Is Activits Sam Mugumya Dead ?
Today marks 165 days since Comrade Sam Mugumya was forcibly taken from the streets of Mbarara. The date was August 26, 2025. His crime? Political activism. His current location? Unknown. His legal status? Unclarified. His story has become a chilling…
Hunted and in Hiding: Bobi Wine Missing for Three Weeks After Threat To He’s Life
Bobi Wine, Uganda’s most prominent opposition figure, has now been missing from public view for three weeks, after fleeing what he described as an attempted arrest and threats to his life following a disputed national election. Wine’s whereabouts have…
Governing the Vote or Governing the City? Kampala’s Test of Urban Governance
By Amiri Wabusimba. Across the world, cities are increasingly shaped not by plans, but by polls, urban order is negotiated against electoral survival, and the result is a dangerous illusion: that disorder can be governed, postponed, or selectively…
Opposition Demands Full Audit of 2026 Polls, Citing “Industrial-Scale Ballot Staffing
The People’s Front for Freedom has called for an independent audit of Uganda’s 2026 general elections. They accuse the Electoral Commission (EC), the military and state security agencies of presiding over what it described as an “industrial-scale…
COSASE Grills Uganda Airlines CEO Over Unaccounted $12,750 Per Diem for Trips Never Taken
Proceedings at the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) took a tense turn today after Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Jennifer Bamuturaki, was asked to account for $12,750 (approximately UGX 50…
How Museveni Engineered Power to Be Permanent For nearly four decades
Uganda’s Closed System: How Museveni Engineered Power to Be Permanent For nearly four decades, Uganda has been ruled by one man: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who took power in 1986 after a five-year guerrilla war. What began as a reformist promise of…
NUP’s Muwanga Kivumbi Dismisses Terrorism Charges as a Cover-Up for Polling Agent Killings
Proceedings are underway at the Butambala Chief Magistrate’s Court for the mention of a case in which National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President, Hon. Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, is facing terrorism-related charges. Speaking to journalists at the court…
Allegations of Massive Tampering Surface in Masaka Recount as “Pre-Ticked” and Empty Ballot Boxes Discovered
Masaka, Uganda – A court-sanctioned vote recount in Masaka has been plunged into crisis following the discovery of a ballot box containing entirely pre-ticked ballots for the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, Nameere, and another box found…
Global African Diaspora to Converge in Toronto for African Descent Summit 2026 This July
Toronto, Ontario — July 17–19, 2026 — As the world converges around the energy of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Toronto will also host a powerful gathering of culture, leadership, and purpose. African Descent Ontario (ADSON) is proud to present the African…
Uganda’s Cranes Football Team Hidden Problems Are Bigger than Football.
By Amiri Wabusimba. Uganda’s national football team, the Cranes, does not suffer from a lack of talent, patriotism, or public support. What repeatedly undermines the team is something far more difficult to confront: a web of governance weaknesses,…
