Esther Oluka

Kampala

Journalist at Daily Monitor

Journalist @ Daily Monitor

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Articles

Stop discrimination against Banyarwanda, says Frank Gashumba

2 months ago | monitor.co.ug | Esther Oluka

Last month, President Museveni signed an executive order that many saw as a solution to end the long-standing marginalisation of the Ugandan Banyarwanda. Daily Monitor's Esther Oluka reached out to Frank Gashumba, one of the leaders of the Abavandimwe – as they prefer to be called – to hear their thoughts on the President’s directive. You have been among the most vocal in fighting for the cause of the Banyarwanda in Uganda. What exactly is their plight?
Key takeaways from 3-day African Union summit

Jan 13, 2025 | monitor.co.ug | Esther Oluka

Officials from 49 African Union member states, including presidents, who attended the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) have resolved to develop and facilitate resilient systems to boost food security on the continent. The resolution stems from a February 2024 session of the Assembly of the African Union that was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Key takeaways from 3-day AU summit

Jan 13, 2025 | monitor.co.ug | Esther Oluka

Officials from 49 African Union member states, including presidents, who attended the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)have resolved to develop and facilitate resilient systems to boost food security on the continent. The resolution stems from a February 2024 session of the Assembly of the African Union that was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
African Leaders adopt new CAADP strategy to transform agriculture sector

Jan 10, 2025 | monitor.co.ug | Esther Oluka

What you need to know:The summit, which took place at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, Uganda, was attended by notable African leaders, including Angola's President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco, Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye, and Ethiopia's President Taye Atske Selassie.
AU summit eyes new strategy for Africa’s agrifood systems

Jan 9, 2025 | monitor.co.ug | Esther Oluka

Transforming Africa’s agrifood systems forms is high on the agenda at the ongoing Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) African Union (AU) summit. Held under the theme, “sustainable and resilient agrifood systems for a healthy and prosperous Africa,” the three-day summit kicked off yesterday at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Kampala, and will end tomorrow. More than 2,000 participants from at least 49 African Union (AU) member States are in attendance.
Uganda minister reveals Kenya's role in Kiiza Besigye arrest

Nov 22, 2024 | nation.africa | Mercy Simiyu |Busein Samilu |Esther Oluka

The Ugandan government on Friday revealed that their Kenyan counterparts were aware and were involved in the arrest of the country’s opposition leader, Dr Kizza Besigye, in Nairobi. The revelations added a fresh twist in the saga that has attracted the ire of the United States and human rights activists within and outside Africa.
Besigye speaks: My abductors pretended to speak Swahili, passed Malaba border without checks

Nov 22, 2024 | nation.africa | Busein Samilu |Esther Oluka

Ugandan opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye has spoken out for the first time about what exactly happened in Nairobi when he and his colleague Hajj Obeid Lutale were abducted last week. He narrated to a delegation of People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) leaders how they were ambushed by Ugandan security agents who spoke both Swahili and Ugandan languages.
How CoU, Archbishop of Canterbury fell out

Nov 14, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Esther Oluka

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, was loved and scorned in equal measure. While some admired him for taking a stand on allowing the clergy to bless same-sex relations, some conservative Anglican churches around the world detested him for backing the move, terming it as an unforgivable sin.
Church of Uganda welcomes Archbishop Welby's resignation

Nov 13, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Esther Oluka

The Anglican Church of Uganda has expressed support for the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, over handling an abuse scandal that rocked the religious entity. Canterbury serves as a global seat of the Anglican Church. Welby, who served as the most senior leader in the Church of England from 2013 to 2024 confirmed his resignation in a November 12 public statement following a report of the horrendous exploitations of child abuser John Smyth.
Church of Uganda archbishop Kaziimba reacts to Welby’s resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury

Nov 13, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Esther Oluka

What you need to know:Archbishop Kaziimba said there was grieving because of the Church of England’s leadership covering up the abuse, a matter that forced the Church of Uganda to cease recognising the authority of Welby because of his inability to uphold the historic and biblical teaching of the Church of England on marriage and family.