Politics
Tayebwa welcomes defectors as NUP alleges Shs500m bribery offers
Fort Portal – The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has welcomed a group of former National Unity Platform (NUP) candidates and mobilisers who defected ahead of the January 2026 general elections, with Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa asserting that their move was voluntary. “This morning in Fort Portal City, I had the pleasure of…
Muhoozi can lead Uganda better than Bobi Wine – Luzzi
Hon. Abraham Luzzi has sparked debate after claiming that Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is more capable of leading Uganda than National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine. Speaking during an interview on NUP Speaks, aired on Block FM 103.2, Luzzi argued that Muhoozi’s international exposure gives him an advantage in leadership….
VP Alupo unopposed for Katakwi Woman MP seat
Vice President Maj. (Rtd) Jessica Rose Epel Alupo has been declared unopposed for the Katakwi District Woman Member of Parliament seat following the withdrawal of her only challenger, Angela Anuken. Anuken formally withdrew her candidature early on December 24, 2025, clearing the way for Alupo’s return to Parliament without a contested vote in the January…
Mountains that remember: M23 and the politics that keep Africa burning
By Besi Andrew On the occasion of Congo’s independence in June 1960, King Baudouin addressed the people of the Congo, declaring, in a condescending tone: “The independence of Congo is the end result of the work started with the exceptional personality of King Leopold II, which he tackled with determined courage and which has been…
Lament and satire: context, power, and the homes of our undoing
By Andrew Besi “Each day the traders are kidnapping our people… even people of our own family… Our land is entirely depopulated. We need in this kingdom only priests and schoolteachers… It is our wish that this kingdom not be a place for the trade or transport of slaves. Many of our subjects eagerly lust…