A Historical Reconstruction of Lethal Colonial Governance in Uganda and Kenya (1890–1962) By Emmanuel Mihiingo Kaija Researcher | Scholar | Civilizational Architect Emkaijascholar@outlook.com I have to be very upfront and almost blunt about how I am approaching this whole thing, because when I sit with the colonial archive for Uganda and Kenya, I am not looking at something clean or neatly structured, I am dealing with a messy, layered system where administration, force, economy, and everyday life were all tangled together in ways that make it extremely hard to separate “governance” from what I can only describe as sustained patterns…
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The Overthrow of Obote II, 2nd of 72 Stories of DP@72 Unco- ordinated movement of troops” was a phrase that came to light prior to the overthrow of the Obote II regime in 1985. A lot of uncertainty ruled Kampala, the NRA guerilla war raging on and the 6:00pm BBC program “FOCUS ON AFRICA” the only authentic news source we had giving us updates every 6:00pm. Of course, you had to tune in with very low volume fearing to be heard by UPC functionaries then. As a bonus Ugandan stringer Henry Gombya always fed us with the latest news on…
Journalists under the Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) have opposed the ban imposed by the judiciary against further use of the smart equipment including among others, mobile phones and tablets by the Court covering journalists in the ongoing Court case of Uganda vs Dr. Kiiza Besigye and others, which is before the High Court Criminal Division of Uganda. Earlier in the day, the judiciary had released a set of the new guidelines contained in its official press release dated Wednesday July 29, 2026, saying they are aimed at ensuring security, orderly proceedings and continued public access to the hearing while preserving…
On Saturday, senior NRM party senior cadre also the commissioner in charge of RDCs Fred Bamwine clashed with the newly party recruit Abdul Katuntu formerly Bugweri County MP over the ongoing pattern of the civilian abductions. The sharp disagreement stemmed from what Katuntu called justification of the security operative’s lawlessness conduct by commissioner Bamwine. It was in reference to the recent abduction of the former Butambala County MP Muwanga, and the viral video of the plain clothed operatives who on Monday 20th fired several gunshots at Kisekka market in Kampala down town after traders therein blocked their attempted kidnap of…
Security, Prosperity, Pan-Africanism, and the Strategic State in the Twenty-First Century By Emmanuel Mihiingo Kaija Researcher | Scholar | Pan-African Civilizational Systems Architect Emkaijascholar@outlook.com So, if you really sit down and try to make sense of what political philosophy looks like in the case of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, it quickly stops being just “theory on paper” and turns into something more like a living, breathing system that has been tested in real-time, under pressure, across decades of Uganda’s post-conflict reconstruction, and honestly, across the wider East African political environment as well, because what you are looking at here is…
Outspoken veteran journalist and former Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Nganda Ssemujju has mooted a negotiation plan aimed at easing his return to the country from exile that was triggered by his presaged arrest, Blazer News Times can exclusively report. Sources claim that Ssemujju’s return negotiations are being steered by his former workmates; veteran journalist Andrew Muwenda and Adonia Ayebare. “He is using Adonia Ayebare and Andrew Muwenda to engage the state and Muhoozi to soften the stance and let him return freely”. Sources claim that the independent minded journalist’s move was informed by his need for safety guarantees before jetting…
The Bukoto Central MP Eng. Richard Ssebamala is under the spotlight over allegations of involvement into the scandal concerning the government hospital generator supply deal, which has raised integrity concerns among a section of stake holders including his fellow DP members. It is alleged by the sources that the said deal which culminated into fleecing one Kenyan investor 4 million USD, had been engineered through parliament. According to the sources, Engineer Ssebamala allegedly gave an assurance to an investor that they would help him to influence the parliament procurement process to pave for him a way of winning the deal…
Counterterrorism in Africa constitutes a complex, multi-layered institutional system whose operational logic can only be adequately understood through the integration of quantitative force deployment metrics, longitudinal conflict datasets, financial expenditure tracking, and governance capacity indicators distributed across multiple geopolitical theatres. Within this system, the functions as the principal continental coordinating body, providing normative frameworks, mission authorization structures, and strategic oversight mechanisms that attempt to align national military capacities with regional and continental security objectives. However, despite this institutional architecture, the empirical security landscape across Africa reveals persistent asymmetries between resource allocation, troop deployment levels, and measurable stabilization outcomes, particularly in…
The incoming lord mayor for the Ugandan capital Kampala Ronald Nsubuga Balimwezo is caught between the rock and a hard place following a move by the central government aimed at frustrating his efforts of turning his imaginary manifesto idealistic dreams into reality. Reliable sources in the corridors of Kampala Capital City (KCCA) main seat- city hall exclusively told Blazer News Times that Balimwezo is stuck into financial crisis, lacking operational budget to facilitate his chaired Central Executive Committee (CEC) activities, despite legal guardrails providing for the same. CEC under the amended KCCA Act (2020) is mandated with ensuring among other…
Two of the 10 Police Directors who were in May told to hand over offices last month following expiry of their terms, were in a dramatic turn of events seen attending an official Police event at its Naguru based headquarters, which has ever since ignited serious concerns among some junior officers, questioning the motive behind their reappearance. The two said officers are; AIGP Lawrance Nuwabiine-Director Traffic and Road Safety Directorate and AIGP Stephen Tanui-Director Fire and Rescue Services. The Police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke, had earlier this month confirmed to the media that the Director’s offices would immediately be run by…