Civil Society Groups Urge President Museveni to Reconsider NGO Amendment Act 2024
A group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has urged President Museveni to reconsider approving the NGO (Amendment) Act, 2024, citing concerns about the rationalisation of the NGO Bureau. On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Parliament passed the NGO…
Haunted Outlet, The Observer Ignores Media Council Summons
The Observer newspaper has snubbed summons by the Media Council of Uganda, citing “jurisdictional deficiencies” and prejudice. The Council on May 8 summoned The Observer editors to answer for “derogation of the sanctity of…
Police Questioned Over Suspect Over-Detention and Use of Buckets as Toilets
Legislators sitting on the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament are concerned that in this era there are police stations where both female and male suspected are being detained in the same cells. According to the MPs, out of the 72 police stations…
Makerere University Investigates Law Exam Parody of Speaker Anitah Among
Makerere University has instituted an investigation into the conduct of School of Law second semester examinations that parodied the Speaker of Parliament. There has been reliably informed that Vice Chancellor Barnabas Nawangwe last week asked the…
NUP’S Kyagulanyi withdraws complaint filed at Uganda Human Rights Commission
The National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, aka Bobi Wine, has withdrawn his complaint from the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), which he filed against the government five years ago for canceling his music shows. Bobi…
Santioned Former CMI Boss Abel Kandiho , Now Senior Presidential Advisor
In these changes SCP Moses Kafeero has been appointed as the new Human Resources Director, replacing Godfrey Golooba. AIGP Fadil Kaali has taken over as Director of Fire and Rescue Services, replacing AIGP Joseph Mugisa, whose contract ends in June. AIGP…
Attempted Coup in DR Congo: Kinshasa Clash Leaves 3 Dead
In a startling incident early Sunday morning in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), three people were killed during a shootout that the army has described as an attempted coup. The violence erupted between armed men,…
The Cost of Policy Missteps: Uganda’s Self-Inflicted Economic Troubles
As Uganda teeters on the edge of an economic abyss, it is becoming increasingly clear that our nation’s trajectory is fraught with peril. The likelihood of averting this crisis appears slim, primarily due to the prevailing tendency for sentiment to…
Ugandan Expatriates in Ontario Rally for Intervention Amidst Rising Political Crisis
Toronto, ON – Amid escalating tensions in Uganda as the nation approaches the critical 2026 Presidential elections, Ugandan nationals residing in Ontario have stepped forward, rallying at the Ontario Parliament today to deliver a poignant petition.…
Germany Implements Cash Benefit Limitations for Asylum-Seekers
In Eichsfeld, Germany, Erdina Laca, an asylum seeker from Albania, now uses a special payment card for groceries, part of a new regulation that limits cash benefit payments for asylum-seekers. Under this rule, asylum-seekers receive half of their…