The Signature Scandal: How Uganda’s State Machinery Is Weaponizing Data to Sabotage Opposition
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…
Electoral Commission’s Friday Night Letter to Kyagulanyi Fuels Fears of Bias Ahead of 2026 Polls
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,…
2026 Polls : NUP’S Kyagulanyi presidential nomination blocked over signatures
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…
Museveni Plans To Abduct Bobi Wine – NUP Diaspora Head Doreen Kajumba
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…
Ugandans in Canada Stage Mass Protests Against Human Rights Abuses in Uganda
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…
Another NUP Leader Abducted as Wave of Disappearances Intensifies : Doreen Kaija
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…
UPDF Denies Holding Missing Activist Sam Mugumya
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…
Burkina Faso bans homosexuality as a crime punishable With 5 Years In Prison
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…
NUP Starts vetting Process for 2026 parliamentary Flag Bearers
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…
Bobi Wine Officially Joins 2026 Race as NUP Submits Nomination Forms
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.…