Playing games with lives of political prisoners COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Can newly appointed Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, deliver on his pledge to parliament and country to secure freedom for several jailed members of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP)? The missing Ugandans …

A power play or prelude to the presidency? COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s appointment as Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) seems to have marked a significant step in his career, perhaps the fastest ascent of any army officer in the Great Lakes region, and possibly elevating him …

How Ntare Lions League boosted Uganda-Rwanda relations Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME  | Described as the greatest caravan to Rwanda since 1990 when the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) launched a guerilla war to liberate their country, the journey of Ntare School Old Boys, with friends and well-wishers to watch the Ntare …

The tenure of the long serving police officer reveals the complexities of reform, power dynamics, and the ongoing struggle for security in a rapidly changing nation COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | When Martin Okoth Ochola was appointed Inspector General of Police six years ago, there was some relief from the …

Why Dr. Besigye’s party could be no more by 2026 Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | 2024 is the year the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) marks twenty years. Ideally, it should have been a milestone for the first major opposition party in the era of multiparty politics. Instead the party …

Fears over continued fighting as Gen. Burhan rubbishes IGAD talks COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Sudanese Army Commander-in-Chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has once again put President Yoweri Museveni in a quandary. On Jan.30, just as a 14-day window for direct talks between Gen. Burhan and his challenger for the presidency …

New LoP highlights justice for missing persons and NUP’s desire to take over power  Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi took office as the Leader of Opposition on Jan.9, starting a journey that will see the first-term MP steer the Opposition agenda into the 2026 elections. …

2023 achievements, hopes for 2024 COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Bobi Wine’s visit to the U.K. after a ten year visa ban capped a year where his political significance soared again after the lull of last year. The party Bobi Wine founded, the National Unity Platform (NUP), went through a …

Justice Minister Mao leads outcry at Human Rights Convention COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | A legislator lying frail on a hospital bed after a long detention. UP to 32 political prisoners charged in the General Court Martial. Thousands unaccounted for after abductions. A tough law against homosexuality. An American couple …

Experts cite asymmetrical advancement in use and purpose of AI technologies between the developed and developing countries Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | War and combat capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology were at the back of some people’s minds at the just concluded global summit on safety in the UK …