Health minister tells former deputy president era of ‘one community is more important than others’ is gone
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua also alleged that President Ruto met with senior Al-Shabaab militants during a visit to Mandera, remarks that have been widely condemned by top government officials, including Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen.
Pork-barrel politics: Malava by-election bears bellwether status in President Ruto’s quest for second term
Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale is leading the charge of betrayal against Ruto who promised the region a bagful of development projects that include 1,000 kilometers of tarmacked roads, revival of moribund Webuye Paper Mill, expansion of Kakamga airstrip to an airport, turnaround of the sugarcane industry and completion of stalled 900-bed Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital, among other things.
As Uganda hurtles towards a monarchanised military, there are strong signals a ‘soldier-king’ is being readied to take charge
The term monarchised military was introduced by scholar Paul Chambers, using the Thailand model. Chambers (2024) has recently explained the nexus between the monarchy and the military. Together they have dominated the Thai political landscape. Chambers also talks about the impact of the monarchised military on the lèse-majesté. Lèse-majesté, often translated as “insulting the monarchy,” is a crime against the dignity of a ruling head of state or the state itself. It’s a concept that’s been a part of legal systems in various countries, particularly those with monarchies or strong symbolism attached to the head of state, such as Uganda. Lèse-majesté laws can be enacted and evoked to detain and imprison activists and human rights defenders that may challenge the monarchised military.
