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After yesterday’s meeting, this publication was told members of the ruling party had been quietly asked to mobilise support for West Budama Central MP Jacob Oboth Oboth to join the race. bit.ly/42DeUSF #MonitorUpdates

@DailyMonitor There is need to reflect on the law and make some some adjustments to prisoners rights ,All these provisions can be amended like a prisoner meeting his children at school once in a while ,next of kin burials etc etc . It can change fir a good Uganda to come .

Retiring Justice Egonda-Ntende condemns refusal to release NUP's Mufumbiro for wife’s burial Details👇🏽 monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

@lulanzeashirafu People under estimate the mzee family not forget this fam has seen their mom and dad for the last 50 years and and have it in DNA and know every corner to touch and Change things .Don't mistake someone's silence for being idle .She can make a good minister even vp.

Let's think about this critically. If you've observed Mrs. Natasha and her father's public interactions, you might suspect there's more to the story. The son's character is intriguing ,if they bring the daughter into the spotlight, she might gain acceptance and yes we all agree Mrs Natasha has qualities of a good leader and people might see her as a viable option of which some have already started. Not saying it's a plot, but it's possible. The son could be a decoy, diverting attention. As Baganda say, ekiyita wagulu "Otega wansi" – look beyond the surface. Just saying temusiba🤝

Makerere's School of Law released the pre-entry exam results: 90% of students who sat the exam failed. Best student was from Mbarara High School (72%). King's College Budo had the highest number of students above 50% (13). See full list. @BbegMedia l1nq.com/l5rop0f

The Inspectorate of Government has requested for additional UGX25.98Bn to recruit 100staff, (UGX4.6Bn) to procure modern investigative equipment and (UGX4.2Bn) to purchase vehicles to ease its fight corruption in Uganda. Parliament was informed that investigating a high-profile case cost about UGX20Bn while a normal corruption cases costs between UGX3.5Million to UGX5Million. This followed the tabling of the report of the 2026/27 Ministerial Policy Statement of the Inspectorate of Government, by John Teira, Vice Chairperson, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee recently. The Inspectorate reported to be spending UGX1.5Bn on car maintenance annually because in 10years, it hasn’t been allowed to purchase any new vehicles. Courtesy Photo

In 1977, after United Kingdom broke diplomatic relations with Uganda, Idi Amin claimed victory over Britain and added “CBE” (Conqueror of the British Empire) to his title. Radio Uganda then reportedly broadcast his full ceremonial style as: “His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Alhaji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular.”

Samuel Wako Wambuzi presided over President Yoweri Museveni’s 1996 inauguration following Uganda’s first presidential election under the Movement system held on May 12, 1996. After years of political turbulence, Wambuzi became a central figure in rebuilding public trust in the judiciary. Wambuzi, who served as Chief Justice from 1986 to 2001, and earlier between 1972–1975 and 1979–1980, is regarded as one of Uganda’s most respected jurists. Born on January 23, 1931, in Busoga’s Kamuli District, he played a key role in strengthening the judiciary after 1986 through reforms and landmark rulings that restored confidence in the justice system. He has since retired from active judicial service, leaving behind a legacy of integrity and professionalism in Uganda’s legal history.

How powerful is this gentleman? Yesterday i saw him confidently giving directions to the Presidents on where to go & was honestly shocked for a moment

‘Dead’ vendor economy: When streets go quiet Recent data shows that Uganda’s informal economy contributes about 54.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs nearly 88 to 92 percent of the workforce, making it the backbone of both production and livelihoods bit.ly/3Ryw5lQ #MonitorUpdates

GEN KATUMBA WAMALA AMONG 21 UPDF GENERALS SET FOR RETIREMENT IN 2026 Former Chief of Defence Forces and current Minister for Works and Transport, Edward Katumba Wamala, is among 21 senior UPDF generals expected to retire in 2026 as the army rolls out a large-scale transition exercise affecting nearly 1,900 personnel. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces has begun retirement sensitisation and documentation under Batch 16 (2026), preparing officers for exit from active service into civilian life. Katumba Wamala, who has served for approximately 46 years, began his military career in the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) before joining the National Resistance Army (NRA) in 1986. The retirement list includes several high-ranking officers from different command structures, as the UPDF enforces its service regulations based on age limits, rank progression, and years of service. Military authorities note that the exercise is part of a structured transition process affecting officers across ranks. Reports indicate that a total of 1,863 personnel are expected to retire in this cycle as the force undergoes routine restructuring and renewal.

