A RENOWN, distinguished Ugandan legal professional, Human Rights advocate and community leader, Counsel Peter Kawuki’s life story reflects resilience, service, and an unwavering commitment to justice.
Born on November 28, 1986 to Mr. Ssettumba George William and Ms. Alice Mutesi Byogero, the recently elected NUP LCV Chairperson for Mpigi district, Kawuki, was raised in a humble beginning in Wandegeya–Katanga slums, where his early experiences shaped his deep empathy for the underprivileged.
A devoted Catholic, Married, husband, and a father of 7, Kawuki’s journey is grounded in strong Catholic family values and faith raised by his grandmother Nakatudde Francisco.
His educational path began in challenging environments of Buyiwa Primary School in Mpigi District. Through determination and support from Germany benefactors facilitated by Fr. David Kasole and the Lindiner family, Kawuki completed both his O and A Levels at St. Joseph’s Aid Society Secondary School Kigando in Kiboga District.
Driven by a passion for justice, Kawuki pursued a Diploma in Law at the Law Development Centre in Kampala in 2009. He later earned a Bachelor of Laws from Cavendish University Uganda in 2015, followed by a Diploma in Legal Practice.
His academic journey continued with a Master of Laws at Uganda Christian University (UCU) and ongoing studies of Masters Degree in Public Administration at Uganda Management Institute (UMI).
Kawuki’s professional credentials are equally impressive. He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and an accredited court mediator in Uganda.
As a Global Peace Ambassador under Global Peace Chain, he has demonstrated his commitment to leadership and conflict resolution on an international stage.
A passionate advocate for justice and human rights defender, Kawuki is the founder of the African Fraternity for Justice, Peace and Development, an NGO dedicated to defending the oppressed, protecting land rights, promoting women and children’s welfare, and supporting victims of torture. His legal aid work, particularly through the Law Development Centre, has seen him champion the rights of vulnerable communities across Uganda.
He has stood boldly against injustice, notably confronting abuses during operations along Lake Victoria that led to loss of innocent lives, and defending squatters against forced evictions by powerful figures. To many marginalized communities, he is not just a leader but a steadfast protector and voice of hope, an incorruotible leader who serves beyond self!
More on that, Kawuki is a champion of youth empowerment and talent development. He is the founder and president of Buwama Football Club, using sports as a tool to inspire and uplift young people.
He is also an active Rotarian with the Rotary Club of Kampala-Wandegeya, contributing to humanitarian service and community development.
Politically, Kawuki’s journey has been marked by perseverance and growth.
After contesting for the Mawokota South parliamentary seat in 2011, he continued to serve with dedication, eventually aligning with the National Unity Platform led by Hon. Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine.
His integrity and pro-people leadership earned him the trust of the leading opposition party in Uganda and the endorsement that propelled him to victory.
In 2026, Kawuki Peter was massively elected District Chairperson of Mpigi District, succeeding Ssejjemba Martin. His victory is widely seen as a triumph for grassroots leadership and a testament to his lifelong dedication to the people.
Today, Kawuki Peter stands as a symbol of hope, justice, and transformative leadership – an inspiring figure committed to building a fairer, more inclusive society for all.
A down to earth leader, Kawuki is known for hardwork, competence, transparency and a loyal subject to Kabaka. He serves people without discrimination and a darling to all.
Fecilitations Counsel Kawuki Peter, may you serve the people of Mpigi with one heart, always!
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DEAR colleagues and all members of Kisenyi III, allow me to salute you with the best of all salutations, Asalam Aleikum W.W.
Firstly, I take this timely opportunity to great you and extend my deepest appreciation to you my Party NUP and my voters in Kampala.
I am Ssemalemba Hassan, a bona-fide child of Mengo Kisenyi III Parish Luzige zone, the son of the soil who is deeply connected to our homeland, norms, culture and a royal servant to the Kingdom of Buganda in our Parish and proud of my roots and sense of belonging.
Noble and Decent members, am here to expressively send my appreciation message to you all members for the support you accorded me in the recently concluded elections as i was a candidate for the position of Direct councillor of our electoral area.
Am convinced beyond reasonable doubt that whatever it required within my capacity to get the win was done but Allah the Mighty chose it that way, I accept his Will. I managed to poll 609 votes in the parish of which votes symbolises the love and the will of the people of kisenyi Ill they had for me, they were many and enough for me to be declared as a winner a case which did not go in our favor.
I thank you my supporters for all your efforts and good heart you expressed towards me in the trial times of all my campaigns. You stood with me,encouraged me, gave me all the moral and some even financial and physical support, I promise to stand with you at all necessary times.
