Politics
Museveni signs 3 housing, construction laws
Entebbe – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today assented to three critical laws aimed at strengthening Uganda’s construction, housing finance, and property valuation sectors. The President signed the Building Control (Amendment) Act, 2025, the Mortgage Refinance Institutions Act, 2025, and the Valuation Act, 2025 at State House, Entebbe. The Building Control (Amendment) Act introduces stricter…
FDC’s Yusuf Nsibambi defects to NRM
Kampala, Uganda — The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Vice Chairperson for the Central Region and former Mawokota South Member of Parliament, Yusuf Nsibambi, has officially defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), citing what he described as lack of clear direction, coordination and unity within the opposition. Speaking on Wednesday at the NRM…
Bobi Wine wants Museveni, Muhoozi sanctioned
Geneva, Switzerland — Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, widely known as Bobi Wine, has urged the international community to impose targeted sanctions on President Yoweri Museveni, his son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and senior Ugandan officials, accusing them of widespread human rights abuses and electoral misconduct. The appeal came during a video address on February 18…
Court dismisses vote recount petition in National Female Youth MP Race
Hoima — The Chief Magistrates Court in Hoima has dismissed a petition seeking a vote recount in the recently concluded National Female Youth Member of Parliament election, effectively upholding Mercy Kanyesigye’s narrow victory. Kanyesigye, an independent candidate, defeated the NRM flag bearer Diana Ampaire Kampe on February 6 at Hoima City Stadium, securing 216 votes…
Amuriat tells Bobi Wine to end hide and seek
Kampala, Uganda — The President of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party, Patrick Amuriat Oboi, has publicly appealed to National Unity Platform (NUP) party leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, to end what he described as “hide and seek” and make himself visible to his supporters as the opposition grapples with…