EC Seeks UGX 62 Billion for Construction of New Headquarters in Lubowa. #NilePostNews nilepost.co.ug/news/341187/ec…

GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA TO ISSUE INAUGURAL SOVEREIGN SUKUK: The Government of Uganda is in advanced stages of issuing the inaugural Sovereign Sukuk to finance 15% of the total cost of Euro 2.7 billion required for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Cabinet approved the SGR financing structure in January 2025 reflecting the proportion and amounts to be mobilized. 60% of the Euro 2.7 billion will come from Export Credit Agencies (ECAs),15% from Sukuk and the balance of 25% will come from Development Finance Institutions (DFIs). The Deputy Secretary to the Treasury (DST), Patrick Ocailap is currently leading Uganda's delegation on a Sukuk Roadshow in the East African Community, specifically in Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar, to interest Investors to participate in the inaugural sovereign Sukuk Issuance on a date that will officially be announced. The other members of the delegation include; the Yusra Sukuk-lead arranger, Stanbic Bank Group,the Book Runners, Bank of Uganda, Standard Gauge Railway team, NS Kigozi Advocate- Sukuk Legal Advisor, Salaam Bank Uganda Limited the Receiving Bank and other staff in the Debt Policy and Issuance Department of MoFPED. The DST,Ocailap said the aim of the roadshow is market sounding, pricing discovery and building investor relations to ensure success of the planned Sovereign Sukuk Issuance. @mofpedU will in the coming days share detailed information with Ugandans about this kind of innovative financing and the significance of the upcoming Sovereign Sukuk Issuance. @newvisionwire @DailyMonitor @ubctvuganda @nbstv @ntvuganda @UgandaMediaCent @GCICUganda

To Hell with Your Killers: Gen. Museveni’s Senior Aide Brenda Wadri Resigns, Flees Uganda Over State House-premised Threats on Her Life theinvestigatornews.com/2026/05/to-hel…

🇰🇪 France got kicked out of West Africa. Now Macron is in Nairobi and Ruto just signed 11 deals with him at State House. The agreements cover rail, nuclear energy, ports, tea exports, digital technology, and fisheries. The deals are public. But the fine print isn’t. No parliamentary debate. No public consultation. Kenyans taxed to their limits deserve to know exactly what was traded for what. Ruto stood smiling while Macron signed. The question isn’t whether Kenya needs investment, it’s who benefits most when the ink dries. And history makes us understand that Africa leaders are good at making bad deals!

GROW Loans Transforming Women’s Businesses in Mbale. #NilePostNews nilepost.co.ug/news/340749/gr…

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚: A video of Rwanda’s President @PaulKagame is circulating ahead of President @KagutaMuseveni’s inauguration, where several regional leaders connected to the controversy are expected to attend. In the video, Kagame makes explosive claims about the origins of the M23 rebellion, directly questions the legitimacy of President Félix Tshisekedi’s rise to power and references the hidden political struggles shaping the Great Lakes region. The Rwandan leader alleges that the M23 rebellion “started in Uganda,” questioning why Uganda has never faced the same scrutiny or international pressure directed at Rwanda. “You cannot blame us for the start of this conflict, because everybody knows where this conflict started from and by whom,” Kagame declared. “This M23, I have said it before, came from Uganda. They did not come from here. Why was it not made Uganda’s problem?” Kagame also attacked Tshisekedi’s rise to power, alleging that the Congolese president @FelixUdps did not genuinely win office but was instead installed through a behind-the-scenes political arrangement witnessed by several African heads of state. Kagame referenced former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Egyptian President @AlsisiOfficial, and South African President @CyrilRamaphosa as leaders he claimed could affirm his account of negotiations surrounding the Congolese transition of power. “You know how the current president came to be president?” Kagame asked. “He was just called to the office and this man thought he was making a good deal and they handed him power.” The remarks come at a sensitive moment for the region as tensions over eastern Congo continue to deepen amid diplomatic strain, competing accusations, and growing international scrutiny surrounding the conflict.

