Another year sinks underwater as the power distributor bleeds cash after losing its Uganda role and slides deeper into a compensation brawl that keeps investors guessing.
Loss outlook after exit
Umeme Limited told shareholders to brace for red ink again.
Second straight loss streak confirmed.
Linked directly to losing the distribution role.
Left without an active operating business.
Why the numbers cratered
The board flagged vanished revenue as the core problem.
Operations dried up early in 2025.
The concession clock ran out after twenty years.
Grid control shifted to Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited.
Compensation fight with the state
Umeme Limited keeps chasing payment from the Government of Uganda.
The claim...
Fallout spiraled fast as deleted military posts lit diplomatic nerves, ministers tried damage control, and party hardliners turned a radio spat into an online knife fight with bigger stakes than bruised egos.
Deleted posts and apology
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba tossed out claims about strained U.S. security ties.
Floated halting cooperation with the U.S. mission in Kampala.
Pulled the messages down after blowback.
Backtracked, blaming bad intel and affirming cooperation continues.
The government line draws a boundary
Chris Baryomunsi separated personal posting from state policy.
Brushed the messages off as offhand social chatter.
Said the cleanup complicated his spokesperson role.
Flagged the issue upward to Yoweri Museveni.
PLU fires...
Ballots finally get their turn as stalled local races snap back to life nationwide with strict rules, fixed hours, and a hard date that drags unfinished contests across the finish line.
Election date and locations
The Electoral Commission locked February 4, 2026, for leftover local votes.
Targets areas where ballots never happened or fizzled out.
Reaches city, district, municipal, and sub-county zones.
Seats getting decided
Justice Simon Byabakama flagged multiple local leadership slots.
Chair roles get sorted across affected councils.
Direct councillor seats move forward.
Women and special groups gain representation.
Polling mechanics and hours
Voting runs from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Happens at assigned polling points...
Ballots inside a military hall locked in the army’s next crop of MPs, turning uniforms and ranks into legislative seats while civilian politics watched from the sidelines.
UPDF seats locked into Parliament
Uganda Peoples Defence Forces picked ten MPs via its council vote.
Handled through a Defence Forces Council electoral college.
Took place at Land Forces Headquarters in Bombo.
Slots feed directly into the 12th Parliament.
Who ran the election mechanics
Independent Electoral Commission supervised the entire exercise.
Simon Mugenyi Byabakama chaired the oversight team.
Results got read out after the tallying was wrapped.
Army leadership stayed inside constitutional lanes.
Names that made the cut
Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding topped the...
A dragged-out corporate feud finally got shoved back on track, locking massive ranch land while judges force an audit nobody wanted finished.
High Court forces audit restart
Dr. Ginamia Melody Ngwatu pushed the Incafex Ltd audit forward.
Killed objections framed as stalling noise.
Set a 60-day deadline for a final report.
Left the cost bills with each side.
How the shareholder fight began
Matthew Rukikaire dragged Incafex Ltd into court over exclusion claims.
Alleged sidelining from meetings and money mismanagement.
Disputed whether foreign investors ever got paid.
Pushed for an audit to untangle share ownership.
Appeals history and Supreme Court stance
The Supreme Court revived earlier audit orders.
Overruled a Court of Appeal...
Diplomatic friction jumped when sanction talk met defiant chest-thumping and exposed how fragile the Uganda-United States security bromance looks.
Sanctions warning and retaliation talk
Muhoozi Kainerugaba fired back about sanctioning the United States.
Threatened reciprocal penalties if targeted personally or nationally.
Framed sovereignty over compliance with Western pressure.
Boasted military capacity against any invader.
Washington's criticism of Uganda's elections
Jim Risch trashed the elections and floated targeted sanctions.
Urged reassessing security ties with Kampala.
Named Muhoozi as a potential sanctions target.
Linked governance abuses to regional instability claims.
Ugandan officials split their responses
Adonia...
The recount spiraled into a mess where sketchy ballot boxes got sidelined, and the whole Masaka race slid deeper into legal quicksand.
Recount drama at the Masaka City race
Justin Namere pushed for a court-backed recount after losing the seat.
Ballots from Kimwanyi P7 got tossed after a one-name-only box surfaced.
Another station vanished from the count due to a missing seal.
Counting dragged on long enough to force team splitting.
Court supervision and counting grind
Chief Magistrate Albert Asiimwe ran the process from Kizungu offices.
Oversaw vote sorting after problems popped up mid-recount.
Ordered faster counting by dividing work across city divisions.
Allowed recounts except where defects wrecked ballot trust.
Challenge to...
Timelines lit up with baby hype as a familiar Kenyan voice flipped the script from content drops to life-changing news that pulled fans straight into celebration mode.
Pregnancy announcement
Dem Wa Facebook put out news about her expecting her first child.
Update landed as personal and heartfelt.
The moment instantly grabbed public attention.
Shift marked a new life chapter.
Support circle response
Fans jumped in with congratulations.
Comments leaned warm and encouraging.
Followers treated the moment as relatable.
Energy stayed overwhelmingly positive.
Meaning behind the news
Gratitude flowed toward family and friends.
Pregnancy is described as joyful and transformative.
Experience framed as life-reshaping.
Openness matched a...
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New single energy
Fathermoh rolled out a long-hyped track called Laana.
Track leans hard into party-first intentions.
Built for clubs, playlists, and reckless weekend spins.
The reception kicked off with instant fan excitement.
Feature that turns heads
Mejja jumped on the record.
Brings familiarity and street-tested presence.
Contrast sharpens the younger artist’s edge.
Collaboration bridges age gaps cleanly.
Sound and production feel
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Percussion drives momentum nonstop.
Hooks loop aggressively in your head...
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