A storm is brewing in Uganda’s military circles after General Muhoozi Kainerugaba took to Twitter with explosive claims against David Pulkol, a former intelligence chief. In a strongly worded message, Muhoozi labeled Pulkol a “habitual traitor” and accused him of being involved in the betrayal of the late Brigadier Noble Mayombo, a highly respected military…
In a major diplomatic development, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has announced the immediate suspension of all defence and military cooperation with the Federal Republic of Germany. The decision follows what the UPDF describes as credible intelligence linking Germany’s Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency Mathias Schauer, to activities that threaten national security. According to…
Shock and grief have swept through Akatooma Cell in Bwizibwera-Rutooma Town Council, Mbarara District, after 30-year-old Ritah Akakunda was found brutally murdered in her home. According to residents and initial police reports, Ritah was at home with her sister-in-law, Winnie Kabaare, and the family’s shamba boy. Her husband, Fred Kabaare, had left earlier in the…
Ugandan academic and activist Dr. Stella Nyanzi says she was stopped from flying back to Germany, where she lives as a refugee with her children. Dr. Nyanzi and her children moved to Germany to escape political persecution in Uganda under President Yoweri Museveni’s government. According to Nyanzi, a German migration officer named Constantine, based at…
On Friday, May 23, 2025, Annet Nabirye was overwhelmingly elected as the new Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Women’s League for Luuka District, marking a pivotal moment in the region’s political landscape and reinforcing her growing momentum ahead of the 2026 Woman MP race. Nabirye’s commanding victory is the latest in a string…
