By Lawrence Mayanja Once upon a time in the African Republic of Uganda, lived an elderly leader who had once gone to the jungles in a bid of securing power. To him, Politics in his country was rogue and so, the need for Political transformation! Four years in the jungles of Luwero, he successfully attained power earlier in 1986, becoming the country’s long-serving leader after Independence in 1969. 63 years today, he championed his Presidency with a ten-point programme that includes the following: – 1. Promotion of democracy. 2. Promotion of security for all people and their property to eliminate…
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By Glady’s Mukisa. New details have emerged that the Democratic Party (DP) vice president Fred Denis Mukasa Mbidde’s launched plan to run for the Buweekula county Member of Parliament (MP) in the 2026 elections is under the influence of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) vice chairperson Michael Nuwagira popularly known as Toyota, this website has exclusively learnt. According to sources, the said influence is reflected by Mbidde’s enjoyment of the NRM party area support. To ensure that Mbidde found a soft landing in the area, NRM party cadres were given a lee way to do a ground mobilization work…
By Cedric Mwesigwa. The October 15th Wednesday Democratic Party (DP) management meeting turned rowdy as some leaders departed from one of the party’s core value of using the brain as power to settle any emerging dispute when they resorted to a bitter physical fight, bringing the party business to a standstill for a longtime. This weekly management meeting which is a composition of representatives from the relevant party departments and organs, had been called by the party president general Nobert Mao at the party headquarters along Balintuma road in Kampala, to strategize for the party as usual. Blazer News Times…
Aspiring MP candidates on the newly formed Democratic Front (DF) have been given 50 million shillings each as support to run campaigns for their 2026 elections, this Website has exclusively learnt. One of the candidates that must be happiest is David Musiri (Makindye West) who had crossed from the National Unity Platform (NUP) to the DF prior to the nomination exercise by the national Electoral Commission (EC) recently. Musiri’s defection had followed the denial of ticket by the NUP leadership to hold its flag, giving it to Zahara Lurika the outgoing KCCA Council speaker. Sources close to Musiri told Blazer…
By Gladys Mukisa. Journalists body the Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) has opposed the ban slapped on the Nation Media Group (NMG) journalists that also run Ntv Uganda, from covering the parliamentary proceedings. On Monday 28 October 2025, all journalists attached to the NMG were blocked from accessing the parliament premises and had their tags withdrawn by the parliamentary security personnel. This website later learnt that their blockage was in line with the news content that had recently been disseminated questioning the controversial declaration of the speaker Ainita Annet Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa as having gone through un opposed…
By Cedric Mwesigwa. New details have emerged that the Uganda parliament speaker Annet Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa to be declared as having gone through un opposed regarding their 2026 elections parliamentary bid, had to ensure that their opponents could not successfully nominate. Speaker Among(NRM) was seeking re election for Bukedea district woman Member of Parliament in eastern Uganda, while deputy speaker Tayebwa also NRM, for Ruhinda North in western Uganda . The National Unity Platform(NUP) candidates Florence Asio was Among’s main challenger in Bukedea, while Obert Kato against Tayebwa in Ruhinda North. Both heads of legislature were…
On Monday 13th October 2025, a section of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party parliamentary aspiring independent MPs held a meeting with their party chairperson Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni under which they were given a leeway to run as independents in 2026 elections, despite having lost the party flag to several declared party candidates. The meeting which was held in Arua city where the party presidential bearer was camped in an ongoing campaign effort to mobilize support for his election back to the state house through January 14, 2026 polls, was attended by the NRM notable figures; the Luuka district woman…
Numbers tell stories that speeches cannot. Uganda’s 2025 local government nominations have done just that. They have peeled back the skin of politics to show the country’s inner anatomy. Behind the numbers lie whispers of continuity, signs of change, and a deeper truth: power in Uganda is no longer just about parties. It’s about proximity, personality, and presence. Nearly 80,000 candidates were nominated across 26 Ugandan political parties for local government positions, from districts to sub-counties. In these figures, Uganda’s politics isn’t abstract; it’s flesh and blood, contested in parish meetings and the noise of trading centres. The National Resistance…
Jamaican dancehall superstar Spice is set to perform in Kampala on 6 December 2025 as part of the Safari Beats concert series. She’ll share the stage with Uganda’s top female artists, including Cindy Sanyu, Sheebah Karungi, and Winnie Nwagi. Nile Special and Safari Beats have partnered for the event, pushing it as more than just a concert — it’s positioned as an entertainment-tourism experience.
From 10-11 October 2025, the Vumbula Uganda Festival will take place at Ndere Cultural Centre in Kampala marking its fifth anniversary. This year’s edition aims to spotlight Ugandan culture more intensely, with traditional performances (e.g., Karimojong dances), local arts, music, and immersive cultural showcases. Lineup includes Sheilah Gashumba, Josh Mc, Tojo, City Girl, Eyo Marcus, Sir Dangote, and others.