Cairo has once again welcomed Wabusimba Amiri, a young Ugandan diplomat, journalist, and international relations scholar, barely a month after completing his Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Diplomatic Studies of Cavendish University 14th Graduation and only months after returning from the Nasser International Leadership Fellowship. Amiri is now participating …
Read More »EC Leaks Opposition Signatures to Security Agencies, Supporters Threatened Ahead of 2026 Elections
As Uganda barrels toward the 2026 general elections, a shocking exposé has revealed a potential abuse of power that threatens the very foundation of democracy in the country. Opposition leaders, led by Hon. Jimmy Akena of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC), are sounding the alarm over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) …
Read More »Military, Police Stall on Investigating Activist Sam Mugumya’s Disappearance
Nearly a month has passed since the disappearance of opposition activist Sam Mugumya, yet Uganda’s key state institutions appear determined to drag their feet instead of seeking truth. What began as a straightforward demand for accountability has now spiraled into a textbook case of bureaucratic evasion and political indifference. On …
Read More »Toronto : Ugandan-Born Rev. Peace Nakayima Wins Social Innovation Award at GOWN 2025
When Rev. Peace Nakayima walked across the stage at Massey College to receive the Social Innovation Award during the 8th Annual GOWN: African Scholars Awards, the room erupted in applause. The moment was more than a recognition — it was a celebration of a life devoted to service, leadership, and …
Read More »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 nomination process designed to guarantee free participation in elections. What is now being called …
Read More »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, raising questions about timing, transparency, and impartiality in the run-up to the 2026 …
Read More »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 secretary general David Lewis Rubongoya expressed surprise at the announcement’s timing, just days before the nomination …
Read More »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 move to arrest him again as part of an intensifying crackdown on opposition …
Read More »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 repression, abductions and human-rights violations in Uganda. Protesters gathered in major …
Read More »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 abductions — stormed her residence and whisked her away to an …
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