I tender in my apologies to those that I might have wronged along the way and ask for your forgiveness as I have forgiven all that deliberately and unintentionally wronged me for the goodness and progress of our Parish.
For those that were declared Winners, your now our leaders and I personally accept and promise my total allegiance to you for the betterment of our society and we expect alot from you more so service delivery.To the rest of members, let us remain one, we love one another and we do all we can to see that our area is lifted to another level. We help and support the Elderly , the Needy and the Young ones in each and every one’s capacity. Lastly we give Maximum respect to those that have raised us in the community uncodtionally because they are icons of our society.May Allah reward you abundantly my dear brothers and sisters and keep our natural bond we have sofar had even after campaigns.
Photo: Nabagereka Lady Sylvia Nagginda (right) listening to embattled Maria Kiwanuka
BY OUR REPORTER
CHILDREN of City businessman Mohan Kiwanuka from the official wife, Beatrice Kavuma, and their mother have called on the Buganda Monarch not to get involved in a family dispute between the two wives of the sick business mogul.
Photo: Billionaire Mohan Kiwanuka
Children led by Jordan Ssebuliba, allege that their stepmother, Mrs. Maria Kiwanuka, is using her closeness to the Buganda Kingdom Queen, Lady Sylivia Nagginda and the state apparatus, since she is a Senior Presidential Advisor, to fight off the co-wife and the children from getting a fair share of the family properties.
For starters, the two, Nabagereka and Maria are great friends, no wonder, Children want Nagginda not to be lured to Maria’s side to fight her battles with Kiwanuka’s children.
“We respect Maama Nabagereka but humbly request that she does not involve herself in these family fights. We have information that Maria tells people who she uses in these fights, that Mama Nnabagereka is with her over these matters.” Reveals Mohan Kiwanuka’s Children.
They claim that Maria Kiwanuka uses a section of judicial officers to make her way through, thereby sidestepping the proper legal systems to achieve her dream of snatching all the assets under the guise of company properties.
However, her luck seems to be running out as the Court of Appeal threw out a case in which she wanted to block children from the administration of the estate. Maria alleged that Kiwanuka wasn’t dead for the children to claim a share of the property, but rather was unwell to administer the day-to-day work.
She further asserted that the properties which these children are demanding a fair share of weren’t family property but rather company properties with the directors.
However, Jordan Ssebuliba and his siblings objected, stating that, whereas Maria fronts the issues of properties being under companies, the properties wholly remain Mohan Kiwanuka’s.
Ssebuliba further questioned if it is the same spirit, why is the same Maria Kiwanuka nominating her children to some of the boards where their father used to be, and yet when they demand the same, they are rejected.
“She is a liar, we want to know how much she makes and how it is spent? She is busy buying her way out, but we want to know further who the other directors are, if she isn’t, and her children?” Asked children, adding that,”Why didn’t she implement the Court of Appeal directive that directed that we have a family member manage the estate? How did she rush to the Supreme Court to appeal, and yet no one had violated the directive, and how could the Supreme Court agree to her, and yet the decision of the Court of Appeal hadn’t been implemented?”
This is a developing story!
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MUSTAFA Mayambala, the vice chairman Uganda Taxi Operators Federation (UTOF) says, President Museveni and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) took the best decission of covering and redeveloping of Nakivubo Channel because it was a hiding place for criminals.
While featuring on Dream tv morning show ‘The Agenda’, Mr. Mayambala said gang of thieves who terrorise passengers in both New and Old taxi Park, everytime they are chased, entered into Nakivubo Channel and it was hard for security to arrest them.
“Now that the channel is covered and fully redevelopement with shops, taxi parks are not only safe for our passengers but also, we will get more passengers as taxi operators. Thanks to Haji Hamis Kiggundu for giving us business. We are so grateful as the taxi industry.” Revelead Mustafa Mayamba.
He reasons that, as these new shops will attract customers, same customers will be using taxis for their travel and this maths works for the taxi industry. Mustafa Mayambala told viewers that the whole area has changed for better, it looks neat, well organised and shops are magnificent, an advantage to them in the taxi industry.
For starters, Nakivubo channel runs between the Old and New taxi parks. With the new and fresh buildings, the place looks more beautiful now that street vendors have been evicted.
On the issue of floods, Mayambala said, everytime it rained, taxi parks flooded and reduced on the numbers of passengers. But ever since Hamis Kiggundu widened the Channel, would be floods run in the channel.
Mayambala said, “Nakivubo Channel redevelopment has a multiplier effect. Our taxi parks are free of dirty water from floods running through eats sold to our passengers. We can now perfectly maintain the higien of the area. We cant thank Hamis Kiggundu enough. Government was spot on.”
