Lake Victoria has become the center of a longstanding dispute affecting Kenyan fishermen, with recent incidents involving arrests and fines by Ugandan security officials prompting calls for urgent resolution. Speaking in Kisumu, Oburu Oginga criticized the ongoing harassment of fishermen, particularly from Siaya County and Busia County. He highlighted the…
Kisumu, Kenya – President William Ruto and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni on Saturday commissioned the long-delayed extension of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Kisumu to Malaba, a project expected to strengthen regional trade despite concerns over its financial cost. Speaking at the event, President Ruto highlighted the historical…
President William Ruto is set to begin a four-day development tour of the Nyanza region on Friday, March 20, where he will commission and inspect a series of major projects across Kisumu, Migori, Homa Bay and Siaya counties. The tour will also include a high-level meeting with elected leaders from…
Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) have adopted a series of reforms aimed at promoting equity, fairness, and stronger cooperation within the regional bloc. The decisions were reached during the 25th Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State held in Arusha, Tanzania, on Saturday, where regional leaders deliberated on…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has blocked a church mass that was scheduled to honour opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who has been jailed since 2024 on treason charges, according to Besigye’s wife, Winnie Byanyima. The Cancellation Byanyima, who is also the executive director of UNAIDS, told AFP that she was informed…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni hosted Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at State House in Entebbe on Friday for high-level talks aimed at ending Sudan’s ongoing conflict. Focus on Dialogue Museveni reiterated his long-held position that sustainable peace in Sudan can only be achieved through…
Washington, D.C. / Kampala, Uganda – The long-standing security partnership between the United States and Uganda faces new uncertainty after U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch warned that Washington may reconsider its cooperation following incendiary social media posts by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces and…
Kampala, Uganda – In a video shared from hiding, Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine walked through a family graveyard in central Uganda, mocking the army chief who has failed to capture him and lamenting what he called the injustice that has befallen him. The 43-year-old musician-turned-politician, whose real name is…
Uganda’s political crisis deepened on Friday after military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced that authorities had detained 2,000 opposition supporters, killed 30, and were hunting for more following the disputed January 15 presidential election. Museveni Declared Winner Amid Internet Blackout President Yoweri Museveni, 81, who has ruled Uganda for nearly four…
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has alleged that his wife was violently assaulted during a raid on their home by soldiers, intensifying concerns over political repression in the country following the disputed January 15 election. Allegations of Assault In a post on X on Saturday, Wine claimed that “hundreds of…