Politics

President Yoweri Museveni has broken his silence following the explosive revelations by his son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who publicly admitted to abducting Eddie Mutwe.

My name is Benard Ochieng aka OBEN, the manager of East FM radio and presenter of the Twende Kazi Leo morning show. I’m a humble young man born and raised in Tororo Municipality.

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has publicly claimed responsibility for detaining the chief bodyguard of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine.

Ochieng Benard, widely known as “OBEN,” has officially announced his intention to run for mayor of Tororo City in the 2026 general elections on the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket.

Monday, April 28, 2025 — Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Sam Omala, a prominent figure in Uganda’s law enforcement history, has died after a long battle with cancer.

Eddie Mutwe, the longtime bodyguard and head of security for opposition leader Bobi Wine, was abducted on Sunday evening in Kiwango village, Mukono District.

Woman MP Joyce Bagala questioned the decision of NUP to issue a 30-day ultimatum demanding that she and several other MPs apologize for unspecified infractions.

On Friday, April 25, Pastor Martin Ssempa, one of Uganda’s most outspoken evangelical leaders, launched his new book Why Are You Geh? at a packed event at Hotel Africana in Kampala.

In 2005, an Itesot man ate a live rat before President Museveni during a rally in Mukuju. On April 23, 2025, President Yoweri Museveni curved 3 districts from Tororo City.

The Uganda Police Force has officially released the shortlist of successful applicants enlisted for interviews for the position of Probationer Police Constable.