The Nakawa Chief Magistrate Esther Nyadoi has declined a request by Dr. Kizza Besigye’s lawyers led by Erias Lukwago to grant him temporary freedom so that he can access proper medical attention from a private hospital of his choice. This was after Besigye along with his co-accused; Haji Obeid Lutale …

Buganda kingdom has joined calls for the release of the four time presidential candidate, Dr. Kizza Besigye following the Supreme Court judgment that annulled the trial of civilians in army courts. This call was made by the Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga during the official opening of the 2025 voluntary …

Two of the four officials of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Election Management Committee who were abducted by security forces, have been released. Mercy Walukamba, the chairperson of the Committee and Rahmah Juma Lubowa, a member of the committee were released on Thursday after spending two days in the hands …

A group of Catholic priests from the Kabale Diocese visited Dr. Kizza Besigye at Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court, where they prayed for his quick release and recovery.  They said it is the pastoral duty of priests to visit those in prison and those who are sick. The priests, who included …

The Leader of Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi, has tasked government to account for new missing members of the National Unity Platform (NUP). Ssenyonyi said several of their party members have allegedly been kidnapped by unknown people in Kampala and Mpigi. “As we are still grappling with the situation of Dr Kizza …

The Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Retired Col Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Obeid Lutaale Kamulegeya and Captain Denis Oola on charges of treason and misprison of treason. Prosecutors allege that the charges were committed in various countries including Switzerland, Greece, Kenya and Uganda where they reportedly made …

It emerges that the state is planning to connect veteran opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye’s case with that of the 36 Ugandan opposition supporters arrested in Kisumu, Kenya, in 2024. The prosecution team made the revelation in court, objecting to a request for Dr. Besigye to be evacuated to seek …

Officials from the Electoral Commission of the National Unity Platform (NUP), including Mercy Walukamba and Rahma Juma, who were allegedly abducted by people dressed in both military and civilian attire on Tuesday this week, have spoken out about their ordeal. The two claim they were subjected to inhumane torture and …

Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court has declined to order the unconditional release of opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye following after a unanimous ruling that he is ‘medically unfit to stand trial’. Presiding Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya on Thursday, February 20, 2025 suspended criminal proceedings in his 2022 incitement to violence …

Parliament has tasked the Government to account for the whereabouts of the alleged kidnapped members of the National Unity Platform-NUP. The directive followed a report by the Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi who informed Parliament that seven NUP members had been abducted by unknown individuals and taken to …