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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,…

Report reveals shocking poverty.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1029 EAT on Wednesday 8th June 2022. One in five people in Uganda is too poor to have Shs 6,000 per day, the new 2019/2020 Uganda National Household Survey found, casting a harsh spotlight on the poverty levels in Uganda. In absolute numbers, people living below the poverty line…

Bamasaba to Celebrate Imbalu Ritual without a King

Updated by Kafeero Twaha Tuesday, June 07, 2022 Imbalu candidates perform a traditional dance at Mutoto cultural site in Mbale City. The celebration of this year’s Imbalu (circumcision) ceremony in Bugisu Sub-region is expected to go on without a cultural head. The ritual, which will kick off in the first week of August at Mutoto…

Protests: Besigye wows to start from where he stopped.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1637 EAT on Tuesday 7th June 2022. Former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye has vowed to start from where he stopped with his protests against high commodity prices. Besigye made the statement shortly after being released from Luzira prison by Buganda Road Magistrate’s court. He has been in prison since…

Encroachers take over koboko airfield after years of neglect.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1243 EAT on Tuesday 7th 29 2022. Close to 500 people have encroached on the land of the defunct Koboko airfield. Found in Arumaji village, South Division in Koboko municipality, the facility which was established during the regime of President Idi Amin has been in a state of disrepair…

Will Uganda ever demand for 1000-year-old Luzira Head ‘loaned’ to British Museum?

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1324 EAT on Tuesday 7th June 2022 The ‘Luzira Head’, one of Uganda’s original artefacts held in the British Museum is still the property of Uganda, according to Samuel Kizaalwa the assistant commissioner of the museums. Kizaalwa says that any time Uganda wants back its 1,000-year-old artefact, the government…

Mining investors flee Karamoja as insecurity intensifiesp.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1203 EAT on Tuesday 7th June 2022. Investors have started withdrawing from mining sites in Karamoja citing increased insecurity in the region. Karamoja has experienced intensified unrest in the past months despite the disarmament exercise and security raids against suspected warriors. The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has admitted…

The smiles Dr Tamale Sali has brought to patients with fertility issues around the world.

By E K Benj @kivumbi Updated at 1234 GMT on Monday 06th June 2022 In our series “Senior Citizens” today we bring you Senior Citizen Dr. Tamale Sali the Founder, Director and Resident Doctor at the Women’s Hospital International and Fertility Centre. Dr. Sali attended Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, where he graduated with an…

Uganda cranes fall in Algiers

By Kafeero Twaha Sunday, June 05, 2022 The Cranes started on a losing note, falling 2-0 to Algeria in the capital Algiers on Saturday to end the first round of games bottom of Group F with no points. What you need to know: The Cranes now have to beat Niger on Wednesday to redirect their…