From October 2026 and onwards, Capital FM Radio Kamwokya Kiseminti based studios will have been moved to Naguru the home for Next Media Company that run NBS TV, Blazer News Times can exclusively report. This after a successful acquisition of the company (Capital Radio 2015 Ltd) that is composed of 91.3 Capital FM Radio, 96.3 Beat FM Radio and KIIS 100.9 FM, by the Next Media. Some of the Capital Radio 2015 Ltd sacked staff who spoke to Blazer News Times on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the company was bought out by the Naguru based Media Company under the…
Author: Gladys Mukisa
Lawyers under their professional body; the Uganda Law Society (ULS) have hatched a plan to issue judge Emmanuel Baguma with the Certificate of Incompetence, citing what has been described as his violation of professional legal procedures and basic law requirements during his judicial service, Blazer News Times can exclusively report. Judge Baguma (High Court judge), who is currently presiding over the ongoing trial of an opposition political figure Dr. Kiiza Besigye, his colleague Obeid Lutale and others, on counts related to treason against the Uganda state, is also a member of the Uganda Law Society. Two senior Uganda Law Society…
Peoples Front for Freedom (PFF) party top leadership is facing internal contradictions arising from the concerns of abandonment of the party by several individuals that were entrusted with various roles including the only two Members of Parliament (MPS) who were declared winners on the party ticket in the January 15,2026 elections. The two current MPS include; Asinansi Nyakato -Hoima City, and Betty Acan Aol- Gulu City Woman MP. Insiders who exclusively spoke to Blazer News Times on condition of anonymity confirmed that since the disputed January 15, 2026, the MPS have not been seen around participating into party activities, hence…
By Gladys Mukisa. Tension is high among the Kampala city lord mayor Eng. Ronald Balimwezo’s staff, following the reported attack on his deputy Faridah Nakabugo’s KCCA mayoral office by the security personnel on Thursday afternoon. The Thursday afternoon attack is said to have been triggered by the release of several suspects who are said to have been held in detention by the KCCA enforcement teams from its Kampala trade order operations. Speaking exclusively to Blazer News Times, the deputy lord mayor Faridah Nakabugo claimed that the KCCA enforcement had removed money from the said suspects whom they later detained at…
BY Gladys Mukisa Bickering and intrigue among the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) administrators has gained intensity with now one of its Commissioners Simeo Nsubuga daring the Commission’s chairperson Mariam Wangadya over her mooted plan of dragging him to Court for championing a smear campaign against her. Clashes among the statutory national human rights body leaders were triggered by the recent draft status report to the appointing authority also the head of state Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, exposing the alleged rot at the Commission, including claims of mismanagement. This news Website understands that three Commissioners of the six-member Commission were…
By Gladys Mukisa. Fright with discomfort is growing among several judicial officers at the Ugandan Higher and Lower Court levels, arising from the increased scrutiny mooted to root out reported mediocrity from the Courtroom work by the newly introduced Performance Enhancement Tool (PET) technology. The PET web-based performance management system which was launched in October 2025 by the retired Chief Justice (CJ) Chigamoy Owiny Dollo, is aimed at monitoring and evaluating the judicial officers and administrative staff work performance. It has now emerged from some of the senior officers of Court that since the crowning of justice Flavian Zeija the…
By Gladys Mukisa. Environmentalists under a consortium of business and social community clubs have initiated a call provoking various Ugandan city authorities to consider a proposal of enforcing the provision requiring every developer to include tree planting in their submitted plans, as one way of mitigating the growing effects of climate change. The call was made by the Africa Air Rescue (AAR) Insurance Company CEO Christine Nassuuna during the ongoing Ugandan schools regreening campaign by My Tree Initiative, at Atlas High School in Gayaaza- Wakiso District. Leading a tree planting campaign at the school campus, Nassuuna observed that tree planting…
By Gladys Mukisa By 9:00 am, journalists, activists, friends, relatives and lawyers representing the jailed Alternative Digitalk journalist Arnold Anthony Mukose had already gathered at Makerere Law Development Center (LDC) Court, waiting with high hopes to hear the Court decision on whether Mukose’s request for his release on bail would be considered or otherwise, considering his time long detention in Luzira. Among the gatherers were the Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) leaders Emmanuel Kirunda-Secretary General and Ronald Kabuye- the Public Relations Officers. The Tuesday May 5th Court session meant that the state represented by Rachael Namutebi would submit its reply to…
By Gladys Mukisa. The outgoing Ugandan representative to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) James Kakooza is not happy with the voices associating his decision of crossing from the struggling regional parliament back to the local parliament, on financial interests. Kakooza who is now an incoming Elderly MP for Buganda region in the 12th Ugandan parliament, had declared his candidature while still serving as EALA representative following his election, shortly after the 2021 general elections. Opting for that regional parliament seat, he had lost his Kabula county parliamentary seat which was held for three terms, before losing it out in…
By Gladys Mukisa. All is not well at the regional East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), its representatives including for Uganda are broke after spending several months without receiving monthly wages into their bank account, Blazer News Times can exclusively report. EALA whose formation is rooted under the East African Community (EAC) Treaty, which establishes the regional block, is composed of 62 representatives from six-member states, with each state contributing 9 representatives. The composition of the regional parliament is set out under Articles 48 and 50 of the Treaty, requiring each partner state to elect representatives through their local parliaments, while…