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 DIGITAL NUMBER PLATE CRISIS: WHO TAKES RESPONSIBILITY?
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post A project introduced in the name of national security is now raising difficult questions about public money, procurement, political responsibility and government accountability. Uganda’s Intelligent Transport…
Sergeant Major Robert Kabera: Rwandan Critic Brutally Murdered in Uganda
Reports have emerged detailing the brutal killing of Robert Kabera, widely known as Sergeant Robert, a Rwandan former soldier, musician, and prominent government critic who lived in exile in Uganda. His mutilated remains were discovered at a construction…
Exclusive : Where Are Uganda’s Missing Citizens
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post Where is Sam Mugumya? And why does it seem easier to document human rights violations than to stop them? These are questions Uganda and the international human rights community can no longer afford to ignore. For…
Opposition Leader Erias Lukwago Bail Hearing Postponed After Judge Tending to Sick Mother
The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has demanded the release of its executive chairman, Erias Lukwago, saying his bail hearing failed to proceed on Friday after Justice David Matovu was reportedly unavailable to attend to his ill mother. In a statement,…
THE MIRACLE INDUSTRY: Inside the Fraud, Fake Healings, and Political Shields Protecting Uganda’s Mega-Pastors
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post KAMPALA, UGANDA — In the heart of Kampala, the staging of the divine has become one of the country’s most lucrative, unregulated financial enterprises. Every Sunday, thousands of desperate believers pack…
THE TOXIC SHADOW: Inside the Secret Oil Waste Dumping Poisoning Bunyoro’s Water Table
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post HOIMA, UGANDA: While the public’s attention remains fixed on land compensation packages and upcoming pipeline revenues, a highly classified and dangerous crisis is unfolding in the shadows of the Albertine oil boom. A…
WHO SOLD UGANDA THE DIGITAL NUMBER PLATE STORY?
By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post If the contract never provided for digital number plates, and a former minister says the idea originated from a presidential directive, who turned that directive into a national project, and where is the paper trail?…
