Derrick Wandera
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Experts challenge sudden improvement in PLE performance
There was a general improvement in the performance of all districts across the country in the just released PLE results according to Uneb → Read More
First Lady tasks to VP, premier spark queries
Neither Uganda’s Constitution nor any other law of the land provides for the Office of the First Lady → Read More
EC relocates, closes old office
This is to pave way for the construction of the Kampala Flyover → Read More
Rights body moves to fight torture and abductions
The commission promises to carry out a countrywide search for missing people before making findings public → Read More
Bobi's bodyguard, three others missing for 19 days
The party leaders said more than 15 of their members have gone missing in just a month and hundreds were still stuck in prison after they were picked two years ago → Read More
Why Opposition marked grim milestone in Nairobi
A common thread is the extrajudicial killings that gathered major political players from either era for the round-table talks → Read More
Uganda's opposition meet in Nairobi, demand justice for November riot victims
The Opposition appealed to the international community to join Ugandans in such times to demand justice. → Read More
Bank client runs to police over missing Shs100m
Ms Sylvia Bahizi says the money vanished from her account undetected shortly after she lost her ATM card and mobile phone to thugs on October 6 → Read More
Bobi blames Museveni for poverty in Busoga
Bobi Wine made the remarks while welcoming Mr Andrew Kaluuya from the National Resistance Movement (NRM) to the National Unity Platform (NUP) party in Iganga District last week → Read More
Inside the battle between bibanja holders, landlords
Mr Yusuf Nsibambi, a lawyer, says bibanja holders hold exclusive rights on the land and this exclusivity is not time bound → Read More
Hajj Kigongo defies NRM SG, endorses Museveni for 2026
NRM Secretary General has advised those involved in early campaigns to focus on improving service delivery → Read More
NUP repatriates 60 more Ugandans
Although it is difficult to ascertain the exact number of Ugandans stuck in the UAE, reports indicate that there are about 21 detention centres, each holding more than 150 Ugandans → Read More
Police drag taxi operators to parks
The taxi operators say the parks are located in areas with a few customers → Read More
Govt blames school fires on poor funding
The Ministry of Education has attributed the continued school fires to lack of inspection and persistent underfunding → Read More
Bobi Wine defends his ties with Jamil Mukulu
During a press conference at Kamwokya yesterday Bobi Wine—not for the first time—publicly offered Mukulu support → Read More
What I went through in Dubai detention
The opposition leader claims his detention was politically motivated → Read More
NUP to educate 130 children of missing supporters
Security minister, Gen Maj (Rtd) Jim Muhwezi, denied having in their custody any NUP supporters → Read More
Witchcraft, politics rear ugly head in Ebola fight
Mubende is the Ebola ‘Ground Zero’, with the majority of cases and deaths coming from the area → Read More
The return of drones and abductions
Bobi Wine in multiple social media posts says 15 of his supporters, picked up between this month and the last one, were being held incommunicado → Read More
NRA family will always remain together regardless of contradictions
This week, 48 Generals of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) retired. The notable retirees included Gen David Sejusa, the former director general of military intelligence, who had been trying to leave the army since 1996. Derrick Wandera transcribed the speech Gen Sejusa made at State House. → Read More