A prominent religious leader is pushing a message of calm and careful behavior during the holidays and the coming election cycle. Dr. Moses Odong, who heads the National Fellowship of Born Again Pentecostal Churches, told people to drive safely and focus on family time. He framed life itself as a holy gift, asking everyone to value it by avoiding reckless choices on the roads.
His holiday message also touched on security, telling churches and mosques to work with police to keep gatherings safe. With the next national vote on the horizon, he made a direct appeal for political tolerance, warning people not to let different opinions break the country apart. He suggested planting a tree as a symbol of hope for the future and unity.
His...
A fintech company called NALA just got the green light from Uganda's central bank, picking up two key payments licenses. This gives them three total approvals in the country now, putting them in a small club of operators allowed to work deep inside the national payment system under official oversight. Founder and CEO Benjamin Fernandes called it a major regulatory step for the company, which plans to drop over two million dollars into local tech infrastructure and partnerships.
These new permits let NALA handle secure instant payments for regular people, businesses, and banks, focusing on stuff like merchant services and moving money across borders. The whole setup is meant to make diaspora remittances cheaper and faster, aiming to...
A Ugandan high court just threw out a case trying to claim land from the national Muslim council. Justice Isah Sserunkuma in Masindi dismissed the suit because the people bringing it, led by a guy named Francis Tuhwerize, had zero paperwork to back up their story about buying the property. They claimed to have purchased a one-square-mile piece of land, known as Ranch 17A in the Bunyoro scheme located in Kiryandongo Muslim District, from a former presidential adviser last year and then subleased it.
The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council showed up with actual documents, proving they got the land way back in 1976 as part of a bigger ranch for livestock projects tied to export markets. They argued that after government restructuring, they kept...
NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu is promising to give people their lake back. At a rally in Busaabala, he told supporters a future government under him would reopen public access to Lake Victoria and its landing sites for local communities, which he says have been taken away. He specifically pointed to the displacement of residents from the shore, along with confiscated boats and destroyed fishing gear, calling it an injustice he would fix if elected in the next national vote.
The event itself was wrapped in heavy security, with police and military forces controlling movement and even blocking some NUP members from getting to the playground. Party bigwigs like opposition leader Joel Ssenyonyi and MP Muwanga Kivumbi slammed the...
The Christmas rush in downtown Kampala is a story of two totally different scenes. On one side, transport is absolutely booming. Fares out of the city's bus parks have jumped by at least ten thousand shillings as everyone tries to get to their villages, with extra vehicles not even meeting the demand. Boda boda riders are also hiking prices, creating packed terminals and annoyed travelers who are sometimes delaying trips because of the cost.
Meanwhile, the actual shops in places like Kikuubo are basically dead. Traders are staring at full shelves of holiday goods with almost no customers. Many are blaming the city for poor planning, saying street hawkers are blocking access to their storefronts and killing sales. Even the head of the...
The national exam board is warning schools about scammers. Uganda National Examinations Board, or UNEB, says people pretending to be on its security committee are targeting head teachers and school directors. These fraudsters are asking for cash, promising they can bump up student grades or get a school off the suspected cheating list.
UNEB's main spokesperson, Jennifer Kalule Musamba, made it clear the board has nothing to do with this racket. They are telling everyone to report anyone making these shady offers. The public can use specific toll-free numbers to tip off the police or contact the board directly. UNEB also promises whistleblower protection for anyone who comes forward with good information about the con artists. The...
A radio host on ZiFM Stereo known as MisRed, real name Samantha Mary Musa, is pushing back against critics of the station's listener-chosen awards. The controversy started after opposition figure Fadzayi Mahere won the top honor, Zimbabwean of the Year, through a public vote conducted on WhatsApp. MisRed stated on social media that she had zero control over the results, which were purely decided by the audience, who also handled the nominations.
She framed the whole thing, including the heated online arguments it sparked, as a sign of healthy democratic debate in a country with diverse viewpoints. According to her, having an open vote and public conversation shows progress, not division. The blowback has been fierce from accounts...
Sadam Bisase Zakaria, who heads the Congress Services Volunteers group, says Ugandans need to stop wrecking their own environment. He pointed directly at people cutting down trees, constructing buildings in wetlands, and setting fires to bushes as the main reasons for the country's crazy, unpredictable weather right now. Bisase argued that this destruction has messed up farming cycles so badly that people can't plan when to plant crops anymore, which he says is a fast track to more hunger and poverty across the board.
His big fix is getting households to switch away from using so much firewood and charcoal for cooking, since making charcoal is a huge driver of deforestation. He pushed for adopting gas or better stoves, but stressed...
National Peasants Party presidential hopeful Robert Kasibante is taking his pitch directly to people in Kiboga District, asking for their votes in the upcoming election. He is skipping the big rallies for smaller chats at places like Bukomero market, talking about fixing broken roads, helping the failing education system, and tackling the tough economy with specific plans to help regular folks. He told people to protect their votes for a clean election process.
Kasibante promised real local changes, like building better market shelters for traders. He also said he would fire ministers and Resident District Commissioners who waste public money, pushing a message of government accountability. In an interesting move, he even told crowds...
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