KIRUHURA — Fifteen supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) opposition party appeared before the Kiruhura Magistrate’s Court today, marking their fourth month in pretrial detention despite the absence of a formal complainant in their case—a situation lawyers argue violates fundamental due process rights under Uganda’s justice system. The group …

KAMPALA — Dr. Kizza Besigye, Uganda’s veteran opposition figure, has now spent 432 consecutive days in detention without conviction, as concerns mount over his deteriorating health and the prolonged pretrial confinement that rights advocates say violates fundamental due process protections. Besigye was seized in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 16, 2024, …

KAMPALA — Uganda’s newly appointed Chief Justice, Dr. Flavian Zeija, was sworn into office on January 24, 2026, at President Yoweri Museveni’s private country farm in Kisozi, Gomba District—a venue choice that has drawn sharp criticism from legal experts and civil society who warn it undermines the constitutional principle of …

KAMPALA — Uganda’s government suspended seven prominent human rights organizations six days before the January 15 presidential election, escalating a systematic crackdown on civil society amid heightened political tensions. The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organisations revoked the operating permits of the groups on January 9, citing vaguely worded allegations that …

NUP Leader  Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has said that he is still being hunted by Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the son of President Museveni, to harm him. Since the 16th of this month, Kyagulanyi and the CDF have been exchanging words via X, …

Uganda’s veteran opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye remains in a fragile condition despite showing slight improvement, according to his wife Winnie Byanyima, who visited him at Luzira Maximum Security Prison last Friday. In a statement posted on X, Byanyima said Besigye was too weak to walk from his cell to …

The revelation sparked concern among Members of Parliament, led by Reuben Arinaitwe (Isingiro West), who questioned the fate of the children, especially in cases where relatives are unwilling or unable to take responsibility for them. The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has revealed that at least 294 babies are currently living …

Former Leader of Opposition Winnie Kiiza has strongly condemned the arrest of Butambala County legislator Muwanga Kivumbi, describing it as part of a long-running strategy to criminalise and isolate critics of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s government. In a sharply worded statement, Kiiza said Kivumbi’s arrest followed a familiar pattern in …

Remarks made by retired Chief Justice Owiny Dollo during his retirement and handover ceremony have triggered a fresh controversy over the long-running Mutungo Hill land dispute involving the estate of the late businessman Dr Muhammad Buwule Kasasa and the family of the late Kabaka of Buganda, Sir Edward Walugembe Mutesa …

Former presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye is in critical and deteriorating health condition, the Daily Star has learned. The revelation was made by the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), which expressed concern over Besigye’s health while in detention. Besigye, who was allegedly abducted from Nairobi in 2024, is accused of …