President Yoweri Museveni has appointed long-time National Resistance Movement (NRM) youth mobilizer Joseph Mukasa Sewava as Special Envoy of the President on Buganda Affairs, a new role aimed at strengthening relations between State House and Buganda institutions. The appointment was announced by the State House of Uganda on Saturday. “H.E. the President has appointed Joseph…
National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of acting with bias and impunity following the disqualification of the party’s candidate for Buyanja County, Ategeka Christopher. Bobi Wine made the remarks on Tuesday while addressing supporters during NUP rallies in Kiringente Sub-county, Mpigi District,…
Seven members of the same family have lost their lives in a road traffic crash that occurred in the early hours of Saturday, along the Masaka–Mbarara Highway in Lwengo District. According to the Traffic Police Spokesperson, SP Kananura Michael, the fatal crash that involved a Fuso Fighter truck (UBP 510V) and a Toyota Fielder (UBH…
Uganda’s music industry has been plunged into mourning following the death of Jackline Nassimbwa, the mother of celebrated rapper Fik Fameica. The award-winning artist, born Walukagga Shafik, lost his mother on Saturday after a long illness. She passed away at Kibuli Muslim Hospital, where she had been receiving treatment for several weeks as her condition…
Female bodyguards have a long and fascinating history, serving as protectors, symbols of power, and enforcers of security across cultures and eras—from ancient empires to modern executive protection. Journalist Rogers Atukunda (@rarrigz) recently reflected on this history, questioning the fate of Muammar Gaddafi’s “Amazonian Guard”, an elite all-female cadre officially known as the Revolutionary Nuns….