In Uganda, power does not merely reside in State House, Parliament, or the Constitution. It circulates through symbols, ...

The Speaker of the 11th Parliament has found herself facing criticism over spending controversies. Monitor understands that ...

MBALE, Uganda -- Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn't want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that he ...

With an “insatiable curiosity about the world,” Zohran Mamdani walked into the Daily Monitor newsroom in Uganda in 2007 as a teenager with the hopes of becoming a “top reporter.” Mamdani’s father had ...

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine displays a t-shirt reading “Free Olivia Lutaaya” with a photo of the imprisoned activist at a public appearance, in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 19, 2024 (DPA photo by ...

What you need to know:Uganda is left with a deeper national question: does the country still have room for independent-minded politicians As Parliament bids farewell to a generation of legislators ...

Power often reveals itself not through speeches or constitutional titles, but through attitude. The deeper question raised by ...

What you need to know: The transition question will dominate Ugandan politics during the 2026-2031 term. But Butambala County MP Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi, who ended the 15-year reign of Muhammad ...

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan music star and political leader currently in exile. Framing his movement as a “people power” struggle by young Ugandans for ...

As the trial in absentia of Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Joseph Kony kicks off this week in The Hague, Netherlands, one thing is certain: northern Uganda, once the epicentre of Kony’s brutal ...