Mubende — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) lost about 2.7 million votes in the Buganda sub-region during the last general election, attributing the loss to failures in protecting the party’s votes rather than a shift in popular support. Speaking at Kasambya Town Council in Mubende District, where he…
Parliament has been recalled from recess to consider new loan requests totalling UGX 2.177 trillion and to receive the National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) for the 2026/27 financial year, marking the start of formal budget discussions for the next fiscal cycle. In a notice issued on December 12, 2025, the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige,…
The High Court has set December 22 as the date for delivering its judgment in an election petition filed by Busiro East parliamentary aspirant Mathias Walukaga, who is challenging his disqualification by the Electoral Commission (EC) over academic qualification requirements. Justice Simon Peter Kinobe fixed the date on Tuesday after Walukaga appeared in court alongside…
Watoto Church has set the stage for what it calls the “tallest, biggest Christmas ever” as final preparations intensify for its annual Christmas Cantata 2025. The church’s towering Christmas tree, erected at Old Kampala Senior Secondary School, measures 20 metres wide and 20 metres high, promising a spectacular visual centrepiece for the city’s festive celebrations….
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has warned that any individuals intent on disrupting peace, especially during the electoral period, will be dealt with swiftly and decisively in accordance with the law. Speaking at a pipping ceremony for newly promoted Generals and Senior Officers held at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran…