Museveni Convenes NRM Caucus as Among Probe Casts Shadow
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is set to convene a high-stakes caucus of the ruling National Resistance Movement, with the escalating corruption investigation against First Vice National Chairperson (female) Anita Annet Among expected to take centre stage. The meeting is scheduled for Sunday at State House Entebbe and will follow a
We Need a Speaker Who Is Not a Thief — Otafiire
Minister for Internal Affairs Kahinda Otafiire has called for the election of a Speaker of Parliament who is honest, disciplined, and capable of restoring the institution’s dignity, as internal debate over the next leadership of Parliament gains momentum within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). Speaking shortly after Thursday’s swearing-in
Proceeds from MK Birthday Run to support orphans
Proceeds from the upcoming Muhoozi Kainerugaba (MK) Birthday Run will be used to support vulnerable children, government spokesperson Allan Kasujja has said. The run is organised in honour of Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is set to mark his 52nd birthday on April 26 at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. Speaking at a press
Gen Muhoozi Calls for Death Penalty After Ggaba Child Killings
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has called for the death penalty following the brutal killing of four children at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program School details continue to emerge about the incident, which occurred within a school premises in the Kampala suburb under what investigators describe as violent and
Police Officers Attached to Bobi Wine’s Security Team Arrested
Police officers who were attached to the security team of former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, during the recently concluded presidential elections have been arrested, Daily Star has learned. The revelation was made by David Waswa, the head of the police Counter-Terrorism Division, while appearing
Allan Kasujja Takes Charge of Uganda Media Centre
Former BBC journalist Allan Kasujja has expressed his readiness to steer the Uganda Media Centre forward following his recent appointment as Executive Director. Last month, Yoweri Museveni directed the Minister of Information, Communication Technology and National Guidance, Chris Baryomunsi, to appoint Kasujja to the position. In a letter addressed to
Museveni, Gen Kainerugaba Host Kenya’s First Daughter Charlene Ruto in High-Level Youth, Regional Talks
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, separately hosted Kenya’s First Daughter, Charlene Ruto, during her visit to Uganda — engagements that blended state diplomacy, defence dialogue, and youth-focused collaboration in a renewed push to deepen Uganda–Kenya relations. At State House in Kampala, President Museveni
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba Fires Michael Katungi after U.S. Indictment
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has dismissed Michael Katungi from his role as Commissioner for External Affairs of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU). The decision comes in the wake of Katungi’s indictment on charges of conspiring to illegally supply more than $58 million worth of military-grade weapons to the notorious Mexican
