Former Ethics and Integrity Minister Miria Matembe has sharply criticised the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and the Electoral Commission (EC) chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama, over what she describes as an “unacceptable” interference in Uganda’s electoral process. Speaking to Daily Monitor, Matembe questioned the CDF’s involvement in the EC, asking, “What right…
Busia — Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) presidential candidate Maj Gen (rtd) Gregory Mugisha Muntu has accused President Yoweri Museveni of weakening Uganda’s leadership by using money to compromise political actors, warning that the practice poses a serious threat to the country’s future as it approaches the 2026 general elections. While campaigning in Busia District,…
Lwengo – A cloud of grief has hung over the festive season following a devastating road crash that claimed the lives of seven family members in the early hours of Saturday morning. The accident occurred at approximately 4:30 AM on December 27, 2025, at Njagalakasayi Village along the Masaka-Mbarara highway. The Incident According to Greater…
South Africa has joined Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt and several other African countries in facing higher travel costs under a revised United States visa programme set to take effect in 2026, raising concerns about the impact on tourism, education and business travel. Under the updated framework, applicants for non-immigrant U.S. visas will pay a…
Addis Ababa — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has firmly rejected any move to recognise Somaliland as an independent state, reaffirming the African Union’s unwavering commitment to the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia. In a statement issued on Thursday, Youssouf said the Commission…