By Gladys Mukisa. The ruling NRM MP candidate for Kalungu East in the just concluded elections Mzee Vicent Frerrio Bamulangaki Ssempijja’s is once again under the spotlight over the sharp accusations of attempting to compromise the High Court staff in Masaka, in his new well-orchestrated grand scheme aimed at unseating his political rival, the incoming area MP Yusuf Kiruuruuta Nkerettanyi (NUP) who awaits swearing in next month. Blazer News Times can exclusively report that Mzee Ssempijja’s team was on Wednesday 8th spotted around the High Court in Masaka, monitoring about the progress of their new filed petition with the same…
Author: Gladys Mukisa
By Gladys Mukisa On Friday March 27th, Blazer News Times had broken out a story un earthing the untold exploitation of the staff at the Uganda Catholic Church media outlets; Radio Sapientia and Uganda Catholic TV (UCTV), in a move aimed at exploring a lasting solution against the growing violation of the press freedom for those media personnel.https://blazernewstimes.com/exclusive-crisis-as-the-uganda-catholic-church-radio-tv-staff-protest-the-time-long-salary-starvation-chides-catholics-bishops/ Following our news report, there is a serious impact created since then, although we can now exclusively report that there is growing panic among various priests therein, especially those that are charged with the duty of running the broadcast media of the…
By Gladys Mukisa Sustainable development advocates have expressed fear over the gaps that are still hindering the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), with only four years left to the 2030`deadline set for all nations to domestically achieve the global agenda. Speaking during the stake holders meeting organized by the United Nations Association of Uganda (UNAU) in Kampala, Alvin Mutebi, aboard member from the Royal Danish Embassy noted that while strides have been made by Uganda in advancing SDGS, there is need to close the existing gaps like an implementation, against their full success. “Case in point is industrialization…
By Gladys Mukisa If there is any institution that commands respect and influence in Uganda and even other parts of the world, is the Catholic church. However, as we speak all is not well at the Nsambya based Uganda Catholic church media platforms; Radio Sapientia and the Uganda Catholic TV (UCTV). The employees there are choking on debts, they have spent several months going home without receiving their due monthly wage pay despite the constant work, Blazer News Times can exclusively report. The dual media platforms are housed in the Uganda Catholic church secretariat premises at Nsambya-Makindye municipality, Kampala city,…
By Gladys Mukisa A section of the Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) members has resolved to break away from their main organization, exposing more cracks into its internal governance system including internal democracy. The decision follows a bitter row between the UJU General Secretary (GS) Stephen Bwire Ouma and some organization’s members, arising from a litany of accusations against Ouma. Accusations range from the alleged organization mismanagement under which the GS treats it as his cash cow to greed, selfishness, lack of transparency, intrigue, hypocrisy and its personalization as an inherent property with unfettered control and sense of self entitlement. https://blazernewstimes.com/exclusive-mp-fiona-nakku-cash-tears-apart-the-uganda-journalists-union-exposes-the-rot-inside/…
By Gladys Mukisa. The journalists labor union; Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) is torn apart in cliques with many of its members sharply accusing its General Secretary (GS) Stephen Bwire Ouma of turning it into his cash cow. Born of dispute is the impugned funds from the incoming National Female Worker’s MP Fiona Nakku through the GS Ouma ahead of the January Monday, 19, 2026 Workers MP elections that were held at Kibuli Secondary School in Kampala. If there is anything that could force the devil to wear its true garment as far as the UJU internal politics is concerned, is…
The National Peasants Party (NPP) presidential candidate Robert Kasibante is in trouble, after he has been dragged to Court for fleecing some Ugandan of their hard-earned money in the name of processing them paper work for employment abroad. In his instituted Private Prosecution Criminal Case No. 435 of 2025 filed at Mmengo Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ssengendo Hamidu Bbaka accuse Kasibante of obtaining money by false pretense. Court documents show that Kasibante, a resident of Kyengera Town Council Wakiso District, between 19th December 2019 and 30th April 2022, at Nateete Victory School of Beauty- Lubaga Catholic Cathedral parking and by Mobile…
The National Unity Platform (NUP) on Monday announced Florence Asio as its new flagbearer for the Bukedea District Woman Member of Parliament seat to tussle it out with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate the speaker of parliament also incumbent Annet Anita Among. This after the removal of Mercy Marion Alupo who had earlier been fronted to hold the party’s flag from the national voter’s register under unclear circumstances which the party leaders call a choreographed plot to favor speaker Among to go through un opposed. Alupo was contending against Anita Among with FDC’s Suzan Otai and Akol Hellen…
Bugiri Municipality MP also the Justice Forum (JEEMA) president Asuman Basalirwa has broken silence over the claims by the National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Bobi Wine that he is a slave boy lifting the bag for the Uganda parliament speaker also the NRM party CEC second vice chairperson Annet Anita Among. Addressing a massive campaign gathering of Basalirwa’s constituents in Bugiri Municipality during his presidential campaign trail in Busoga region earlier October, Bobi Wine accused Basalirwa of betraying their opposition struggle when he chose to turn into Anita Among’s bag boy, requesting his electors to use the…
Recently, the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu popularly known as Bobi Wine made a public pronouncement that his led political party would not be part of the future arrangement regarding the Inter Party Organization for Dialogue (IPOD), insisting that it had been turned into a platform that simply legitimizes the incumbent president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s four-decade regime that is tainted with gross mismanagement and abuse of power. Bobi Wine’s public pronouncement followed the May 2025 amendment into the Political Parties and Organization Act of 2005, restricting the annual government funding to only active political parties…