Politics
Byarugaba, Sabiti appointed senior presidential advisors
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed former National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Managing Director Richard Byarugaba and Moses Sabiti as Senior Presidential Advisors on Exports and Industrial Development. The appointments are part of the President’s efforts to strengthen Uganda’s export performance and boost industrial growth. Museveni said the two advisors will work with the exports…
NUP’s Harriet Chemutai released after abduction from home
Harriet Chemutai, chair of the National Unity Platform’s Election Management Committee, has been released after being abducted from her home in Kapchorwa late on February 4, 2026, the party says. NUP reported that Chemutai was taken around 11 p.m. by a group of more than 50 armed men who accused her of hiding opposition leader…
NUP rejects 2026 presidential election results
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has rejected the presidential election results announced by Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama on January 17, 2026, arguing that the figures lack legal credibility and cannot be verified. In a statement issued by NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya, the party said the results announced by the Electoral…
Baryomunsi will never be minister again, says CDF
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance Minister Chris Baryomunsi will not be reappointed to Cabinet, following comments the minister made criticising the CDF’s social media activity. The remarks came after Baryomunsi, while speaking on Capital FM last Saturday, said Gen. Muhoozi’s frequent posts on X…
Parliament, army, police seek billions for salaries and cars
Key government agencies, including the Uganda Police Force (UPF), Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), the Ministry of East African Affairs, and Parliament, have requested additional funding totalling hundreds of billions of shillings in the 2026/27 National Budget Framework Paper, presented to the Budget Committee by Remigio Achia, Vice Chairperson of the Committee. The UPF is…