Intelligence Insider

04/08/2025

https://www.intelligenceinsider.africa/opinion/story/opinion-why-hajj-hassan-basajjabalaba-should-not-be-elected-chairman-of-the-nrm-entrepreneurs-league/

The Entrepreneurs League should be a space that nurtures credibility, accountability, and innovation not a platform for politically connected figures to sanitize their reputations.

If the NRM is serious about rebuilding trust and championing genuine private-sector leadership, then it must distance itself from individuals whose business dealings have repeatedly undermined public institutions.

Authored By Abdul Nasser Ssekajugo In a country struggling to shake off the weight of corruption and public mistrust in leadership, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) entrepreneurs delegates must think carefully about the kind of leaders it elevates. Among those eyeing key roles on the party’s...

01/08/2025

President Museveni Sends Additional 50 Muslims to Mecca, Each Given UGX 1.8 Million in Pocket Money https://www.intelligenceinsider.africa/news/story/president-museveni-sends-additional-50-muslims-to-mecca-each-given-ugx-1-8-million-in-pocket-money/ The beneficiaries—comprising Imams, Sheikhs, and Sheikats from across the country—were officially flagged off at a colorful ceremony held on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Hotel Africana in Kampala.

01/08/2025

JUST IN : Gravity Gunned Down In Ndeje Failed Robbery https://www.intelligenceinsider.africa/crime-report/story/just-in-gravity-gunned-down-in-ndeje-failed-robbery/ Upon receiving the alert, officers from Ndejje Police Station rushed to the scene. Their rapid intervention disrupted the attack, forcing the robbers to scatter.

25/07/2025

KANUNGU SHAKEN: Justus Tibesigwa Win – A Blow To Legacy Families And DealMakers

KANUNGU, — In a stunning political upset that has left powerbrokers gasping and dynastic loyalties in tatters, Jutus Tibesigwa’s landslide victory for the NRM flagbearer position in Kanungu District is being hailed as a people’s revolt against entrenched political legacy, patronage networks, a...

12/07/2025

UPDF Captures Rice, Beans &Cassava Gardens From Fleeing ADF Rebels

Ituri Province, DRC — In a significant milestone under Operation Shujaa, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have not only captured a key Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stronghold in Apakwang, Ituri Province, but also taken control of large agricultural fields previously sustaining the reb...

12/07/2025

Uganda’s Most Wanted Activist Kemitooma Speaks Out From Exile: “I Am No Assassin https://www.intelligenceinsider.africa/security/story/6499/
The report claims she traveled using a forged passport under the name Siperia Saasiraabo, coordinated youth riots in Kampala and was on a mission to recruit 700 Ugandan youths for military training in the mountains of Kurdistan.

Kemitooma — a name echoing across Uganda’s political activism circles like a siren is not a Kurdish agent, not a spy, and certainly not a militant plotting to kill President Yoweri Museveni, according to her own passionate and painful testimony. Instead, she says she is the latest victim of a .....

09/07/2025

BASINS OF HOPE: Minister Jane Aceng ’s Splashy Gift To Lira City Voters https://www.intelligenceinsider.africa/news-dont-miss/story/basins-of-hope-minister-jane-aceng-s-splashy-gift-to-lira-city-voters/ Residents, some of whom had expected medical supplies, hospital beds, or perhaps ambulances, tried their best to look impressed. One elderly woman clutched her gifted basin to her chest and whispered, “This basin will help me wash away the pain of our broken health centre’s roof.”

Lira City – July 2025 – In a groundbreaking humanitarian gesture that sent waves across Lango sub-region, Uganda’s Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, has once again proven that when it comes to development, she doesn’t believe in throwing money but water. In a dazzling ceremony complete w...

07/07/2025

Could Dr. Kizza Besigye Be a Victim of Flawed Military Intelligence?

Recent developments within Uganda’s security architecture point to deep internal challenges, particularly within the Directorate of Defence Intelligence and Security (DIS). The arrest of eight UPDF officers—linked to alleged misconduct and manipulation within military intelligence—has not only...

07/07/2025

ICYM : How ADF Suspect Infiltrated, Misled Military Intelligence

KAMPALA – The mighty Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has been thrown into a whirlwind of suspicion, scandal, and internal soul-searching after a suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) agent allegedly infiltrated the army’s intelligence web, feeding fake information to the top brass. Th...

06/07/2025

How ADF’s New Weapon of Disinformation Warfare Targeted UPDF

KAMPALA – The mighty Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has been thrown into a whirlwind of suspicion, scandal, and internal soul-searching after a suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) agent allegedly infiltrated the army’s intelligence web, feeding fake information to the top brass. Th...

06/07/2025

Gen Muhoozi Elevates Top Officers In Latest UPDF Shake-Up

KAMPALA — The Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has announced key promotions within the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), signaling a reward for loyalty, merit, and continued operational excellence within the ranks. ...

06/07/2025

Tanga Odoi Disqualifies Bosmic Otim Over Fake UNEB Papers

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission has disqualified popular Gulu-based musician-turned-politician Bosmic Joyce Otim from the race for Bardege-Layibi MP flagbearer – citing fraudulent academic credentials. The move was officially communicated in a stern letter dated June 30...