Redevelopment of Nakivubo channel is completed and on it built structures /shops as direcred by the Head of State.
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MONEY Magnet Dr. Hamis Kiggundu is a great asset, this country must be proud of! He is such a generous, leading local investor!
This property mogul has bailed out President Museveni’s top Mobilizer, a one Lumala, who trended on tiktok and other social media platforms over the weekend, crying after Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) evicted him from Kampala streets and his business demolished!
Dr. Kiggundu, owner of Ham Shopping Grounds has given Lumala a shop space for free and some cash, to wash away his tears and be engaged in serious business! Thanks to the benevolent Hamis Kiggundu, for extending a hand of help to the NRM man.
Lumala was among street vendors evicted in an operation commanded by KCCA and security organs to clean all Kampala streets of illegal traders and vendors.He was working near Mini Price on Ben Kiwanuka Street, selling shoes.
During the recently concluded Presidential elections, Lumala used his work station to mobilize for President Museveni and all NRM Parliamentary and local government, without fear or favour.
Smartly dressed in NRM colours, Lumala put up President Museveni’s campaign big poster, cleaned it every minute, fed it with sodas, chicken and hundreds of people would make a stopover to take a glance, others gave him money for appreciation as many opposition supporters hurled insults against him.
Whereas he expected a token of appreciation for his consistence in supporting President Museveni, a few days after his victory, The Head of State gave a directive, all street vendors to be vacated, so to Lumala.
Seen crying like an hungry baby, Lumala accused NRM of using them as condoms and after their use, thrown in a dustibin.“I worked for you without a pay, i thought, i would be appreciated. See how you have vandalised my business and thrown me away! How can you treat your own like this? Now i have become a laughing stock before opposition supporters.” Said a crestfallen Lumala.
This is now history, the same Lumala was seen on tiktok saluting Mr. Hamis Kiggundu, reffering him to a good samaritan saying, “He has given me another life. Long live President Museveni, long live Dr. Hamis Kiggundu, long live NRM.”
For starters, this is one of hundreds, financially bailed out by tycoon Hamis Kiggundu.Many he has helped, Ham doesnt want the public to know! May the Almighty Allah continue protecting you, Haji Hamis Kiggundu.
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● Here Is Why The NRM Mobilizers Should Be Very Careful With Nsibambi’s Defection Deal
● In 2012, Police grilled Yusuf Nsibambi, then Chairperson of Kampala District Land Board over illegal land transactions including the controversial sale of Plot 2-6 along Spring Road at Nakawa to city businessman Omar Mandela
NEWS EDITOR MEDIA
WHEREAS the outgoing Mawokota South Member of Parliament Yusuf Nsibambi yesterday defected to the ruling NRM Party, a few days after meeting President Yoweri Museveni, insiders say, the former FDC guru is under scrutiny by the security operatives!
What could be his motive, why the speed, and why defecting after being defeated in an election by NRM’s firebrand Suzan Nakawuki and why after losing public trust? Does Nsibambi want to turn NRM into a dumping site or a hideout for those accused of grabbing people’s property?
NSIBAMBI’S POLITICAL JOURNEY
Yusuf Nsibambi was brought to a political limelight by the late former Greenland Bank owner, a renowned economist and banker, Dr. Sulaiman Kiggundu in early 2000.
Nsibambi was a staff at the defunct Greenland Bank on the legal depatment.After the closure of Greenland Bank, Dr. Kiggundu got angry with the ruling government accusing it of sabotaging his bank.
When Rt. Col. Kizza Besigye, President Museveni’s former Doctor declared intentions to contest for President in 2001, Dr. Kiggundu joined and he is said to have bankrolled Besigye’s campaigns.
He thought, Besigye would win and may be, return his Bank! That never materialised.
After elections, Besigye lodged an election petition against candidate Museveni.This is when, Dr. Kiggundu introduced counsel Yusuf Nsibambi to Dr. Besigye, who was hired on KB’s legal team.
Since then, Nsibambi and Besigye have been too close until recently, when KB accused FDC leaders of hobnobbing with President Museveni.Besigye left FDC and formed a new Party (Peoples Front for Freedom).Nsibambi remained at FDC Party Headquaters with Hon. Nathan Nandala Mafabi (SG), Eng. Patrick Oboi Amuriat (President), anong others.
In the 11th Parliament, Nsibambi has been the FDC whip. In fact, Nsibambi was among those who attacked Katonga PFF group.
To briefly take you back, after the formation of FDC in 2005, Nsibambi was elected FDC Electoral Chairman. He was however accused of absentism, afterall, he kept on telling some leaders in FDC how he never wanted to join politics.
