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Journalists from the Parliament Press have staged a boycott of the Defence Committee of Parliament, where the Minister for Internal Affairs, Major-General Kahinda Otafiire, and his deputy General David Muhoozi were scheduled to present their ministerial policy statements for the 2024/25 financial year.   The boycott follows a tense exchange …

Faridah Nambi, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate in the Kawempe North by-election, has withdrawn her petition seeking a vote recount.   Nambi had petitioned the Kawempe Chief Magistrate’s Court to recount the votes after the National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Nalukoola Luyimbazi was declared the winner of the election.   …

In a statement posted on her X (formerly Twitter) account, Ms Among announced that she had received a copy of the gazetted election results and would proceed with the necessary parliamentary procedures. KAMPALA – The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has confirmed that she will preside over the swearing-in of …

The High court in Kampala has issued a production warrant directing the officer in charge of Kitalya, Luzira, Kigo and Nakasongola prisons to produce lawyer Eron Kiiza before court this week for the hearing of his bail application. High court orders prisons to produce Ki According to the order signed …

James Churchill Ssentamu has been sworn in as the 91st guild president of Makerere University. Ssentamu defeated the ruling party National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) John Bosco Rukundo and Ismaili Basalirwa, the flagbearer of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party. Ssentamu, a nephew of NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known …

Prominent human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza returned to the High Court’s Criminal Division today, seeking a ruling on his bail application after being detained for 76 days under controversial circumstances.   Kiiza, known for his representation of opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, has been incarcerated since last year after being …

To the NRM leadership, its sympathizers, and particularly to Ms. Nambi, the NRM candidate in the Kawempe North by-election, it is time to face the truth. The events in Kawempe North have exposed, yet again, the blatant manipulation and foul play that have become synonymous with the National Resistance Movement …

Uganda is at a crossroads, and a recent tweet by Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Yoweri Museveni and a high-ranking military officer, has sparked significant concern both locally and internationally. His statement that his father instructed him to turn the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) into a “killing machine” is not …

The Outrageous Demand In today’s parliamentary session, Mr. Yoweri Museveni’s regime shamelessly requested 232 billion shillings under the guise of “classified expenditure”—supposedly for his official residence. But let’s be clear: what is “classified” about a man and his wife living in a government house? This isn’t new. Last year, the …

Dear Ugandan Policymakers, CEOs, Managers, and all those wielding power, The conviction of Judge Lydia Mugambe in the UK should be more than just a headline—it should serve as a stark wake-up call. Mugambe, a judge of international standing, conspired with Uganda’s former deputy high commissioner in London to traffic …