NUP’s Rose Nalubowa to Challenge High Court Ruling That Upheld Justine Nameere’s MP Victory
Lawyers representing former National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Rose Nalubowa have announced plans to appeal the High Court judgment that upheld State Minister for Local Government Justine Nameere as the Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament.…
Ofwono Opondo Demands Government Answers Over Abductions and Torture
Member of Parliament for Older Persons in the Eastern Region Ofwono Opondo has condemned the alleged arrest of people using unmarked vehicles commonly known as drones and their subsequent torture, challenging the National Resistance Movement (NRM)…
Detained PFF Leader Erias Lukwago Admitted to Mulago National Referral Hospital
Former Kampala Lord Mayor and Chairperson of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) Erias Lukwago has been moved to Mulago National Referral Hospital for medical attention amid concerns over his deteriorating health while in detention. Lukwago’s lawyer,…
Beyond the Ballot: The Institutional Struggle for Democracy and Equal Justice in Uganda
By Alexander Luyima, GDipICL | The Hoima Post In Uganda, the struggle for political freedom is not fought only at rallies, in the streets, or at the ballot box. Sometimes, it unfolds in government offices, before public officials, and through legal…
Examining Uganda’s Shifting Judicial Standards in Electoral Petitions)
By Alexander Luyima, GDipICL | The Hoima Post When a court overturns one election because electoral irregularities are considered substantial, then upholds another despite acknowledging serious irregularities in the electoral process, the public is…
The Eddy Kenzo Charcoal Clash
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post There is a particular cruelty in watching people who once understood the struggles of the poor begin speaking about those struggles as though they were merely an inconvenience. Uganda’s renewed charcoal controversy…
The Electoral Trap: Why Ssempebwa’s Warning Mandates Systemic Change
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post As Uganda creeps closer toward its next political crossroads, the public square remains dangerously fixated on a binary spectacle. Political analysts, media houses, and everyday citizens are heavily invested in a…
Uganda’s Sovereignty Law: From Parliamentary Debate to the Pain in Your Pocket
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post There are laws that people hear about in Parliament and forget the moment the debate ends. Then there are laws whose consequences can eventually find their way into the kitchen, the market, the fuel station and the…
Amnesty International Condemns Disappearance of Ugandan Human Rights Defender Praise Aloikin
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Global rights organization Amnesty International has issued a strong condemnation following the enforced disappearance and subsequent detention of prominent Ugandan human rights defender Praise Aloikin Opoloje. Aloikin was forcibly…
Ugandan Government Freezes Bank Accounts of Key Civil Society Organisations
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Operations at several prominent good governance and human rights civil society organisations (CSOs) in Uganda have been disrupted following a decision by the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) to freeze their bank accounts. The move…