Browsing by Author "Batte, Joseph"

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    Bugisu elders split over traditional seat.
    (New Vision, 2026-05-30) Batte, Joseph
    The current Umukuuka, Mike Mudoma is facing stiff resistance from different groups of elders who have accused him of occupying the throne illegally.
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    From one typewriter to media empire.
    (New Vision, 2026-03-19) Batte, Joseph
    When the smoke of Uganda's long civil war finally began to clear in January 986, the fighters of the National Resistance Movement marched into Kampala and the country slowly started coaching it's breath again.
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    How I found Obote's malwa joint in Kisenyi.
    (New Vision, 2026-05-23) Batte, Joseph
    Back in the early 1970s, when Uganda was still trying to find its feet after independence, there was this wild, almost unbelievable tale that refused to die quietly. President Milton Obote the sharp, suit-wearing intellectual who was running the whole country-
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    How New Vision files quashed.
    (New Vision, 2026-03-20) Batte, Joseph
    It was October 2001, and life in Kawotto village along Entebbe road seemed peaceful as always. But on the morning of October 20, everything changed in the most horrifying way.
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    Kampala finds its footpaths again.
    (New Vision, 2026-03-01) Batte, Joseph
    The was a time when walking through downtown Kampla required sharp elbows, quick reflexes and firmer grip on impulses to spend. Today, the streets heave a sighn of relief from suffocation by multitudes of vendors.
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    Scaling heights : women who shattered barriers.
    (New Vision, 2026-03-08) Batte, Joseph
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    When Museveni won first election.
    (New Vision, 2026-03-17) Batte, Joseph
    It was May 9, The sun was just rising over Kampala when 25-year-old Mama Fatuma woke up at 6:00am in her small house in down town Kisenyi, Kampala she tied her leesu tight, picke up her voter's card and joined thousands of others walking to the polling station, a stone's throw away from her home.
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    When oldies are no longer goldies.
    (New Vision, 2026-05-23) Batte, Joseph
    Back in 1999, Chance Nalubega stepped out of Kasiwukira Studios with sh1.5m tucked safely in her bag. it was real money earned from her debut album, Guma Omwoyo. There were no royalties hanging in the air like unanswered prayers, no streaming dashboards blinking for attention, no-late night battles with TikTok algorithms.
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    When Uganda airlines flight 775 crashed.
    (New Vision, 2026-03-16) Batte, Joseph
    It was a cold Sunday night on October 16, 1988 when Uganda airlines flight 775 set off from London's Gatwick airport, carrying 52 souls (45 passengers, 7 crew members) bound for a refuelling stop in Rome Italy, before heading to Entebbe airport.
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    Women leaders shaping Uganda's future.
    (New Vision, 2026-03-08) Batte, Joseph
    Uganda's political landscape is evolving, with women increasingly stepping into pivotal roles that once seemed unttainable. As of March 2026, following the recent general elections, where president Yoweri Museveni secured another term, the spotlight shine on these traiblazers.
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    Women redefining pop music in Uganda.
    (New Vision, 2026-03-08) Batte, Joseph
    In Uganda's lively music industry-once fortress of male voices domination airwaves and stages stages- a cadre of female pop singers is shattering ceilings and rewriting the narrative.