strictly adhere to the provisions of the Presidential Elections Act, particularly regarding campaign financing. Julius Mucunguzi, the EC spokesperson, said the law allows candidates and their agents to raise funds for ca...

06/10/2025

UPDATE: Winifred Nakandi has declared her intention to contest for the Nakawa East MP seat as an independent. She had earlier shown interest in running for the Kampala Woman MP position under the National Unity Platform (NUP) but later withdrew, citing irregularities in the party’s card allocation process. She now says her campaign will focus on being “a voice for the common person,” and promises to promote unity and inclusive socio-economic transformation. Nakandi joins a growing list of contenders for the Nakawa East seat, including NUP’s Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro and NRM’s Fredrick Ruhindi, among other aspirants. MP candidates will be nominated later this month by the Electoral Commission.

06/10/2025

Ssemujju said he is among those who believe that voters should select the “best people possible” to represent them in the August House, stressing that Parliament is a place for serious legislative work and not a stage for drama.

“Don’t bother your MPs with burials. Leave that to the councillors. MPs have more serious work to do in the House,” he said.

KAMPALA: Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has urged Ugandans to prioritize competence and talent when choosing their Members of Parliament, noting that knowledge is a vital resource for effective leadership. Ssemujju said he is among those who believe that voters should select the “bes...

04/10/2025

Combs apologised to his victims, specifically naming his two ex-girlfriends, Casandra Ventura, and “Jane”, who testified under a pseudonym.

“My actions were disgusting, shameful, and sick,” he said. “I got lost in excess, I got lost in my ego.”

He went on to apologise to his mother and his children.

NEW YORK: Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to just over four years in prison on Friday after being convicted on prostitution-related charges involving his two ex-girlfriends. Combs’ attorneys argued for a 14-month sentence, saying their client is reformed after serving 13 months ...

03/10/2025

In his letter dated October 2, 2025, Besigye, who is accused in Criminal Session Case No. 335 of 2025, says he was denied the opportunity to directly address the court about issues he considers vital to his defense. He revealed that when he attempted to raise these concerns on October 1, the judge initially rejected his request on grounds that he is represented by lawyers.

KAMPALA – Former presidential contender Dr. Kizza Besigye has petitioned the High Court from Luzira Upper Prison, contesting a directive by Justice Emmanuel Baguma that blocked him from addressing court directly during his treason trial. In his letter dated October 2, 2025, Besigye, who is accused...

03/10/2025

PHOTOS: Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, State Minister for Internal Affairs, Gen David Muhoozi, Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba, alongside family, friends, and colleagues, have gathered at All Saints Cathedral, Nakasero, to pay their last respects to AIGP Charles Kataratambi.
Kataratambi, who headed the Uganda Police Force’s Human Rights and Legal Services Directorate, died on October 1, 2025, after a long battle with health complications.
📸: Daily Monitor

03/10/2025

Justice Elizabeth Musoke, sitting as a single justice, issued an interim order halting the enforcement of an August Court of Appeal ruling that had cleared the way for Vantage to seize mortgaged assets and enforce the loan agreement.

The order preserves the status quo while the Supreme Court considers Simba’s substantive application for a full stay of ex*****on and potential leave to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision.

KAMPALA: The Supreme Court has granted an interim order staying ex*****on of a Court of Appeal decision that struck out an appeal by businessman Patrick Bitature, his companies, and associates in their long-running loan dispute with South African investment firm, Vantage Mezzaine Fund II Partneship....