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The Tragedy Of Bobi Wine
By Andrew Mwenda Kampala: Uganda’s leading opposition figure, Robert Kyagulanyi, hereinafter referred to by his stage name, Bobi Wine, is a disaster of unmitigated proportions. He claims to be opposed to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). I wonder whether he even knows what this project is about and the length to which the…
Crime Intelligence Net Notorious Criminal Gang Leader
For six months, crime intelligence and flying squad have been hunting for Daren Kabuye, a man suspected to be the ringleader of the Kigaali gang that clobbered Kyebando’s Internal Security Officer (GISO) Ben Kasule as he responded to a robbery alarm. The GISO was attacked on March 20, 2022 at Akamwesi mall at around 10pm…
‘We Dont Take Kindly To Arrogance’, Museveni Blasts EU Parliament
President Yoweri Museveni has again scoffed at the European Union Parliament for passing a resolution to halt the East African Oil Pipeline project- EACOP, slated to kick off by 2025. 334 Legislators from the EU Parliament recently voted to halt project for one year and find alternative roots over the human rights violations and and…
FDC Goes To Court, Wants EALA Election Results Nullified
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) is set to petition Court challenging the outcome of the recent East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) elections citing a number of illegalities. Harold Kaija, who was a contestant in the recently concluded elections revealed that immediately after the Speaker of Parliament Annet Anita Among, who was the EALA returning officer…
VP Alupo, Ministers Otafiire & Sempijja Endorse Museveni For 2026 Presidential Seat
The Vice President Major Jessica Alupo, Internal Affairs Minister Maj Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, and Defence Minister, Vincent Sempijja, were among the leaders who signed an endorsement for President Yoweri Museveni’s 2026 candidature. The ministers were on Saturday attending the belated youth day celebrations for Mitooma district, at Bubangizi Secondary School playground celebrated under the theme; “Unleashing…
Kabuleta Unveils New Political Party, Vows To Bolster Economic Advocacy
Former Independent presidential candidate Joseph Kabuleta has launched the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) as his new political party at their headquarters offices in Bugolobi, a Kampala Suburb. According to Kabuleta, NEED under its slogan “Money in Your Pocket” is hinged on empowering Ugandans with economic power to change their standard of living and standout…
Panic As Ebola Deaths Climb
A multipronged international effort has begun to pull out all the stops to launch trials of experimental Ebola vaccines in Uganda, which declared an outbreak of the deadly disease on 20 September. According to the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) update, Uganda had by Sept.29 had 35 confirmed cumulative cases, and 7 cumulative Ebola…
Big Slap! CID Boss Magambo Moves Over 400 “Amoral” Detectives Out Of Kampala Metropolitan
AIGP Major Tom Magambo, the director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has made some reshuffles in the directorate. The reshuffle has seen all detectives that were previously based in Kampala replaced. The reshuffle happened after a September 30th letter to all Regional Police Commanders and Divisional Police Commanders in Kampala Metropolitan Area. In total,…
Museveni Names New Commander Land Forces, Promotes Son To Full General
After a series of jokes gone wrong about capturing Nairobi in two weeks by Museveni’s son and commander land forces of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Muhoozi Keinerugaba, news reaching our desk indicate his father has promoted him and also dropped him. Tweets by the first son elicited mixed reactions from netizens especially Kenyans…
Uganda-EU Business Summit: EU Position On EACOP To Be Reviewed October 26
The European Commission in Uganda, is set to fully address the matter of the European union parliament resolution on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project, at that upcoming Uganda-EU business summit later this month. Due to environmental and human rights issues, the European union parliament resolved, to calling for a halt on the construction…