Later, after the demise of FDC strongman Dr. Sulaiman Kiggundu who was the National Chairman of FDC until his death in 2008, the demise of Sam Kalega Njuba and the exit of Hon. Beti Olive Namisango Kamya, FDC had no option but to elect Nsibambi, the Party’s Buganda Vice Chairman.
FDC officials say, Nsibambi wasnt an active leader in the Party although he used to financially fuel some party projects.
NSIBAMBI LINKS WITH DR. AGGREY KIYINGI
Born on October 25, 1953 and died about three years ago on September 30, 2023, Dr. Aggrey Kiyingi a Ugandan, Australia-based cardiologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist, insiders say, had serious links with Yusuf Nsibambi.
For starters, Dr. Aggrey Kiyingi had orchestrated a plot to topple President Museveni’s government.Sources say, Nsibambi was among those who had hopes of removing President Museveni from power.
“Dr. Kiyingi and Nsibambi had a meeting in Dubai and given some items to be used in the struggle of toppling Mr. Museveni’s regime. On returning back to Uganda, Nsibambi betrayed Dr. Aggrey Kiyingi. He made no move as per their agreement.” Sources revealed to us, talking about a green Land Cruiser, Nsibambi bought a few days after Dr. Kiyingi-Dubai meeting.
Kiyingi was part of the Uganda Federal Democratic Organization (UFDO) renamed as Revolutionary People’s Party (RPP) and in 2015, he announced his intention to return to Uganda to contest for presidency in the 2016 Uganda general elections but never stood for office.
More of the Dr. Kiyingi-Nsibambi story will be told in part II.
DID NSIBAMBI JOIN ELECTIVE POLITICS AS A COVER-UP?
After serving for 10 years as Kampala District Land Board Chairman, FDC’s Yusuf Nsibambi who had amazed riches and aquired a number of prime land titles in Kampala, resolved to join elective politics as a hideout!
In fact, in 2012, Police grilled Yusuf Nsibambi, then Chairperson of Kampala District Land Board over illegal land transactions including the controversial sale of Plot 2-6 along Spring Road at Nakawa to city businessman Omar Mandela.
We are reliably informed, Nsibambi had a one on one with his colleague Haji Ntege Farouk (both worked in the City Land office) and the two agreed on a shocking deal!
As a reminder, Nsibambi was appointed by then Kampala Mayor Alhaj Naser Ntege Sebaggala to head Kampala District Land Board and Seya, put his brother Haji Ntege Farouk as a Board Member. The two, Nsibambi and Ntege Farouk amazed shocking wealth! When KCC changed to KCCA and Jennifer Musisi was appointed City ED, she ruled that Nsibambi’s term wont be renewed. However, Nsibambi lined up Lordmayor Erias Lukwago with his councilors, who staged a fight against Jennifer Musisi to save their man.
Other heavyweights in government including a certain outspoken UPDF General, backed Nsibambi to stay in office. That is how Jennifer Musisi was overpowered.
Back to Nsibambi – Farouk Ntege political deal; Now that Nsibambi had left Kampala District Land Board, he urged Ntege to find a constituency in 2021, so that they contest for Member of Parliament, an office that would help to cover-up their riches and their other deals made at Kampala District Land Board.
“I know after serving as Chairman Kampala District Land Board, these poople might put noses in our property and even quiz us how we got there. It will be so hard for them if we are Members of Parliament. Let’s contest and do everything to win MP seats.” Nsibambi is said to have briefed Ntege.
We are told, Nsibambi was tired of brokers to Members of Parliament whenever he was interrogated about Kampala District Land Board transactions, saying, if he goes through as an MP, he would have used one stone to kill two birds at ago!
BOBI DECLARES SUPPORT FOR NSIBAMBI
As if Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu did not know about Nsibambi’s game-plan, he endorsed the then FDC man for MP Mawokota South, an election he won in 2021.
Although NUP had a candidate for this MP seat, Kyagulanyi was tricked to instead campaign for Nsibambi. He even visited Nsibambi’s Kalagala home, in Nkozi.
FAROUK NTEGE DENIED NUP TICKET
For Ntege, it was bad news! The Makindye West MP ticket was given to Hon. Allan Ssewanyana.However, Ntege contested as an independent, but lost to Ssewanyana.Those close to Nsibambi say, he blamed Ntege for not injecting enough funds in the campaigns, yet he is extra rich, and that is why he was defeated.
2026 ELECTIONS
Both contested again, this time Kyagulanyi endorsed NUP’s Martin Ssejjemba against Nsibambi. Unfortunately, Ssejjemba and Nsibambi lost to NRM’s Suzan Nakawuki.
