Tears Flow as Eddie Mutwe’s Daughter Prevented from Reaching Him in Court
It was a moment that lasted less than a minute, but its emotional weight will linger for much longer. When Edward Ssebuufu, better known as Eddie Mutwe, was led into the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kawempe alongside fellow activist Achileo Kivumbi, the…
Uganda’s Cycles of Repression: From the 1970s to Today
Uganda’s modern political landscape continues to evoke comparisons with its turbulent past. A historical examination of state practices between the 1970s–1986 and those in the present day suggests that despite regime change, many instruments of…
Violent Abduction of NUP Opposition Supporter Bobi Giant Sparks Outrage
Uganda’s ongoing human rights crisis deepened today with reports of the violent abduction of Bobi Giant, an opposition supporter, from Kawempe. Witnesses say several armed men, traveling in a drone van, intercepted him in broad daylight, forced him into…
Uganda : Political Opponent Sam Mugumya Abducted
The name Sam Mugumya has long been synonymous with resilience and resistance in Uganda’s political struggle. A fierce critic of the regime and its entrenched undemocratic tendencies, Mugumya paid a heavy price for his convictions. For eight long years,…
Meet Afande Tumwine: The Errant Mbarara DPC Who Arrested a NUP Supporter for Preaching the Party Ideology
Mbarara’s District Police Commander (DPC), Afande Tumwine, has found himself at the center of a storm after ordering the arrest of a young National Unity Platform (NUP) supporter whose only “crime” was preaching his party’s ideology in the streets of…
NRM’s Slogan of “Protecting the Gains”, A Contradiction in Uganda’s Reality
By Male Deogratius Inspired By DavidLRubongoya The National Resistance Movement (NRM), Uganda’s ruling party since 1986 under President Yoweri Museveni, has often employed the slogan “Protecting the Gains” as a central theme in its political messaging.…
Bobi Wine,NUP Mourns: Marinos Alexandros, Victim of Military Brutality, Dies
The Ugandan political landscape is reeling from the tragic death of Marinos Alexandros, a dedicated supporter of the National Unity Platform (NUP) and a vocal advocate for freedom, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday, August 17, 2025. Her death…
NUP’S Bobi Young Seeks Bail After 9 Months on Remand
Political activist Anthony Agaba, better known as Bobi Young, has formally applied to the High Court of Uganda for bail, highlighting that he has endured nine months in detention without being brought to trial In a notice of motion filed from Luzira…
Another Day, Another Abduction: The Disappearance of Comrade Ssetuba Patrick Highlights Growing Wave of State-Sponsored Terror in Uganda
Fear and uncertainty gripped the Ugandan opposition community this morning following reports of the violent abduction of activist Comrade Ssetuba Patrick in the Lugogo area. Eyewitness accounts indicate that unidentified armed men bundled him into a…
Protest Vote: Bobi Wine Defiantly Closes 2025 NUP Canada Convention with Rallying Call for Change
H.E. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, famously known as Bobi Wine, officially closed Day One of the 2025 NUP Diaspora Canada Convention at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel with a powerful and emotional address to Ugandans in the diaspora. During his keynote…