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By Alexander Luyima Kampala, Uganda – A chilling revelation has shaken the foundations of Uganda’s already fragile democracy. Two of the country’s most prominent opposition leaders have exposed a clandestine state operation that weaponizes the very nomination process designed to guarantee free participation in elections. What is now being called …

Electoral Commission’s Delayed Letter Raises Fresh Concerns of Bias By The Hoima Post Opinion Desk On Friday evening, September 19, 2025, past 6:00 pm, the Electoral Commission (EC) delivered a letter to presidential aspirant Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, raising questions about timing, transparency, and impartiality in the run-up to the 2026 …

The Electoral Commission has reportedly informed the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) that it failed to submit the sufficient number of signatures required to nominate its presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi-Ssentamu, aka Bobi Wine. NUP secretary general David Lewis Rubongoya expressed surprise at the announcement’s timing, just days before the nomination …

The National Unity Platform (NUP) diaspora chapter in Canada, led by Doreen Kajumba, has raised alarm over what it calls “looming threats” against the party president Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), warning that President Yoweri Museveni’s regime could move to arrest him again as part of an intensifying crackdown on opposition …

Thousands of Ugandans living in Canada — organised by chapters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) and allied diaspora groups — held coordinated demonstrations on Saturday, September 13, 2024, to denounce what they described as a sustained campaign of repression, abductions and human-rights violations in Uganda. Protesters gathered in major …

The coordinator for the National Unity Platform (NUP) School of Leadership, Doreen Kaija, has reportedly been abducted from her home by heavily armed security operatives. Eyewitnesses say two “drone” vans — a term Ugandans have come to associate with abductions — stormed her residence and whisked her away to an …

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has told the High Court in Kampala that it is not holding opposition activist Sam Mugumya, who has been reported missing under unclear circumstances.   In a sworn affidavit filed in the Civil Division of the High Court on Friday, Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Musasizi, …

Burkina Faso’s government has passed a law banning homosexuality, with those found guilty facing two to five years in prison, according to the state broadcaster. The draft law was unanimously passed on Monday by 71 unelected members of the country’s transitional government, which has been in place since the military …

The National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Election Management Committee has announced it will commence the vetting process for its parliamentary flag bearers next week, starting on Monday, September 15, 2025. The vetting process is a two-tier system, with a candidate’s final score based on 40 per cent performance before the vetting …

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has formally submitted presidential nomination forms to the Electoral Commission, marking the official start of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu’s (aka Bobi Wine) bid for the presidency in the upcoming 2026 General Election. NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya confirmed that the party successfully gathered the required …