Politics

Kampala, Uganda — The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED), a new political party in Uganda, is set to officially launch next Wednesday, July 23, marking its debut as a fully...

The chairperson of the Lubiri Kyankwanzi Parish Development Model (PDM) SACCO, Damiano Ssali, was July 14, 2025 charged with embezzling shs50 million from the government’s flagship poverty alleviation programme. Ssali,...

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has raised alarm over a growing backlog of unclaimed passports, revealing that more than 42,000 electronic passports are currently gathering dust at processing centres across...

Amid the scorching sun and dry plains of northeastern Uganda, a group of desperate Eritrean migrants clung to each other, despair etched into their faces. Their dreams of freedom had...

A group of Uganda Young Democrats (UYD), the youth wing of the Democratic Party (DP), have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Electoral Commission (EC), demanding a formal response to...

The Uganda Police Force has sounded a stern warning to individuals tampering with the nation’s electricity infrastructure, labeling the acts as organized criminal activity that will be met with the...

Despite isolated incidents of political violence, the electoral environment remains largely calm as the country prepares for the NRM primaries for Member of Parliament and LC5 Chairperson positions, according to...

Uganda mourns today the passing of one of its most revered legal minds and constitutional champions, Professor George Wilson Kanyeihamba, who died on July 14, 2025, aged 85. Known affectionately...

In a moment equal parts serious and spirited, academic and cartoonist Dr. Jimmy Spire Ssentongo offered a gentle, but firm, wake-up call to the most outspoken supporters of Uganda’s National...

KAMPALA, Uganda — The Electoral Commission (EC) has embarked on a week-long nationwide election exercise for Special Interest Groups (SIGs), starting with sub-county level voting for senior citizens aged 60...