Security Architecture, Institutional Design, Elite Management, and Political Adaptation in Uganda (1986–2026) The long stay in power of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni—stretching from 26 January 1986 all the way into the mid-2020s—is not something that can be reduced to a single explanation or a neat academic formula, because what you are really dealing with here is a layered political system that has evolved over nearly four decades in a highly adaptive, almost evolutionary manner, constantly adjusting itself to shifting internal pressures inside Uganda and equally shifting external global conditions, and when you examine it closely it begins to resemble less…
Author: Blazer News Times Reporter
The renewal of contracts for 10 heads of police directorates that were recently told to hand over offices to their deputies following expiry, has met a setback after a section of the serving junior police staff requested president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni decline to renew them, claiming there is no justification for contract extension. The police bosses whose contracts are pending renewal by the appointing authority, include AIGP Felix Baryamwisaki- Head of Directorate of ICT, AIGP Moses Kafeero-HR Development and Training, AIGP Hadijah Namutebi- Welfare, Production and Sports, AIGP Erasmus Twaruhukwa- Director Research and Planning, AIGP David Wasswa Ssengendo- Counter Terrorism,…
In May 13, 2026, the Uganda Law Council Disciplinary Committee held in its decision that the controversial Kampala city lawyer Richard Buzibira was guilty of professional misconduct, thus ordering for his removal from the practicing advocates roll, implying he couldn’t practice law for a given time. Buzibira’s ejection followed a complaint filed by Pastor Daniel Walugembe, who accused him of forging documents allegedly authorizing Buzibira to process payments arising from a land sale involving the Uganda Land Commission. The said documents included instructions and powers of attorney purportedly issued by Joseph Sunday. The disciplinary panel which included Moses Mushabebe Nabende,…
This year, 9th October 2026, Uganda will be marking 64 years since it became a Republic gaining independence away from the British Protectorate. Surprisingly, Uganda still Struggles with Human Rights Abuse, Poverty, Corruption, Unemployment and Poor Governance Under the NRM Government (1986–2026). For four decades, Uganda has remained under the leadership of Mr. Yoweri K.T. Museveni and the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). When the NRM took power in 1986, Ugandans were promised a fundamental change and this was explicitly highlighted through the regime’s ten-point programme as highlighted below: – 1. Restoration of Democracy: Returning power to the people by…
By Paul Kimbugwe UNN TV Four years ago, on 5th September 2021, I sat alongside Elizabeth Wamala on UNN TV and told Uganda something it wasn’t ready to hear. We laid out document after document. We played video clips. We asked uncomfortable questions about a man who had just been “arrested” on espionage and immigration charges — an arrest that somehow made headlines on BBC, Al Jazeera, DW, and virtually every major international platform, all at once, as if Uganda had been infiltrated by the world’s most dangerous academic. We told you then: this arrest is not what it looks…
How Witchdoctors & Pastors Are Cashing in on Uganda’s Cabinet Frenzy With President Museveni’s swearing-in done and a new Cabinet expected to follow after, the scramble for ministerial positions is now the industry. An industry that feeds not only political brokers and middlemen, but also the rapidly expanding spiritual economy of witchdoctors, traditional healers, self-proclaimed prophets and, figuratively speaking, “pastors.” Welcome to the politics of God, and God in Africa. Every five years in Uganda, after a presidential election, a peculiar ritual begins. Members of Parliament, former ministers, political operatives and ambitious technocrats all launch what is commonly known as…
The position of Speaker of Parliament is one of the most critical offices in Uganda’s governance structure. It requires a rare blend of legal expertise, political maturity, neutrality, national vision, and the ability to manage competing interests in a polarized political environment. A strong case can be made that Norbert Mao possesses many of these qualities, making him a compelling candidate for the role. 1. Deep Legal Expertise and Constitutional Understanding As Uganda’s current Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Mao operates at the heart of the country’s legal and constitutional framework. His background as a trained lawyer/ advocate gives…
As the cabinet and state minister’s term in office approached tail end following the renewed next government’s mandate through the January 2026 elections, efforts to identify possible replacements were also going on, Blazer News Times has exclusively learnt. Notable figure’s names that came into consideration for the job according to the reliable sources in the corridors of power, was for the retired Chief Justice (CJ) Chigamoy Alfonse Owiny Dollo. Reliable sources told this news Website that Nobert Mao had first been identified as preferred candidate for the leader of the government business’s job, but turned it down, saying his sole…
The ruling NRM party top leadership under the Central Executive Committee (CEC) are caught between the rock and a hard place on deciding on who should be supported on Nobert Mao and Jacob Oboth -Oboth for the speaker of the Uganda’s next 12th parliament. This follows the withdrawal of embattled Annet Anita Among the outgoing speaker from the race based on calls by the state authorities, creating a path for an emergency of Oboth-Oboth who had not expressed interest in running for the position from the beginning. Announcing Oboth-Oboth’s candidature to a section of the NRM party-PLU leaning MPS that…
The Police forensic expert Enock Kanene informed the Mwanga II Magistrate Court on Thursday in an ongoing sodomy case involving pastor Robert Kayanja that there were videos recovered from the deleted content of the phone number saved as Mzee and registered in the names of Robert Kayanja, during his forensic expert work that culminated into the report forming part of evidence on Court record. Kanene was appearing for reexamination of his evidence by the defence legal team of the nine youths accused of tarnishing the reputation of pastor Kayanja, following his cross examination by the prosecution led by the chief…