In Makindye West, for the second time, Haji Farouk Ntege was denied a Party ticket and given to Zahara Luyirika Maala, who massively won for NUP.
Now that Nsibambi won’t be an MP in the 12th Parliament and his colleague Ntege lost, political analysts say, they had to look for a safe ground.
No wonder, Nsibambi, Ntege, Latif Ssebaggala (Ntege’s brother) and their colleagues, about a week ago, met President Museveni.And today, Nsibambi officially defected to NRM promising to bring other 150 friends to the yellow Party!Is this defection genuine or a stunt? Can President Museveni and NRM trust Nsibambi’s group? Aren’t they looking how to hide their riches? A lot of unanswered questions!For views/comments on tjis story, email editor at newseditor.info@gmail.com
Photo: Speaker Anita Among, SG Todwong Richard and Nsibambi at The NRM Headquater, Kyadondo
LEAD PHOTO: Mr. Ahmed Marsha Hussein, Director Communications at FUFA, today, responding to media about FUFA’s petition to Parliament
BY MOSES MUGALULA
ON 7th August, 2025 during a stakeholders meeting held at State House Nakasero, President Museveni angrily reacting to the poor performance of the Uganda National Football Team in the CHAN 2024 opening match against Algeria, where the host Uganda Cranes lost to The Desert Foxes 3, nil at The Mandera National Stadium.
Mr. Museveni affirmed that the Government of Uganda is ready to finance talent identification, development and domestic football competitions in Uganda to improve the performance of the National Teams.
Together with The First Lady, Mr. Museveni directed the Football governing body, FUFA headed by Hon. Eng. Moses Magogo to dream bigger and see how to build and develope the game.
By presenteing a ‘wishlist’ to the Committee of Education and Sports at The Parliament of Uganda, on January 27, 2026, The Federation of Uganda Footballl Association (FUFA) was simply puting into consideration, a directive from The Head of State.
This petition targets to develop football in the country and make the sport more loved, a source of employment and revenue.
However, a section of people whose motives are not known, chose to mislead the public by creating a bad impression about FUFA’s well guided move! As if they are not aware that The Head of State and The 1st Lady mama Janet Museveni who doubles as the Education and Sports Minister, already endorsed and blessed the move.
It is absurd to realise that the usual media houses and some persons have been hoodwinked to distort facts for their own benefits.
The public needs not to listen to the noise makers!
IMPORTANT TO NOTE
1) Aware of the resolution of the Parliament of Uganda on 10th September 2025 out of the motion by the minister of state for education and sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang paying tribute to the outstanding performance of the Uganda National Senior Football Team in the 2024 CHAN Edition that club football in Uganda gets funded from the consolidated Fund and the Budget Frame Work Paper from the respective vote includes this priority for the 2026/7 Financial Year.
2) Cognizant that Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will be hosting AFCON 2027 and that the performance of the Uganda National Football Team will be key to the success of the event.
BUDGETING PROCEDURE
1) The Appropriation Act (National Budget) is a law that originates from a bill, as with all laws. The lawmaking process involves several stages, and in this case, the National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) is a mandatory stage that serves as the country’s wish list. Its purpose is to list proposed policies, the underfunded and unfunded priorities for consideration by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MOFPED) and the responsible entities.
2) After Parliament, the NBFP report is returned to the relevant government entities (like ministries, departments, and agencies—MDAs) so they can scrutinize it. This allows them to see if an opportunity arises to fund some of these underfunded/unfunded priorities when they later submit their detailed Ministerial Policy Statements and the actual budget estimates.
3) The Parliament of Uganda (PoU) operates under its Rules of Procedure (RoP). Specifically, RoP #148(1), 31(7), 216(1), and 218(a) permit private individuals, companies, associations, and others to engage with the PoU on matters under discussion that concern their interests.
In this regard, FUFA, a private association, complied with these rules by submitting a document to the committee.
FACTS
1) On 27th January 2026, NCS (Vote 166) presented its Budget Framework Paper (BFP) report to the Education and Sports committee without input from FUFA, a key technical stakeholder and the principal beneficiary of the subvention on the vote.
2) The copy of the report presented by NCS was only made available to the committee at the start of the presentation. So not only FUFA but also the committee did not get to see what was in the NCS Report until it was being presented.
3) A brief review of the report uncovered several key omissions and indicated that some of the information supplied about football was not technically tailored for football.
4) FUFA is a private organisation of an associative nature comprised of 34 members as listed in Article 10 of its Statutes. It is not an MDA.
5) In consideration of C(3) and D (4), FUFA’s petition was in accordance with the law and a procedural move to correct these “errors of omission and commission” and to ensure that its policy proposals and priorities were included in the NBFP for consideration.
