Ugandan basketballer sparks excitement back home after signing professional contract with NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers
Patrick Ogwel, secretary general of Uganda’s National Council of Sports (NCS), said the signing was a significant boost for the country’s sports sector.
How engineered political ignorance and illiteracy undermine human transformation and progress: The case of Uganda
Abstract: This article examines the systematic engineering of political ignorance and illiteracy as deliberate instruments of governance that fundamentally undermine development, transformation, and progress in Uganda. Advancing the foundational principles that Beyond Scope Does Not Exist – Everything is connected to everything else and The Whole is Greater than its...
East African Community to launch regional virus research institute in Entebbe, Uganda, that will serve as regional virology centre
East African Community (EAC) will officially launch the Uganda Virus Research Institute as the bloc’s regional centre of excellence in virology on Wednesday in Entebbe, Uganda, according to a statement issued by the EAC headquarters in Arusha. The centre will serve as a hub for advanced virology research, specialised laboratory...
Totalitarianism: Kenya’s UDA and South Sudan’s SPLM eye longevity after signing MOU with ‘cadre’ levels similar ruling parties in Tanzania and Uganda
UDA Secretary-General Hassan Omar Hassan said the agreement reflects the deep historical ties between Kenya and South Sudan. He said the partnership would facilitate cooperation in governance, economic transformation, and election preparedness while strengthening regional stability.
How Uganda’s law, media and diplomacy traps its citizens: Revelations of ‘Muhoozi Project’ plan to assassinate army generals opposite to him
Beyond shutdowns, journalists face “intimidation including arrest, harassment, destruction of equipment, and assault, especially for writing that is critical of the president and his inner circle.” A “special security unit, founded in 2017, monitors journalists’ social media activity.”
From Kenya as a democracy trailblazer in Africa to a Ruto Goon Republic: A country anchored on political thuggery
Interestingly, when Raila died, President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government blocked the entry into Kenya of Tundu Lissu allied opposition leaders who had come to attend Raila’s funeral. They were not allowed in. As though to confirm Raila’s prophecy Magufuli’s daughter, Jesca Magufuli, were allowed to cross the border to “hold the meeting of three” With the dead Raila while others were missing as predicted by the enigma before he died.
From the rattling fossil fuel-powered engines to be purring e-bikes: Rural Kenya embraces pocket and environmental-friendly electric motorbikes
What began with only three electric motorcycles has grown into a fleet of 120 bikes operating across the county by 2026 – a pointer that electric mobility is steadily gaining acceptance.
Government commissioner who defected from opposition in April killed as violence spirals out of control in South Sudan
James Kueth Makuach, the government-appointed commissioner, was killed on Sunday when opposition fighters launched an assault on Walgak, a remote area in Akobo West, according to officials from both sides.
At 83 years, Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa signs into law raft of amendments that abolish direct presidential election
The changes have drawn criticism from human rights lawyers, civil society groups, opposition politicians and some veterans of Zimbabwe’s 1970s liberation war, who argue that extending presidential terms requires approval through a national referendum.
Use of brute force becomes a ‘norm’ as Kenya, Tanzanian capitals eye witness heavy police deployments to suppress protests
In Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, police and military personnel were deployed and no protesters were seen. An annual trade fair continued under heavy protection.
