Bobi Wine’s Bodyguard Eddie Mutwe Breaks Down in Court Over Torture Ordeal
Emotional Testimony: Bobi Wine’s Bodyguard Recounts Torture in Court. In a packed Masaka Chief Magistrates Court, Edward Ssebufu, also known as Eddie Mutwe, head of the National Unity Platform (NUP) inner security and chief bodyguard to NUP president…
Military, Police Deploy Across Kampala Over Anticipated Protests Against UPDF Bill
There is heightened security deployment in the city center to quell anticipated unrest related to the Anti-UPDF Amendment Bill 2025. A joint security team comprising officers from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Traffic Police, and Uganda…
EU Diplomats Meet NUP Leaders over Human Rights
The European Union (EU) delegation in Uganda, led by Ambassador Jan Sadek, has held a meeting with the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) about the state of human rights in the country and the forthcoming 2026 general elections. The meeting, which…
Eddie Mutwe, 3 NUP Activists Appear in Masaka Court
Tension is high and anticipation palpable at the Masaka High Court this morning as National Unity Platform (NUP) official Edward Rogers Ssebuufu, popularly known as Eddie Mutwe, and fellow party activists Achileo Kivumbi, Gaddafi Mugumya, and Smart…
Aloikin Praise Opoloje Wins EU Human Rights Defenders’ Award 2025
Activist and law student Aloikin Praise Opoloje, 25, has been named the winner of the EU Human Rights Defenders’ Award 2025. The award, which was presented during a ceremony on Thursday at the residence of the Ambassador of Sweden in Kampala, is given…
Uganda Journalism Awards 2025 shortlist out
This year’s African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) awards attracted 147 journalists from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania participated in the competition, and 61 made the #UNJA2025 shortlist. Katusiime is entered for the political reporting beat, that The…
Besigye-led People’s Front for Freedom Party Gazetted
The Electoral Commission has officially gazetted the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) as a registered political party in Uganda, marking the entry of a new opposition force into the country’s political landscape. The announcement, published in the Uganda…
NUP’S SG Rubongoya vows 2026 ballot bullets will not break NUP
As Uganda edges closer to the 2026 general elections, the political temperature is already rising—and for the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP), the pressure is anything but subtle. A wave of abductions, detentions and alleged torture of party…
Bobi Wine Raises Safety Concerns About His Life After Muhoozi Threatens to Behead Him
obert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, commonly known as Bobi Wine and the president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has expressed fears for his safety following a threat from Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba to behead him. The Chief of Defence Forces, known for his…
UK Care Worker Crisis: Fair Pay Pledge Clashes with Harsh Immigration Rules
Labour’s promise of better wages for carers risks falling flat without fixes to visa policies—frontline workers and experts warn of sector collapse. The Care Sector’s Impossible Choice: Higher Pay or Enough Workers? The UK’s social care system is caught…