Brig. Gen. John Bosco Asinguza is serving as Parade Commander today at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds ahead of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s inauguration. #VisionUpdates #M7SwearsIn2026 | #NRMat40 📸@kamiriam

Lack of funding may prompt Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) exit from Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, leaving a security vacuum.

Boss of degrading sex-trade ring in Dubai's glamour districts unmasked by BBC: bbc.in/46hnaZN #BBCAfricaEye

Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of Zambia. He was born on 28 April 1924 at Lubwa Mission in Chinsali. (In what was then Northern Rhodesia.) He was the youngest of eight children. His father was a Minister and teacher who had left Malawi in 1904 and his mother was the first African woman to teach in colonial Zambia. Initially, the young Kaunda followed in his mother’s footsteps, becoming boarding master and then headmaster at Lubwa Mission from 1943 to 1945. He worked at Salisbury (which is now Harare), at the 'Salisbury Bindura Mines'. In 1948 became a teacher in Mufulira, for the United Missions to the Copperbelt. But he soon began to show an active interest in politics. In 1949 he returned to Lubwa to become a part-time teacher, but resigned in 1951 and became Organising Secretary for Northern Rhodesia of the: 'Northern Rhodesian African National Congress.' In 1953 he moved to Lusaka, to take up the post of Secretary General. In 1958, Kaunda broke from the organisation and formed the Zambian Africa National Congress (ZANC). In 1959, Kaunda broke away from the ANC and formed his own party, the Zambian National Congress (ZANC). ZANC was banned in March 1959 and in June, Kaunda was sentenced to nine months imprisonment, which he spent first in Lusaka then in Harare. Kaunda was released in 1960 and elected president of the United National Independence Party, the successor to ZANC. He organised a civil disobedience campaign in Northern Province, the so called Cha-cha-cha campaign, which consisted of burning schools and blocking roads. Kaunda started playing a continental role in 1963 when he became President of the Pan-African Freedom movement for East, Central and Southern Africa. In 1964 he was appointed Prime Minister and, later the same year, became the first President of independent Zambia. In 1966, the University of Zambia was opened in Lusaka and Kaunda was appointed Chancellor. He extended his influence to the global level after Zambia’s independence, serving as chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity from 1970 to 1971 and from 1987 to 1988. A great friend of the South African liberation struggle, he was close to veterans of the liberation movement such as Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Chris Hani and others. He maintained his support for the liberation movements despite Pretoria’s policy aimed at destabilisation of governments in the region. In the 1980s he focused chiefly on Zambia's huge foreign debt. He allowed several African liberation organisations, including ZAPU and ZANU of Rhodesia and the African National Congress, to set up Headquarters in Zambia. Kaunda left office when he was defeated by Frederick Chiluba in multi-party elections in 1991. He retired from politics after he was accused of involvement in a failed 1997 coup attempt. Since retiring he has been involved in various charities with much of his energy going into the fight against the spread of HIV/Aids – Kaunda lost a son to the disease. Kaunda received the 2007 Ubuntu Award. (The aim of the awards is to recognise organisations or individuals who have, through excellence, innovation, creativity, inventiveness, social responsibility or patriotism, distinguished themselves as true ambassadors of South Africa.) Since 1991, he has founded the Kenneth Kaunda Peace Foundation. They are dedicated to the establishment of peace and conflict resolution on the Continent. KK, as he is fondly known, now devotes his life in fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa. He has several Roads and a Municipality, named after him, in South Africa and Windhoek. The Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, in the capital city Lusaka, also pays tribute to Kenneth Kaunda.