Politics

Ugandans, especially the youth, must know the personalities who spearheaded the independence struggle. One of them is Kavuma Kaggwa. The events here below are narrated by Kavuma Kaggwa, an elder from Kyaggwe, Mukono District. “The origin of the struggle for Uganda’s Independence was the founding of Uganda’s first political party, the Uganda National Congress (UNC) on March 2, 1952. UNC, which spread the gospel of nationalism and fought for Uganda’s Independence, was founded by Ignatius Kangave Musaazi (Buganda), Abubakar Kakyama Mayanja (Buganda) Stefano Abwangoto (Bugisu), Ben Okwerede (Teso), Yekosofati Engur (Lango), and S.B. Katembo (Tooro). Musaazi was the founding president general and Mayanja was the founding secretary general. The other four automatically became chairpersons in ...

Shock and fear has engulfed the Mukono Municipality member of Parliament Betty Nambooze Bakireke after being attacked by unknown assailants while she was preparing to go to the parliament. It is alleged that the Honourable Member of Parliament made an alarm and her husband Bakireke came to her rescue by grabbing the man pushing him outside. The suspect later escaped and jumped onto a motorcycle waiting for him outside as witnessed by some neighbours. “There have been lists moving around with my name on it. People have been killed and the government is not sending any police to come and guard me until this moment.” She says “I was preparing to head to Kampala for a shadow meeting this morning when an unidentified man came standing in my bedroom and ordered me to say my last prayer as he had...

On September 28, opposition MPs walked out of Parliament in protest of what they regarded as illegal arrest and detention of their colleagues Muhammad Ssegirinya of Kawempe North and Allan Ssewanyana of Makindye West. The Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Mathias Mpuuga, has revealed that the opposition Members of Parliament will resume their attendance of parliamentary sittings. However the two Opposition MPs Ssegirinya Ssewanyana remain remanded at Kitalya Prison. Last week while announcing the boycott opposition chief whip John Baptist Nambeshe, condemned the illegal detention of the Mps and Ugandans without trial. Now, LoP Mpuuga says they have achieved some of what they set out to push for in their boycott. Mpuuga noted that, the Shadow Cabinet has taken stock of our action to...

In 1980, when UPC won elections, Obote appointed Paul muwanga vice president and minister of defence. The late Joseph Etima, the former Commissioner of Uganda Prisons, appeared before parliament with a request to increase prisons budget to enable them procure blankets for prisoners. Paul muwanga, of course wielding a lot of executive powers, asked Etima whether he wanted to turn Luzira into a Sheraton?? In 1986, when M7 captured power he sent Paul Muwanga to Luzira!! Muwanga's family rushed to Luzira with beddings but the OC asked them to seek clearance from Prisons Headquarters; upon which Etima rang OC Upper prison-Luzira to put muwanga on line...He then asked muwanga whether he wanted to turn Luzira into a Sheraton...Leaders should lay the beds in which they will lie after leaving offic...

Few weeks ago, a group of Banyakigezi resolved to endorse former Rubanda West MP Henry Banyenzaki for President of Uganda in 2026. This declaration came after powerful politician's from Kigezi were uprooted & sidelined in the recent reshuffle. Kigezi comprises of the districts of Rukungiri, Kanungu, Kisoro, Rubanda, Rukiga & Kabale. For strategic geo-political purposes Kigezi boarders DRC & Rwanda. Kigezi has been a powerful entity in our body politic. It has had two Prime Ministers, two governors of Central Bank, and all powerful ministers from Finance to Local government, security, internal affairs, National guidance, East Africa etc Kigezi is second to Ankole in having a big number of Senior military officers since NRM came to power. Kigezi as well has been leading in academ...

The Archbishop of the Orthodox Church in Uganda, His Eminence Metropolitan Yonah Lwanga Yonah has died Lwanga’s death was confirmed by the Orthodox Church in a tweet sent out at 8 pm on Sunday evening “Our spiritual father has gone to meet the Lord,” the church said in a tweet without divulging further details on the cause of his death Lwanga has been a vocal cleric, preaching against injustice in the country Jonah (Lwanga) was the Metropolitan of Kampala and All Uganda, in Central Africa under the Eastern Orthodox Church of Alexandria, until his death in September of 2021. His seat was Kampala, with jurisdiction over all Uganda. This Church, numbering about 60,000 people, dates back to the 1930s. Jonah Lwanga was born 18 July 1945 in Degeya village in Luwero, Uganda. Lwanga’s grandfather,...