President Yoweri Museveni has moved to stabilise Uganda Airlines by engaging a veteran Ethiopian Airlines executive as an interim leader and consultant, as the national carrier grapples with heavy financial losses, governance issues, and leadership shake-ups. Former Ethiopian Airlines CEO Girma Wake — who led that airline from 2004 to 2011 and is widely credited…
Harriet Chemutai, chair of the National Unity Platform’s Election Management Committee, has been released after being abducted from her home in Kapchorwa late on February 4, 2026, the party says. NUP reported that Chemutai was taken around 11 p.m. by a group of more than 50 armed men who accused her of hiding opposition leader…
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed two senior presidential aides following an extraordinary administrative error in which a presidential decree named a deceased politician to a key committee preparing for the country’s long-awaited national elections. A Republican Order issued on January 30, 2026, listed Steward Soroba Budia, a member of the opposition United…
Police at Kira Road Division have launched investigations into a case of aggravated robbery and murder following the death of a 24-year-old businesswoman and social media content creator in Kyanja, Kawempe Division. The deceased has been identified as Namulinde Diana, who lived alone in an apartment in Kwaata Zone, Kyanja Ward. According to police spokesperson…
David Lewis Rubongoya has claimed that more than 3,000 supporters of the party are currently being held in detention across the country over what he described as “unknown or unclear charges.” Speaking during a party briefing, Rubongoya said NUP has so far managed to trace and verify only 616 detained supporters, warning that thousands more…