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By Meddy Walusimbi Omuyiribi/ Tuesday, 25th August, 2026 KAMPALA- Politics is heating up again between Kampala and Ankara. The Chief of Defence Forces and Chairman of the Patriotic League of Uganda, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has ordered his supporters to stage what he calls the biggest demonstration Uganda has ever seen at the Turkish Embassy on…
CANADA WALKS AWAY FROM US TRADE TALKS AS 50% TARIFFS KICK IN: WHAT THE OTTAWA-WASHINGTON BREAKDOWN MEANS FOR UGANDA By Meddy Walusimbi Omuyiribi/ Sunday 23rd August 2026 KAMPALA — Canada has suspended all tariff negotiations with the United States, collapsing weeks of talks and triggering a new wave of 50% duties on billions of dollars…
Meddy Walusimbi Omuyiribi/ Saturday, 22nd August 2026 BUNYORO — From clan totems and Empaako praise names to guerrilla warfare and traditional Caesarean surgery, the history and culture of Bunyoro and Tooro converge at one point: the palace of Omukama Kabalega. During a cultural visit to the kingdom, guides traced the story of the region from…
By Meddy Walusimbi Omuyiribi/ Wednesday 19th August 2026 KOTIDO — The Church of Uganda has delivered over 93,000 kilograms of food to North Karamoja Diocese as part of an emergency response to worsening hunger in the region. The consignment was flagged off Tuesday morning, 18th August 2026, in Kotido by the Archbishop of the Church…
By Meddy Walusimbi Omuyiribi/ Tuesday, 18th August 2026 KAMPALA, UGANDA — The newly appointed Government Liaison Officer in the Office of the President, Briton Kiwanuka, has promised President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to support the fight against corruption, abuse of public resources and poor accountability in government authorities, agencies and institutions. Kiwanuka made the commitment as…
By Meddy Walusimbi Omuyiribi/ Saturday, 15th August, 2026 Finally, Kabalega International Airport is done. On Thursday, the 13th of August 2026, I got a chance to step on the runway with my canvas shoes, for the very first time in my life. It’s not just the tarmac. According to Mr. Amos Muliisa, the Public Relations…
Voters in Vvumba Luwero being briefed before the LC1 elections By Sserwanga Najib Kizito/ Tuesday, 28th July 2026 Where LC1s Came From LUWERO — Uganda’s Local Council One, or LC1, is supposed to be democracy at the doorstep. It’s the smallest elected political unit at the village level, where every adult votes directly. In theory,…