Asides

Why Ugandans Keep Electing Lawmakers’ Relatives

September 1, 2025

When Patrick Okabe, a member of Parliament for Serere County, died in a car accident in 2022, his son, Emmanuel Omoding, ran in the by-election and won. When the speaker and member of Parliament for Omoro County, Jacob Oulanyah, died in 2022, his son, Andrew Ojok Oulanyah, replaced him.
… some of these successors are campaigning to keep their seats …

Journalism, Latest News, Mental Health

There is a lot you see as a news reporter

August 26, 2025

Walusimbi developed a passion for journalism inspired by the limited media landscape of the early 2000s, when only WBS and UBC were operating. He began his career as a radio host on Radio Uganda’s Green Channel before moving on to new opportunities in the field.

African journalists, AMISOM Somalia, Elections in Uganda 2026, Frank Walusimbi, Journalism safety Uganda, Kayunga riots 2009, Media and trauma, Mental health in media, News anchors Uganda, NTV Uganda, Press freedom in Africa, Safe spaces for journalists, Ugandan journalism, Ukweli Africa, War reporting Uganda