By: Boy Fidel Leon In higher education, standing still is falling behind. Makerere University knows this. For the second consecutive year, it has claimed the top spot among East African…
By: Boy Fidel Leon The best-laid plans need cash. Uganda’s government released Shs 18.43 trillion in the second quarter, bringing total budget disbursements to Shs 38.61 trillion, just over half…
By: Boy Fidel Leon The streets of Koboko were empty. People huddled across the border in South Sudan, afraid to return home. That was Uganda in 1986 when President Yoweri…
By Boy Fidel Leon The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has unveiled its manifesto for the 2026–2031 term, outlining President Yoweri Museveni’s vision for Uganda’s next phase of transformation. Titled…
By Kintu Diana Gulu City has this week emerged as a vibrant hub of culture and international exchange, hosting its very first Oktoberfest celebration, a festival traditionally associated with Germany.…
As Uganda draws closer to the 2026 general elections, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has formally launched a village-based mobilisation model — a grassroots strategy intended to strengthen its…
By: Boy Fidel Leon Local Government Minister Raphael Magyezi has drawn a hard line: government vehicles are for delivering services, not winning elections. Speaking at a quarterly meeting with Chief…
By Diana Kintu The Government of Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the reliability of the national electricity supply through a comprehensive set of measures and investments. The announcement…
By: Boy Fidel Leon Uganda didn’t just show up in Mauritius with brochures. At the Hennessy Park Hotel in Port Louis on October 3, the first Uganda Tourism Roadshow brought…
By: Boy Fidel Leon President Yoweri Museveni stood before the 27th National Prayer Breakfast at State House, Entebbe, and did something politicians rarely do: he told stories about times he…