6) Context of FUFA’s Petition: The core issue was that the National Council of Sports (NCS), when presenting its NBFP report to parliament, did not accurately or fully capture football’s unfunded priorities, contrary to the meetings referenced in B (1) and the parliamentary resolution referenced in B (2) of this document.E
CONTENT OF THE FUFA DOCUMENT
▪︎ The FUFA Presentation quoted the relevant provisions in the documents listed in A (1), which is a mandatory requirement for the NBFP.
▪︎ The document did not include any provisions for organising the AFCON 2027 event, but it did include measures to improve the performance of National Teams and Clubs in continental and world competitions. This had been a concern of HE, the President, and FUFA was tasked with proposing what is required for Uganda to compete and win at the highest level.
▪︎ The comparative advantages of the elite footballing nations in Africa were listed, and FUFA proposed strategic policy and financial undertakings to improve the performance of the National Teams and Clubs in Continental and World Competitions in the short and long term:
a) Short-term strategy: Naturalise more eligible players of Ugandan descent to boost competitiveness for AFCON 2027.
b) Long-term strategy: Implement a hybrid model combining nation-wide talent identification, top-notch elite development and early export (as in Senegal and Ghana) and strengthening domestic leagues (as in Egypt, S. Africa and Tanzania).
▪︎ Key pillars of the proposal include:
a) Policy & Regulation: Adjust policies to incentivise private investment, enforce school sports facilities, and direct state-owned enterprises (SoEs), ministries, departments and agents of Government (MDAs) to finance community clubs but not run their own football clubs.
b) Infrastructure: Build and upgrade stadiums across all administrative levels, from international venues to village pitches.
C) Funding & Implementation: Finance FUFA’s Technical Master Plan, covering mass football, elite development, professional clubs, and post-career pathways. This includes;
(i) Providing balls to 45,000 Primary Schools and 72,000 Villages in Uganda.
(ii) Providing balls and training equipment to 146 Academies (Grade-4), 18 Schools of Excellence (Grade-3), 8 Academies (Grade-3), 34 Academies (Grade-2).
(iii) Support for Youth Competitions
(iv) Operate a National Football Academy (Grade-1)
(v) Support for club football, including prize money, insurance, continental support, competition organisation, referees, kits, capacity building, FUFA Big League, FUFA Women Super League, and reserve leagues.
d) Media & Production: to improve the quality of production, transmission and broadcast of a dedicated football TV channel to increase visibility, analytics, commercial value and the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR)
e) Financing Models: Combine government budget allocations, support from state-owned enterprises, and private-sector partnerships.
▪︎ Expected outcomes
(i) Enhanced national team performance and domestic league quality.
(ii) Formalisation of Football as an employment sector, contributing to GDP and tax revenue.
(iii) Growth in sports tourism, foreign exchange earnings, and national pride.
(iv) Youth engagement and reduction in crime through structured sporting pathways.
WAY FORWARD
a) The Minister of State for Sports directed that FUFA and NCS harmonise the documents and submit one holistic document through the government channels.
b) A meeting between NCS and FUFA was held on 28th January 2026, and observations were made.
c) NCS commended FUFA for a well-organised and rich document with content that would have made their submission to the committee better
d) NCS pointed out and asked FUFA to correct clerical errors in the FUFA document and agreed to amend its own document where errors of omission and commission had been observed
e) NCS asked FUFA to formally submit the document for consideration. On 29th January 2026, FUFA submitted the document with modifications as guided by NCS
f) NCS promised to write to the committee of Parliament as an addendum for the FUFA Document to be considered after the line Ministry Approval
g) NCS promised to get back to FUFA on the next actionable issues if any.
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LEAD PHOTO: From left, Kawempe South Newly Elected MP Madina Nsereko, DRCC Kagenyi Lukka and Kawempe North NRM Flag bearer Faridah Nambi, at a function, recently
NEWS EDITOR MEDIA
WHEREAS NUP Mayor Emannuel Sserunjogi is said to have servived under the influence of the powers that be in Central Government, Mr. Kagenyi Lukka, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner in charge of Kawempe Division is in celebrations upon the performance of ruling National Resistance Movement making a significant breakthrough in the just concluded Divisional elections!
In the new term, effective 12th May, Kawempe Division Urban Council will have a composition of 47 directly elected and special interest groups councillors. And guess what? NRM has bagged 33 seats (28 directly elected + 5 special interest groups) out of 47! Thanks to DRCC Kagenyi Lukka, for the efforts.
“For the first time in history, NRM will form the majority in the council, marking a significant shift in the political trajectory of this hitherto opposition stronghold division. We are erasing the NUP hegemony!” Reads a Statement from DRCC Kagenyi’s political desk!
