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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,…

Uganda Summons US, UK, EU, Canada and China Diplomats over visa denials for citizens; threatens to retaliate

By HICGI News Agency updated at 1312 on Saturday 30th April 22 The parliament of Uganda is concerned by the increasing number of visa denials to Ugandans including government officials. This on Thursday prompted the State Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon Okello Olyem to issue a statement. Olyem who had no kind words for the…

Corruption: Kampala insists on lifestyle audit despite Museveni.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1259 EAT on Saturday 30 April 2022. The inspector general of government (IGG) Beti Olive Namisango Kamya has announced that she will still conduct a lifestyle audit on government officials whose wealth does not match their known income. Kamya’s declaration comes four months after President Yoweri Museveni cautioned her…

KCCA Vaccinated Dogs And Cats in Commemoration Of The World Veterinary Day

Updated by Nakayima Ritah at 1020 EAT on 30th April 2022 The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) organized a two-day rabies vaccination event for pets (mainly dogs and cats) in Kampala as one of the activities to commemorate the World Veterinary Day. The free vaccination event took place on Thursday 28th at Jakana road in…

Russia Makes ‘Plodding’ Advances In East; U.S. Sends More Than 12 Flights Of Arms, Equipment

Updated at 0955 EAT on 30th April 2022 Russian military advances in Donbas are “slow and uneven,” the Pentagon said Friday, even as the Kremlin concentrates on eastern Ukraine. The “plodding progress” partially reflects Russia’s decision to avoid stretching its supply lines in the face of fierce Ukrainian resistance, according to Washington, and might be…

UNICEF, WHO warn of larger measles outbreaks across the globe.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0849 EAT on Friday 29 April 2022. An increase in measles cases in January and February 2022 is a worrying sign of a heightened risk for the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases and could trigger further larger outbreaks, particularly measles among children in 2022, according to the World Health Organisation…

Chinese national arrested for blocking minister from inspecting factory.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0838 EAT on Friday 29 April 2022. An unidentified Chinese national was on Wednesday arrested for blocking the Gender, Labour and Social Development minister, Betty Among from inspecting the working conditions of employees at the Namanve based Sunbelt Industries Ltd. The minister was conducting a routine inspection of the…

Ugandans lose millions to ‘Malaysian’ online business scam.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0830 EAT on Friday 29 April 2022. Thousands of unsuspecting Ugandans are counting losses after losing huge sums of money to online fraudsters masquerading as international business agents trading under chargeanytime.net purportedly from Malaysia. The victims of the dubious business were lured into investing various sums of money through…

Bitcoin becomes official currency in Central African Republic

The Central African Republic (CAR) has approved Bitcoin as legal tender – just the second country to do so. CAR is one of the world’s poorest countries, but is rich in diamonds, gold and uranium. It has been wracked by conflict for decades and is a close Russian ally, with mercenaries from the Wagner Group…