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The Uganda Police Force has indefinitely suspended the National Unity Platform (NUP)’s regional mobilisation training meetings in Western and Northern Uganda, accusing the party of repeatedly violating public order and traffic laws during its activities. Uganda safari In a letter dated April 16, 2025, addressed to NUP Secretary General David …

PROMISE: Uganda to refine its own oil by 2020.REALITY: Endless feasibility studies, workshops, inflated travels, ghost investors, and a gaping hole in public finances.AMOUNT LOST: Over Shs 4 trillion. In 2013, Ugandans were sold a dream—an audacious, transformative vision: that by the year 2020, the country would refine its own …

In a country grappling with unemployment, limited industrial capacity, and a struggling export sector, every coin allocated toward economic transformation is sacred. But when those entrusted with steering the ship of development divert resources for personal gain, the consequences reverberate through generations. Such is the grim reality behind the case …

Promise: A Uganda-made COVID-19 vaccine by 2022. Reality: Lavish presentations, no vaccine produced. Amount Lost: Shs 31 billion Lead Figure: Dr. Monica Musenero (Presidential Advisor on Epidemics) Status: Cleared by Parliament despite substantial evidence of fund mismanagement.​ In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic surged, Uganda launched the Presidential Scientific Initiative …

REALITY: A ghost site swallowed by bush and silence. In 2019, the Ugandan government unveiled a grand vision — the Lubowa International Specialized Hospital — a modern marvel meant to attract medical tourists, offer advanced treatment to Ugandans, and curb the country’s reliance on costly referrals abroad. The project came …

By Alexander Luyima April 14, 2025 For over three decades, Uganda has hemorrhaged billions through grand infrastructure promises that became nothing more than elaborate cash siphons for the politically connected. What started as hope for development has decayed into national shame. Roads to nowhere. Hospitals built in thin air. Tractors …

Post mortem report rules out foul play in dead of prisoner   Pathologists have released a post mortem report revealing what caused the death of Lazarus Kahangire, who died from Ibanda prison.   The post mortem report dated April 4, 2025 shows that the Kahangire died due to pneumonia.   …

By Alexander Luyima Uganda stands at a critical crossroads. As thousands of families lose homes and livelihoods to catastrophic floods, President Yoweri Museveni’s government has come under fire for allegedly allocating 50 billion shillings (approximately $13 million USD) to Members of Parliament (MPs) as a “service award.” The move—widely perceived …

In a country where 78% of the population is under 30, the Ugandan government has proposed a blatant exclusion of young professionals from District and City Service Commissions—not based on merit, but on age. The justification? “Youth-led corruption.” But let’s call this what it is: a desperate power grab by …

By Alexander Luyima Community Organizer | Diaspora Analyst | Digital Rights Advocate > “We must call this what it is—a strategic attack on freedom of speech dressed up as a security measure.” — Dr. Sarah Nantume, Lecturer of Media Policy, University of Toronto Uganda is rapidly erecting a digital wall …