Opposition Leader Erias Lukwago Bail Hearing Postponed After Judge Tending to Sick Mother
The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has demanded the release of its executive chairman, Erias Lukwago, saying his bail hearing failed to proceed on Friday after Justice David Matovu was reportedly unavailable to attend to his ill mother. In a statement,…
THE MIRACLE INDUSTRY: Inside the Fraud, Fake Healings, and Political Shields Protecting Uganda’s Mega-Pastors
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post KAMPALA, UGANDA — In the heart of Kampala, the staging of the divine has become one of the country’s most lucrative, unregulated financial enterprises. Every Sunday, thousands of desperate believers pack…
THE TOXIC SHADOW: Inside the Secret Oil Waste Dumping Poisoning Bunyoro’s Water Table
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post HOIMA, UGANDA: While the public’s attention remains fixed on land compensation packages and upcoming pipeline revenues, a highly classified and dangerous crisis is unfolding in the shadows of the Albertine oil boom. A…
WHO SOLD UGANDA THE DIGITAL NUMBER PLATE STORY?
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post If the contract never provided for digital number plates, and a former minister says the idea originated from a presidential directive, who turned that directive into a national project, and where is the paper trail?…
Protests Erupt in Vancouver as NUP Canada Chapter Clashes With NRM-Funded NAUCA Over Abductions In Uganda
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, October 12, 2026 — Members of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Canada Chapter have staged two peaceful demonstrations in Vancouver, British Columbia, protesting against the National Association of Ugandan Canadians (NAUCA)…
CANADA IS NOT KAMPALA: WHY REMMY NTAMBI AND NUP CANADA ARE CHALLENGING THE POLITICS OF DIASPORA INFLUENCE
By Remmy Ntambi (Remmy Townsent Kent Ntambi) Leader and Coordinator, National Unity Platform (NUP) Canada Chapter Political Commentary | The Hoima Post A protest that raises bigger questions The demonstration by the National Unity Platform (NUP) Canada…
Vancouver : NUP Members Prepare Peaceful Rally Against NAUCA as Designer Latif Madoi Urges Action
By Samuel Kisitu Freeman Uganda’s struggle for freedom reaches beyond its borders. It lives wherever Ugandans in exile organise, speak out, and demand the right to return to a homeland governed by the people’s will. As NUP members prepare for the…
Uganda’s Sovereignty Law: From Parliamentary Debate to the Pain in Your Pocket
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post There are laws that people hear about in Parliament and forget the moment the debate ends. Then there are laws whose consequences can eventually find their way into the kitchen, the market, the fuel station and the…
Fear Grips Mbeya Island as Residents Protest Release of Crime Suspect
Residents of Mbeya Island in Mukono District have protested the release on bail of Jackson Ssebitosi, also known as “Big Pig,” whom they accuse of involvement in a series of violent crimes on the island. Ssebitosi was recently arrested on a court order…
Angry Farmers Accuse Sugar Council of Delaying CN Sugar Licence
Furious sugarcane farmers in Namayingo District have confronted members of the Sugar Council, demanding answers over the prolonged failure to grant CN Sugar Company a licence despite a clear presidential directive. The farmers, who had gathered at the…
