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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...

PLATINUM CREDIT EXPOSED! Court Fines It Sh11.6M,Bosses Face 10-Year Jail Term as Borrowers Decry Its ‘Dirty Deals’

Shockwaves are tearing through East Africa’s money lending industry after microfinance giant Platinum Credit was ordered to pay a Kenyan mobile subscriber Sh400,000 (approximately UGX 11.6...

SCANDALS & LEADERSHIP CRISIS ROCK AIRTEL UGANDA: MD Soumendra Sahu Faces It Hot as Massive Dossier Reaches Group CEO Sunil Taldar

MEGA SCANDAL.  When Airtel Uganda unveiled its new Managing Director, Soumendra Sahu aka Soum in 2024, replacing the then outgoing boss Manoj Murali, staff across the...

INJUSTICE: Mbarara PFF Mobilizer & Science Teacher in Trouble over Illegal Money Lending 

Authorities in Mbarara city and Mbarara district have been asked to investigate illegal money lenders that are conniving with court to terrorize people and...

INSIDE STORY: DID AMAMA MBABAZI ORDER THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. JAMES GARUGA?

On his MK News link, veteran Kigezi journalist Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante a few days ago had a story published, indicating that former Premier John...

MEGA COCAINE & TERRORISM SCANDAL: Ugandan Diplomat Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, 2 Kenyans & 1 Bulgarian Implicated

The United States government has indicted a Ugandan Diplomat, two Kenyan nationals and a Bulgarian for supply of 5 Kgs of Cocaine and arms...

RTD Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde’s son Amanya Tumukunde accused of Gun Violence as he Campaigns for his brother Phillip Tumukunde in Nakaseke MP Race

RTD Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde's son Amanya Tumukunde accused of Gun Violence as he Campaigns for his brother Phillip Tumukunde in Nakaseke MP Race. Rukungiri...