A diplomatic controversy has erupted online after comments by Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba triggered a response from the Embassy of Iran in South Africa, drawing sharp reactions from Ugandan political figures. Gen Kainerugaba (Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, @mkainerugaba on X) posted a series of tweets about the Israel-Iran conflict in late March 2026. Many were…
A new youth-focused initiative known as the MK Fund has launched a seed grant programme aimed at supporting young Ugandans with innovative business ideas across key sectors of the economy. The fund, chaired by Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, will provide small startup grants of up to Shs1 million (about $270) to individuals…
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…
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…
Hoima City’s skyline has been transformed with the completion of the ultra-modern Hoima City Stadium, a landmark sports facility that now stands as one of Uganda’s most iconic infrastructure projects in the fast-growing Albertine region. Barely a year after construction works took shape, the stadium has evolved from an open site into a fully built,…