The sentencing of Counsel Eron Kiiza to nine months in prison for contempt of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF General Court Martial presided over by Brigadier Robert Freeman Mugabe on Tuesday, has ignited widespread condemnation from members of the legal fraternity and beyond. Kiiza was representing Dr. Kizza Besigye and …

The General Court Martial has rejected Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua and over 30 other lawyers from representing Dr. Kizza Besigye and Abeid Lutaale Kamulegeya, citing the absence of written instructions. According to the prosecution, led by Col. Raphael Mugisha, only lawyers from AF Mpanga Advocates—Fredrick Mpanga, Apollo Katumba, and Ernest …

National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, has condemned threats made by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces and son of President Museveni. Kyagulanyi described the threats as part of a broader regime strategy to intimidate and silence political opposition. In a post on X, …

The head of Uganda’s military, who is also the son of long-standing President Yoweri Museveni, said he wanted to behead the country’s most prominent opposition leader. Muhoozi Kainerugaba is widely believed to be the heir apparent to his father, who has governed Uganda since 1986. Kainerugaba routinely makes inflammatory posts …

The Uganda Law Council has unanimously reversed its earlier decision and granted Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua a temporary practicing certificate. This decision allows Karua to represent Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale in the General Court Martial tomorrow. The council had previously denied Karua’s application last month, citing incomplete …

The air was filled with warmth and gratitude as Harriet KAKINDA hosted a heartwarming Thanksgiving Holy Mass on January 4, 2025. At her residence in NorthYork, Ontario Canada, surrounded by family, friends, and the cherished St. Andrew Catholic Parish Church Ugandan Community, Harriet, poured out her joy and heartfelt appreciation …

The air was filled with warmth and gratitude as Harriet KAKINDA hosted a heartwarming Thanksgiving Holy Mass on January 4, 2025. At her residence in NorthYork, Ontario Canada, surrounded by family, friends, and the cherished St. Andrew Catholic Parish Church Ugandan Community, Harriet, poured out her joy and heartfelt appreciation …

In a controversial move aimed at consolidating power among urban youth, President Yoweri Museveni’s launch of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ghetto structures inadvertently unleashed a wave of terror across Kampala and other urban centers. These structures, designed to mobilize the so-called “ghetto vote,” have instead emboldened notorious gangs that …

In a shocking revelation, Ugandan socialite and political commentator Full Figure confessed to bribing Nsambya Hospital administrators with over 40 million Ugandan shillings to interfere in the case against Fangone Forest Entertainment boss, Alien Skin. The confession, made during a public outburst, exposed how bail was mysteriously granted to the …

The East Africa Law Society (EALS) has expressed concern over the resurgence of human rights violations across the East African region, citing abductions, enforced disappearances, torture, and extrajudicial killings as growing threats to the rule of law.   In a statement released on December 31, 2024, EALS condemned these acts, …