Emmanuel Kirunda Elected UJA President as Rizik Kalungi, Kabuye Ronald Take Key Positions
New Vision journalist Emmanuel Kirunda has been elected president of the Uganda Journalists Association (UJA), replacing Mathias Rukundo, following the association’s leadership elections held on Saturday, November 7, 2026. Kirunda, the outgoing UJA…
The Politics of the Plate: Rising Bread Prices, Public Spending and the Limits of Ugandan Patience
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post Uganda’s political stability is often admired, but stability should never be mistaken for unlimited public patience. For decades, ordinary Ugandans have endured rising living costs, struggling public services and…
THE COST OF SILENCE: HOW TAXATION AND SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT ARE CRUSHING ORDINARY UGANDANS
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post KAMPALA, UGANDA: How long can ordinary Ugandans endure rising costs, heavy taxation, forced evictions, and restrictions on the very activities they depend on to survive? From Kampala’s busy streets to rural…
Salaamu Musumba: Fear of Abduction and Torture Has Kept Me in Exile
Proscovia Salaamu Musumba, the Spokesperson for the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) and former Kamuli District Woman MP, has revealed that she has spent three months stranded in the United Kingdom due to deep-seated fears of abduction, alleged…
Katanga land dispute: Makerere University bosses, Developer Luwaga on spot forceful takeover
The dispute over Katanga land near Wandegeya has taken a new twist as city pastor Godfrey Luwaga has sought to evict Kibanja holders in violation of court orders. Pastor Luwaga, the director of Nanziza Construction Company Limited is accused jointly of…
Ssemujju: General Salim Saleh Visited Besigye to Confirm He Was Dying
Ugandan opposition politician Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has launched a fresh criticism of the government, questioning the circumstances surrounding the medical treatment and continued detention of opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye, as concerns grow over…
Former Opposition MP Proscovia Salaamu Musumba Forced Into Exile Following Threats to Her Life
The whereabouts abroad of former Bugabula South Member of Parliament Proscovia Salaamu Musumba remain unclear despite her appearing online last week on a Uganda Law Society (ULS) X Space discussion on Witness Protection and Safe Evacuation. She urged…
Hundreds Gather at NUP Headquarters to Pay Last Respects to Comedian Kapere
KAMPALA, Uganda — Hundreds of mourners have gathered at the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters in Makerere-Kavule to pay their last respects to popular Ugandan comedian Yokana Mbuuse, widely known as Kapere Lufotose, following his sudden death on…
Ntambi Remmy : NUP Canada Chapter Marks Bobi Wine Day with Toronto Street Clean-Up
Members of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Canada Chapter marked Bobi Wine Day with a community clean-up exercise in Toronto, demonstrating their commitment to environmental conservation, civic responsibility and community service. The initiative,…
NUP Canada Chapter Launches Bobi Wine Day Canada-Wide Outreach Program to Promote Community Service
TORONTO, Ontario — November 1, 2026 — The National Unity Platform (NUP) Canada Chapter is launching a Canada-wide community outreach initiative under the theme “Bobi Wine Day,” bringing together Ugandans in the diaspora to promote environmental…
