Author: felix@elixnews.co.ug
In preparation for President Yoweri Museveni victory Celebrations, after the 15th January elections,Masaka Businessman Didus Natumanya has presented two cows to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, commending the exceptional mobilization by the Greater Masaka and Mid-Western Business Pioneers Network (GMMBPN). As GMMBPN leader with over 7,000 members, Natumanya highlighted the network’s role in organizing a historic rally at Liberation Square, boosting NRM’s prospects for victory in the 2026 elections. President Museveni praised Natumanya and is group for drawing thousands of supporters from villages, many in yellow shirts featuring his iconic image. He urged the business community to protect the Gains and promised full…
The independent Electoral Commission has declared Nrm Yasin Omari Unopposed for Mayor Makindye Division. EC disqualified NUP candidate Lusagali and 11 other candidates from Makindye mayoral race following Yasin Omari petitions against the other contenders. However National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, has strongly condemned the Electoral Commission (EC) over what he described as a deliberate move to block opposition candidates in Makindye Division. In a statement, Bobi Wine said the Commission, under chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama, has once again disqualified NUP’s candidate for Makindye Division Mayor, Lusagala Bosco, among other party candidates. The decision, he noted, effectively leaves the…
President Yoweri Museveni has expressed concern about the large number of people still living in poverty in Entebbe despite existing peace and stability courtesy of NRM government. “Wealth is here, but we want everyone to be rich. We don’t want a country of the poor and the rich living side by side,” Museveni said. Museveni who was campaigning in Entebbe emphasized that the government is ready to support people to create wealth for themselves and lift themselves out of poverty. “There is peri-urban agriculture—rearing animals and growing crops in peri-urban areas like Kasanje, Kasenyi, and Nakawuka. Non-Muslims can rear pigs in…
US President Donald Trump has warned Venezuela’s new leader Delcy Rodríguez she could “pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro” if she “doesn’t do what’s right”. His comments comes ahead of President Nicolás Maduro Court appeal in a New York court on Monday. The US accuses Maduro, who is charged with drug trafficking and weapons offences, of running a “narco-terrorist” regime, a claim he denies. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has insisted the US is not at war with Venezuela, after air strikes in Caracas on Saturday led to Maduro and his wife being taken into custody…
By Felix Brian Oketcho The Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda (IRA) has cleared 144 industry players to conduct insurance business, effective January 2, 2026. The approved players include two (2) reinsurance companies, nineteen (19) non-life insurance companies, nine (9) life insurance companies, three (3) microinsurance companies, one (1) Takaful insurance company, and one (1) Health Membership Organisation (HMO). Others are five (5) reinsurance brokers and forty-nine (49) insurance brokers. The list further includes twenty-two (22) bancassurance agents and thirty-three (33) loss assessors, adjusters, and risk advisors. A detailed list of the 2026 authorized players is accessible on the Authority’s website,…
President Yoweri Museveni has announced firm plans to extend electricity to the island communities of Buvuma after many years off the national power grid. Addressing a campaign rally at Kadinindi Playground, the President said government had already set the process in motion and instructed his aides to contact the Minister of Energy, Ruth Nankabirwa, to provide an update on the project. Museveni explained that the electrification will be implemented in phases, beginning with the installation of solar-powered mini-grids to serve trading centres and smaller islands within the district. He said this phase is expected to be completed within six months. “The…
The Pan Africa Pyramid (PAP) unequivocally condemns the barbaric, lawless, and arrogant act of aggression perpetrated by the United States of America under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, involving the invasion of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the alleged abduction and forcible removal of President Nicolás Maduro Moros and the First Lady, Cilia Flores, from their sovereign homeland in a desperate attempt to impose regime change.This action represents the highest expression of imperial arrogance, a gross violation of international law, the United Nations Charter, and the foundational principles of national sovereignty and self-determination. PAP aligns itself with…
President Museveni has said the government is open to allowing Starlink to operate in Uganda if the satellite internet service can make digital connectivity cheaper than existing infrastructure. Museveni made the remarks on Sunday while responding to concerns about the high cost of internet in Uganda and reacting to questions surrounding the directive to halt Starlink operations in the country. He was speaking during the Jazz with Jajja podcast hosted by his daughter, Natasha Museveni, at State House, Nakasero. The President revealed that he has held discussions with Starlink founder Elon Musk, who has been advocating for satellite-based internet as…
President Yoweri Museveni has halted National Housing and Construction Corporation from evicting people residing in Kasokoso Kampala suburb land. The President issued a directive confirming that the residents should never be evicted in message was delivered on January 4, 2026 by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja during the official handover of the land to the residents. The disputed Kasokoso land covers approximately 400 acres of land contested between the community and the National Housing and Construction Company (NHCC). Under Museveni’s directive, residents are now free to stay on the land, develop it, and receive individual land titles, securing both their homes and livelihoods.…
The Industrial Court has awarded Shs 25.9 million in general damages to Arnold Olweny Bonaventure, a former security guard at the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), after finding that his dismissal was unlawful and unfair. The court ruled that UCAA failed to accord Olweny a fair hearing and could not properly justify the reasons for terminating his employment following a high-profile rhino horn smuggling incident at Entebbe International Airport. The dispute arose in August 2017, when Olweny was working as a security assistant at the airport. According to court records, Olweny became suspicious of a bag that had been brought…