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OPEN LETTER: The Proposed Extradition of Michael Mpeirwe Katungi to the U.S. is fraud 

By Mr. Taremwa Barnabas Bwaniaga, influential commercial farmer/rancher, businessman, Gen Salim Saleh's brother-in-law, 5th July 2026. The Proposed Extradition of Mr. Michael Mpeirwe Katungi to the United States is...

Pride Month 2026: 40 Africans who changed queer history

Credit - Minority Africa.  From a 17th-century Angolan queen to a Ghanaian musician in exile, this June, we’re...

Uganda Human Rights Commission Chairperson Mariam Wangadya Warns President Museveni to Respect the Commission Amid Corruption Allegations 

The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC, Lady Justice Mariam Wangadya has publicly criticized President Yoweri Museveni for appointing what...

Stench of Corruption At Parliament: Communications & Public Affairs Director Chris Obore & Others Arrested 

The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded seven employees of Parliament to Luzira Prison until July 7, 2026,...

UGANDA: Danish Environmental Journalist & Researcher Klaus Thymann Arrested

Danish environmental journalist, explorer and researcher Klaus Thymann has been arrested in Kampala,Uganda over allegations linked to his...

EXPOSED: Charles Mwesigwa,a man running a sex ring operating out of Dubai’s most glamorous neighbourhoods and exploiting vulnerable women 

Charles Mwesigwa, who says he is a former London bus driver, told our undercover reporter he could provide women for a sex party at...

$840,000 Gold Scam: Stanbic Bank, Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde, his firm Maxim Advocates and Partner Sheila Namahe Implicated

New evidence has emerged contradicting earlier statements made by prominent lawyers Sheila Namahe Wagidoso and Isaac Ssemakadde, who previously denied any business dealings with...

UGANDA: How Gold Cartel Stole Billions of Shillings from a German Investor

MASSIVE GOLD SCAM. A German investor, Christian Arndt is scared to return to Uganda after he lost a fortune worth an astronomical $1.5m (Shs5.5...

WHY IS THE DEPUTY RDC MBARARA SIMON PETER KASWABULI BEING CITED IN PASTOR BUGINGO ATTACK?

INSIDE STORY. It has been a week since Pastor Aloysius Bugingo, the head of House of Prayer Ministries International and Salt Media Group survived...

CULT: HOW PROPHET TB JOSHUA RAPED & TORTURED WORSHIPPERS

STORY CREDIT – BBC NEWS AFRICA / BBC AFRICA EYE, January 8, 2024. Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of...

POISONED? INSIDE ANNE RWIGARA’S MYSTERIOUS DEATH

Anne Rwigara, the sister of President Paul Kagame critic and activist Diane Shima Rwigara who attempted to contest for president in Rwanda, has died...