The People’s Front for Freedom has called for an independent audit of Uganda’s 2026 general elections. They accuse the Electoral Commission (EC), the military and state security agencies of presiding over what it described as an “industrial-scale electoral failure” characterised by violence, abductions and systemic fraud. Addressing journalists at the …

Proceedings at the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) took a tense turn today after Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Jennifer Bamuturaki, was asked to account for $12,750 (approximately UGX 50 million) in per diem funds requisitioned during her tenure as Acting CEO in June last …

Uganda’s Closed System: How Museveni Engineered Power to Be Permanent For nearly four decades, Uganda has been ruled by one man: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who took power in 1986 after a five-year guerrilla war. What began as a reformist promise of democracy has hardened into one of Africa’s most entrenched …

Proceedings are underway at the Butambala Chief Magistrate’s Court for the mention of a case in which National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President, Hon. Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, is facing terrorism-related charges. Speaking to journalists at the court premises, Hon. Kivumbi said he remains resolute, drawing strength from what he described …

Masaka, Uganda – A court-sanctioned vote recount in Masaka has been plunged into crisis following the discovery of a ballot box containing entirely pre-ticked ballots for the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, Nameere, and another box found completely empty. This has sparked immediate and fierce allegations of systematic tampering and led …

Toronto, Ontario — July 17–19, 2026 — As the world converges around the energy of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Toronto will also host a powerful gathering of culture, leadership, and purpose. African Descent Ontario (ADSON) is proud to present the African Descent Summit 2026, themed “United by History for …

By Ronald Kasirye For decades, this structure stood quietly in the heart of Kampala, abandoned, stripped of purpose, and forgotten by those who once promised it life. Originally meant to be a hospital and a research institute, it should have been a center for healing, innovation, and national progress. Instead, …

By Alexander Luyima Uganda is once again standing at a dangerous political crossroads following the conclusion of the January presidential election. While the Electoral Commission has declared Mr. Yoweri Museveni the winner of another term, the country is witnessing one of the most tense and heavily securitized post-election periods in …

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, …