Author: John Kamau
A power sector storm is brewing in Uganda as internal conflicts at the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) intersect with national energy supply challenges, threatening to further destabilize an already fragile economic lifeline. According to insiders, senior staff at ERA allege that Chief Executive Officer Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako is attempting to extend her tenure beyond statutory limits, igniting accusations of governance rot, board capture and institutional paralysis. The report claims that Waako, whose second term expires in March 2027, is lobbying for a third term or a strategic placement within another state energy entity — a move critics say smacks…
There is a recording. Eleven minutes long. Passed in hushed circles through WhatsApp groups where Kenya’s doctors are the members. In it, an official of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council, the very body charged with protecting Kenyans from incompetent and dangerous doctors, can be heard negotiating the price of impunity. The recording has been in existence for close to three years. It was shared with the KMPDC’s own leadership. The police were never called. No charges were filed. The man on the tape kept his job. That single audio clip has now detonated a scandal that is threatening…
Beyond the clouts, the video endorsements by different legislators especially the new comers making rounds on social media and the rushed CEC resolution backing Speaker Anita Among and Deputy Speaker Tayebwa’s to continue with their roles in the 12th parliament amidst protests from several CEC and party members like Dr. Chris Baryomunsi and several ministers, Anita Among doesn’t deserve another term at parliamentary avenue as Speaker. Just like Norbert Mao said that the death former Speaker Jacob Oulanyah brought Uganda an accidental speaker, the woman from Bukedea has a lot that makes her the worst Speaker Uganda has had in…
An American investor has moved to the Environment and Land Court at Milimani, claiming he was fleeced of Sh225 million in a botched off-plan property deal tied to the high-profile 88 Nairobi development. In court papers, the investor identified as KYH paints what he describes as a calculated scheme that led to the loss of more than Sh161 million after he committed to purchase ten premium apartments in the luxury skyscraper. The 88 Nairobi Deal The project, undertaken by Eighty-Eight Nairobi Limited, was marketed as Africa’s tallest residential tower and a symbol of opulence in Nairobi’s Upper Hill. KYH says…
US President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning to Iran during his State of the Union Address on Tuesday local time, making it clear that while diplomacy remains his preferred route, Washington will not permit Tehran to acquire nuclear weapons. “My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy—but one thing is certain: I will NEVER allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror, which they are, by far, to have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said, striking a forceful tone even as he left the door open for negotiations. In his address, Trump accused Tehran of resuming efforts to advance…
Charlotte Muhwezi Komugisha had considered frustrating the court order directing the transfer of her 12 year old son to bording school instead of remaining in the day section. The boy is supposed to do his PLE in October this year. The boyfriend with whom she mothered the boy applied to court after his efforts to put the boy in boarding school were resisted and frustrated. His concern was that the home environment at Makindye, where Charlotte spends the full day ranting and belittling him, had become unconducive for the minor’s education and emotional growth. Charlotte, who has continued to cling…
This premier league season from around November 2025, the title race proved like a three team race of Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa. Man City and Aston Villa were all chasing Arsenal who were top of the table. This three team race continue until mid-January when Aston Villa lost the momentum and started losing games or drawing, giving the other two a chance to compete squarely. By the start of February this year, it became clear that the league title race is now between Arsenal who sit at the top of the table and Manchester City who have clinched…
Queen Charlotte Komugisha (48) loses 2nd court case in One week as judge rules that their 12-year-old son leaves home & goes to boarding to avoid exposure to parental quarrels. Robert Magara the Grade 1 Magistrate at the Makindye court in Kampala has ruled that the embattled Kampala tik tok queen Charlotte Komugisha Muhwezi (aged 48 years) is wrong in insisting that her 12-year-old son continues commuting from home daily to go to school instead of joining the boarding section at Victoria Mutundwe primary school where her estranged boyfriend, also the boy’s father, had already paid 2m for his first…
The High Court of Kenya has dismissed petitions challenging the Privatization Act, 2025, effectively clearing the way for the government to sell stakes in state-owned enterprises like the Kenya Pipeline Company Limited (KPC). In a judgment delivered at the Milimani Law Courts, Justice Bahati Mwamuye threw out a petition from civil society groups. These organizations had asked the court to strike down the law, arguing it stripped Parliament of its proper authority. The petitioners also claimed the sale was unconstitutional and resulted from pressure by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In their legal filings, the groups highlighted KPC as a…
After their cohabitation of more than 10 years becoming complicated, a boyfriend to prominent Kampala tiktoker Charlotte Komugisha Muhwezi has rushed to court and applied for a protection order. Sources close to the tiktok queen say that the boyfriend a few days ago filed his protection application in court through his Kenyan lawyer by the names of Robert Ebubura. Since money is not her problem, Charlotte has hired Kampala lawyers Victor Munyagaba and Paul Zzimbe to help her blunt the estranged boyfriend’s application. Court records, which are publicly accessible because Kampala courts are always open, show that the applicant is…