Mr. Kagenyi says, as the majority party, Kawempe Division Urban Council will have the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and Deputy Mayor slots, ensuring efficient and effective service delivery.
President Museveni’s performance in the division has surged to 44.3% in the recently concluded presidential election, up from 27.2% in 2021!
“We have even scooped Kawempe South constituency seat for NRM party from opposition NUP! This improvement is courtesy of Government programs aimed at annihilating poverty, improving social services, and infrastructural development.” Reveals Mr. Kagenyi, adding that, Upgrading Mulago specialized women and neo Natal hospital, working on feeder roads to bitumen standards, Parish Development Model (PDM) and Ghetto programs have pulled supporters to NRM.
Kagenyi thanked Kawempe Division residents for shunning opposition and embracing development!
He said, “In a special way I take this opportunity to thank the NRM leadership in Kawempe District under the able Leadership of Hon Madinah Nsereko, the office of the Deputy RCC Kawempe and staff for the robust and vibrant Mobilisation strategies that has enabled us to achieve as a team.”
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• Kawalya’s Camp Says, Singh Has No Balls To Contest Their MP, He Is Just A Participant
PHOTO: Hon. Kawalya with NUP Presidential Candidate Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi
NEWS EDITOR MEDIA
RUBAGA NORTH MP Abubaker Kawalya’s camp has received information about a plot orchestrated by NRM Candidate Singh Malwaha Katongole’s camp to hire goons, dress them in NUP t-shirts and cause Chaos on Elections day, destroy electoral material and beat up people to taint NUP President and Hon. Kawalya! Kawalya’s camp has alerted security organs about Singh’s plan and demands for an urgent investigations into this allegation.
Presidential and Parliamentary election is due this week, on Thursday January 15, 2026.
Singh and other candidates who includes Mukiibi Robert -DF and Sserwadda Christopher-PFF want NUP’s candidate ousted whereas all opinion polls favour Kawalya, say he will trounce fellow candidates by over 70%.
Kawalya’s camp fault Singh and his group on failing to convince Rubaga North voters on why the incumbent should be replaced, and have resorted to blackmailing their MP.
“We have information regarding Singh’s camp hiring a group of goons, give them NUP tshirts and cause havock during elections so that it is blamed on our President Kyagulanyi and MP Kawalya.” Alleges MP Kawalya’s campaign team.
They informed us how NUP is a non violent Party, whoever wants to put a bad name on their party is a political failure and an enemy to public.
On Friday, Mr. Kyagulanyi urged supporters to remain non violent not to be tricked by the regime.
For starters, Singh Katongole was thrown out of the 9th Parliament by the High Court over Hon. Moses Kasibante’s petition.In 2021, NRM gave party ticket to Hon. Beti Kamya who was grounded flat by NUP’s Kawalya In fact, Kawalya won all polling stations in Rubaga North.Singh’s resurrection in 2026, Kawalya’s camp says, didnt in any way bother them calling NRM man a mere participant in this race not a contestant.They say, “Singh has no balls to contest our MP Hon. Abubaker Kawalya. He has nothing to tell the electorate. He is a faded politician. He has resorted to bkackmailing our MP. That trick will not work. Come Thursday this week, we will overwhelmingly vote our MP back to Parliament.”Rubaga North people say their MP has perfectly represented them, support youth and women projects, and he is a leader for all.Kawalya is expected to win Thursday election with over 80% of votes for MP Rubaga North.
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ABOVE: Opposition Presidential candidate Bobi Wine braving through teargas to go for campaigns.BELLOW: Dr. Sarah Bireete, Sam Mugumya, Joel Innocent Ssentongo and Charles Muvawala. Kyagulanyi says, they are persecuted by the NRM regime. The four agitates for regime change in Uganda
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OPPOSITION leader in Uganda, Hon. Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has saluted US President Donald Trump for arresting Venezuela’s dictator Nicolas Maduro, decrying continued abductions, killings, brutal arrests and detention without trial of his supporters, activists and Human Rights defenders, which he attributes to the NRM ruling regime!
Dictator Maduro’s arrest came at a time when Uganda is having a Presidential election and Kyagulanyi says, over 600 supporters have been arrested, detained, some dumped into torture chambers while others are missing.
In December, last year, NUP’s Charles Muvawala, a Ugandan born – US Citizen and a journalist was arrested, whereas NUP youth activists Joel Innocent Ssentongo, his sister Stecia Ssentongo and many others are missing!
NUP youth wingers Joel Innocent Ssentongo and his sister Stecia Ssentongo went missing since last year.
