President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned that any individuals or groups seeking to destabilise Uganda will face decisive consequences, saying the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government has the capacity and infrastructure to safeguard peace across the country. Speaking during the end-of-year national prayers held at State House, Entebbe, President Museveni said Uganda’s stability would not…
When Meja Mwangi wrote about the dispossessed, the hustling, the broken and the stubbornly hopeful, he was not merely inventing characters. He was holding up a mirror to post-independence Kenya and daring the nation to look. With his death on December 11, 2025, in Malindi, Kenya, at the age of 78, East Africa has lost…
The Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority (UFZEPA) this week convened a specialised training on Environmental Management Standards to enhance the capacity of Free Zone Developers and Operators in meeting Uganda’s environmental compliance requirements. The training, held at the Speke Hotel in Kampala on 9th December 2025, was facilitated by senior experts from the…
Uganda’s export drive is entering a more organised phase as the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority (UFZEPA) adopts a special economic zones approach to support exports. Formed in 2024 by merging the Free Zones regulator and the export promotions agency, the Authority now oversees both special economic zones and national export marketing under…
As Uganda’s political temperature rises ahead of the 2026 general elections, one controversy has sparked debate far beyond legal technicalities and party loyalties: the disqualification of Kadongo Kamu musician and Kyengera Town Council Mayor Mathias Walukagga from the Busiro East parliamentary race by the Electoral Commission (EC). Yet beyond the court petitions, X (formerly Twitter)…