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Lukyamuzi Takes on Odonga Otto Over Disappearance of Signatures Collected to Impeach the President

On the Senior Citizens Talk, veteran Ugandan politician Hon. John Ken Lukyamuzi, popularly known as The Man, revisits the controversial 2012 impeachment petition against President Museveni and addresses the alleged disappearance of signatures collected to support the motion. In this candid discussion with Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.), Lukyamuzi also shares his views on…

Uganda Political Transition: Bobi Wine, Gen. Muntu Stay Silent on Forgiving Museveni

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda & Eric KikomekoUpdated at 21:35, Monday, 1 December 2025 Nandala Mafabi and Male Mabirizi Emerge as the Only Candidates Willing to Forgive Museveni As Uganda heads toward the January 2026 general elections, the question of political transition dominated Sunday night’s highly anticipated Presidential Debate hosted by NTV Uganda. The debate,…

Unity and Diplomacy: VP Alupo and 25+ Envoys Gather in Kampala to Honour 71 Years of Algeria’s Liberation.

By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.), Anastasias Gordon Sekandi, Faith Barbara Ruhinda & Princess Scovia K Kampala, Uganda — Updated at 2145 EAT on November 5, 2025 The Embassy of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in Uganda on Tuesday hosted a colourful reception at the ambassador’s residence in Kampala to mark the 71st…

Uganda and Russia Reaffirm Strategic Partnership at Third Intergovernmental Commission Session

By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D (Hon.) & Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Munyonyo, Uganda — updates at 13:12 EAT on October 8, 2025 Uganda and the Russian Federation have reaffirmed their long-standing strategic partnership during the Third Session of the Uganda–Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation, held at Speke Resort Munyonyo,…

Tororo Cement workers strike over inflation, demand salary increment.

Updated at 1827 EAT on Tuesday 19th July 2022. Dozens of Tororo Cement workers on Monday went on strike to compel the management to enhance their salaries given the prevailing high inflation rates in the country. The workers, mainly from the kiln section comprise electricians, mechanics, lab technicians, and production staff want the management to…

Turkey’s Baykar drone company ‘will never’ supply Russia: CEO.

Haluk Bayraktar tells Media that he is proud the Bayraktar TB2 has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance against Russia. Updated at 1809 EAT on Tuesday 19th July 2022. The CEO of Turkey’s Baykar, which makes the drones being widely used by Ukraine against Russian forces, has ruled out supplying the Bayraktar TB2 to Moscow….

Africa’s wildlife park managers in Kigali to boost conservation.

Officials are meeting in Kigali in a congress to expand the protection of land and marine wildlife in the region. Updated at 1720 EAT on Tuesday 19th July 2022. Africa’s officials are meeting as part of the continent’s first-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress in a bid to expand the preservation of land and marine wildlife,…

Hospitalisation rates double as COVID cases triple across Europe.

Updated by Nakayima Ritah at 1653 EAT on Tuesday 19th July 2022. The World Health Organization (WHO) says coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half of all infections globally. Super-infectious relatives of the Omicron variant have been driving the new wave of disease across the continent, with repeated…

Lightning strikes dead 13-year-old boy, injures 5 other children in Buliisa.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2047 EAT on Monday 18th July 2022. A thunderbolt has claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy and critically injured five others in Buliisa. The deceased has been identified as Howard Okello, a son of Peter Okecha, the LC III chairperson of Biiso town council. The incident happened at…

Senior officials pinned in Shs 1 billion Tropical bank cash-out fraud.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2038 EAT on Monday 18th July 2022. Last week, court adjourned hearing of a case in which seven junior staff of Tropical bank are accused of fraud involving a Shs 1bn cash-out. Prosecution alleges that seven staff who handled the transaction conspired to defraud the bank. They include Michael…

Putin says West cannot isolate Russia or send it back in time.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2013 EAT on Monday 18th July 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin says it is impossible to cut Russia off from the rest of the world, and that sanctions imposed by Western countries will not turn the clock back on Russia’s development. Since sending troops into Ukraine on February 24,…

At least 20 killed, 30 missing after boat capsizes in Pakistan

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1958 EAT on Monday 18th July 2022. At least 20 people have died and another 30 are missing after a boat carrying more than 100 people capsized in a river in central Pakistan, officials said. The overloaded boat was heading to a wedding when it capsized in the Indus…