Politics
Muntu: Museveni using money to buy leaders, break wills
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,…
UPDF to Bobi Wine: ‘we are lethal—attempt Kampala march and we will deal with you’
Uganda’s security forces have issued a strong warning against what they describe as “dangerous and polarising rhetoric” by the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, accusing him of urging supporters to mob polling stations on Election Day and march to Kampala in confrontation with security agencies. In a statement released…
Museveni appoints Mukasa Sewava as Special Envoy on Buganda Affairs
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…
Minister Kasaija’s NUP rival disqualified, Bobi Wine accuses EC of bias
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,…
Minister Rwamirama’s NUP rival disqualified
National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused state operatives and electoral authorities of orchestrating the disqualification of another opposition candidate contesting against State Minister for Agriculture Bright Rwamirama in Isingiro North Constituency. In a statement released on Wednesday, Kyagulanyi claimed that Ntanda Shalif, the NUP candidate for Isingiro…