Kasese District’s political terrain is undergoing one of its most consequential realignments since the return of multiparty politics. Once an unshakeable stronghold of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), the district is now a fiercely contested battleground, with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) sensing an opportunity to expand its footprint as opposition parties grapple with internal fractures ahead of …

Wakiso – President Yoweri Museveni has called on residents of peri-urban areas to embrace farming as a practical pathway to household wealth creation, saying development alone cannot eliminate poverty without deliberate efforts to increase incomes at the family level. While campaigning at Kawanda Research Centre grounds in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District on Tuesday, Museveni said that although Uganda has made …

Rubaga – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged residents of Rubaga Division to hold their elected leaders accountable for local challenges, saying citizens should stop blaming the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government for failures that fall within the mandate of leaders they themselves chose. Addressing thousands of supporters at a campaign rally at Kitebi Primary School playgrounds, President Museveni, accompanied …

Digital accessibility is no longer a “nice-to-have.” It’s a necessity. As more of our lives move online—banking, learning, healthcare, work, and entertainment—the ability for everyone to access digital content equally has become a defining challenge of the modern internet. For millions of people worldwide, barriers like visual impairments, learning differences, motor disabilities, language limitations, and cognitive challenges still make digital …

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) notice to file and pay monthly taxes by January 12, 2026, three days before the usual deadline (15th January) which also coincides with the highly anticipated January 15 general elections, has triggered anxiety among Ugandans. In a public notice issued on Tuesday, URA urged taxpayers to clear their Value Added Tax (VAT), PAYE, Withholding Tax …

Bugisu Cultural Institution leader, His Highness the Umukuuka III, Jude Mike Mudoma, has revealed that several traditional leaders in South Africa have requested Bugisu traditional surgeons to help train and participate in circumcision ceremonies in their country due to high fatality rates during the practice. Speaking during a planning meeting of traditional surgeons at the Bugisu Cultural Institution, the Umukuka …

The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has admitted to dangerous mobilisation weaknesses just weeks to the January 15, 2026 general elections, blaming complacency and internal pride after decades of electoral dominance. NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong made the explosive admission on Sunday, December 28, 2025, while addressing women leaders from Northern Uganda at a high-level regional meeting in Gulu. “Our …

Entebbe – President Yoweri Museveni, today-Monday, campaigned in Entebbe Municipality, pledging increased government support to fishermen, market vendors, and small-scale entrepreneurs, and urging residents to vote for the NRM to protect peace and development gains. Addressing supporters, Museveni said his government had restored security in Entebbe by dismantling criminal roadblocks that were being used to rob residents. “We saved you, …

Big-hearted President Yoweri Museveni has forgiven Swiss-Indian billionaire Pankaj Oswal, whose family in 2024 launched an international smear campaign accusing Uganda of abducting and torturing their daughter. Oswal and his kin – wife Radhika Oswal, daughter Riddhi Oswal ran to every media house—local and international—plus the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), painting Uganda as a rogue state …

Buvuma — President Yoweri Museveni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate, has made significant pledges for the development of Buvuma Island, including the establishment of a second constituency to better represent the district in Parliament. His remarks came during his campaign visit to the island on Saturday, where he addressed a range of issues concerning infrastructure, health, education, and …