Two NUP Election Committee Officials Released After Abduction by Security Forces
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…
Kabale Diocese Priests Attend Court, Offer Prayers for Besigye at Nakawa Trial
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…
LOP Ssenyonyi tasks gov’t to account for new missing persons
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.…
Medics Warn of Health Risks as Besigye’s Hunger Strike Continues
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…
We Where Beaten, Freed NUP Electoral Officials Recount Ordeal After Alleged Abduction
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…
Parliament Demands Government Accountability Over Abducted NUP Members
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…
Kyagulanyi calls for continued pressure on gov’t to release Besigye
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the President of the National Unity Platform-NUP has called upon people from across the world to continue exerting pressure on the government of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to release Dr Kizza Besigye. Besigye a four-time…
Judge Singiza to Issue Notice for Ruling in Advocate Eron Kiiza’s Quest for Freedom
The High Court in Kampala has directed lawyers representing detained lawyer Eron Kiiza to file written submissions in his bid for release from prison. Kiiza is currently serving a nine-month sentence handed down by the General Court Martial. On…
UPC Claims Besigye’s Prolonged Detention Undermines Multi-Party Democracy
The Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) has expressed concern that prolonged detentions Dr. Kizza Besigye and all other political prisoners, without trial derail the growth of true multi-party politics. The party also renewed calls for the immediate release of…
Bobi Wine Calls for Pressure on Government, Accuses Regime of Persecuting Besigye
National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has urged Ugandans to continue exerting pressure on the government, stating that what is happening to Dr. Kizza Besigye, is not prosecution but persecution. …