Photo: Joel Ssentongo, appearing on tv last year
The former students of St. Andrew Kaggwa Gombe High School first received threatening messages to stop mobilizing youth for Kyagulanyi or else, their lives was in danger. Joel Innocent Ssentongo reported a case.of threatening his life at Katwe Police Station in Kampala but NUP officials say, he wasnt helped.
MISSING: Stecia Ssentongo
A few days ago, Dr. Sarah Bireete, a renown Constitutional and civil society activist was also arrested and charged in courts of law.
Hon. Bobi Wine said, “Like other dictators, Museveni has suffocated free expression, engaged in mass killings, brutally persecuted the opposition, and suppressed citizens’ rights – among other atrocities.”
Mr. Kyagulanyi says Uganda is unsafe, fearing for the lives of his supporters in Uganda.
However, Haji Yunus Kamya, an NRM activists poured cold water on Kyagulanyi’s allegations against President Museveni and the NRM government, accusing Bovi Wine of calling himself a rebel and calling upon his supporters to start behaving like rebels.
“No sitting government can tolerate rebels and their rebel acts. Kyagulanyi should stop crying fowl. We will continue detaining those rebels. Even Kyagulanyi, anytime, he will be arrested.” Said Kamya, a member of NRM Media Activists.
In a statement released and shared on his social media platforms, Opposition leader Kyagulanyi revealed that, “Ahead of the upcoming election, the ‘security’ outfit called Crime Intelligence (led by Christopher Ddamulira) has once again activated a criminal operation of mass abductions and detentions or enforced disappearances targeting NUP leaders and pro-change activists in Kampala, Wakiso, Mukono, and the surrounding districts.”
“Comrades in other urban areas in the rest of the country are also targeted by this operation. Already, several comrades have been picked up. The executors of this operation have been divided into groups, with each group ordered to abduct at least 10 leaders/activists in their areas of operation.” Reads, Kyagulanyi’s statement.
He condemned the brutal arrests, torture and abduction of his supporters saying, President Museveni’s regime is in great panic due to the hatred from the public.
Posting on his X- page, Kyagulanyi said, “Comrade Muvawala Charles was violently arrested after our visit to Bulange on Monday. The soldiers targeted him for apparently recording them as they brutalised our supporters. He was arrested alongside 42 other comrades!”
NUP alleges that, Muvawala was violently arrested from Rubaga, assaulted and his phone taken away because he was recording security operatives as they beat up, tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed NUP supporters.
Mr. Kyagulanyi noted that, “We are now close to 600 of our people who have been illegally arrested since the Presidential campaigns started.”
In all his campaigns, Kyagulanyi decries about continued abduction of his supporters claiming that a number of youth are picked from their homes by the gun wielded men and have to been seen again.
“We are living into too much fear. Youth are abducted, killed and many dumped in detentions. Hundreds are not produced in competent courts to get justice, and a few you see in court are on tramped up charges. The country is in great fear as we head to Presidential elections.” Revealed Hon. Kyagulanyi, the leading opposition leader in Uganda.
IT’S 5 YEARS SINCE KYAGULANYI’S BODYGUARD FRANK SSENTEZA WAS KILLED
Last month, marked five years since Frank Ssenteza, Bobi Wine’s bodyguard was runover by a police Patrol van and killed.He was on duty, during the 2021Presidential campaigns. No one has ever been brought to book for killing such a youngman.
WHERE IS JOEL INNOCENT SSENTONGO AND STECIAL SSENTONGO?
The two youth were too influential in NUP mobilization and David Musiri, a former NUP Insititution leader informed us how they were so helpful in mobilizing fellow students in different schools to support government change in Uganda.
PHOTO: Joel Innocent Ssentongo and Stecia Ssentongo, the two NUP youth are no where to be seen.
“As a leader of institutions in opposition, i identified different youth to link us in high schools because majority are of voting age. Joel and his sister Stecia helped me a lot in schools. It is absurd that security operatives started trailling and threatening their lives just like i was witchunted and arrested on many occasions.” Said David Musiri
PHOTO: Hon. David Musiri and Hon. Nakandi paying last respect to Namirembe Angella Maria who was killed in an accident in October last year. Namirembe once served as Deputy National Youth leader in People Power deputizing Mityana Municipality MP Hon. Francis Zaake. Musiri, Namirembe and Joel Innocent Ssentongo were pivotal in mobilizing insititutions
NUP President Kyagulanyi shedding tears during the burial of Uganda Christian University Law Student, Namirembe Angella
We are reliably informed, ever since Joel and Stecia went missing, life of their parents and other siblings was in danger. They abandoned their known home and relocated to unknown place.
