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We Cannot Just Look Broadly” — Olara Otunnu Urges Ugandans to Check the Vital Signs of the Nation

GULU, Uganda — Veteran politician and former UN Under-Secretary-General Olara Otunnu has delivered a sobering message to Ugandans: stop admiring the surface and start checking the real “vital signs” of the country. Speaking on NBS Morning Breeze on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, Otunnu challenged both citizens and leaders to move beyond general observations and honestly…
I Will Return Home” — Exiled Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Declares

WASHINGTON / KAMPALA — In a candid and emotional interview with FRANCE 24 aired on March 24, 2026, Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, made it clear: he plans to return home soon, even though he says his life remains in danger. Speaking from Washington, D.C., just days after resurfacing…
NRM Opens Race for EALA Flagbearers as Tanga Odoi Announces Tight Nomination Schedule

Kampala – The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission has officially opened the race for the party’s flagbearers to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) for the 2022–2027 term. The Commission today, Monday 23rd March 2026, issued a call for Expressions of Interest and picking of nomination forms to replace two NRM members — Hon.…
Nakawa Court Grants Bail to NUP Leader John Mary Ssebuwufu After Over Two Months in Detention

Kampala – In a significant development for Uganda’s opposition, the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, finally granted bail to John Mary Ssebuwufu, a senior National Unity Platform (NUP) official, ending what his supporters describe as “illegal detention” since mid-January. Ssebuwufu, who serves as the Deputy Chairperson of the NUP Election Management…
New Tax Squeeze: Shs4.8 Trillion Revenue Push Hits High Earners, Fuel, and Sugar Hard

The Ugandan government has unveiled a series of tough tax proposals aimed at raising an additional Shs4.8 trillion in revenue for the 2026/2027 financial year, as part of broader efforts to boost domestic collections toward a projected Shs40 trillion target amid economic pressures and fiscal needs. The Revenue Enhancement and Compliance Measures outline reforms that…
Bobi Wine Confirms Left Uganda Via Rwanda: Claps Back at Muhoozi

KAMPALA, Uganda — It’s been a heated few days on social media, and Ugandans are glued to their phones watching the back-and-forth between opposition leader Bobi Wine (real name Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu) and Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. In the latest twist, Bobi Wine has confirmed he did leave Uganda through Rwanda –…
Tragic Chimpanzee Attack Claims Life of Three-Month-Old Infant in Masindi Village

MASINDI, Uganda — A heartbreaking incident has left residents of Wiliya Village in Budongo Sub-county, Masindi District, reeling in grief and fear. On Saturday, March 21, 2026, a chimpanzee attacked and killed a three-month-old baby boy in what locals and authorities describe as yet another devastating case of escalating human-wildlife conflict near the edges of…
Historic Milestone: Presidents Ruto and Museveni Launch Construction of Naivasha–Kisumu–Malaba SGR Extension in Kisumu

KISUMU, Kenya — On March 21, 2026, something truly exciting happened for East Africa. Kenyan President William Ruto welcomed Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to Kisumu, where the two leaders officially broke ground on the final stretch of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) extension — the Kisumu–Malaba section. This marks a big step toward linking Kenya’s…
NUP Acting President Dr Lina Zedriga Waru Recounts Harrowing Abduction and 40-Day Detention Ordeal

In a raw and emotional press briefing, Dr Lina Zedriga Waru, the Acting President of the National Unity Platform (NUP) and Deputy President for Northern Uganda, has broken her silence on the terrifying abduction she endured in mid-January 2026, followed by over 40 days in detention much of it incommunicado—before her release on bail. Dr…
Tragic Echo on the Same Date: Mzee Nathan Okori Passes Away on Fourth Anniversary of Jacob Oulanyah’s Death

The family of the late former Speaker of Parliament Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah is once again plunged into profound grief as his father, Mzee Nathan Okori Adiyo, passed away on March 20, 2026—exactly four years to the day since his son’s untimely death. Mzee Okori, aged 97, breathed his last at St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in…