Sources close to the situation say officials have met with Muvawala’s relatives but have yet to provide any clear answers. Politicians, relatives, and friends of Charles Bukenya Muvawala are demanding answers from security agencies following his disappearance early Wednesday morning. The Ugandan-American businessman and Vice President of the Ugandan …
Read More »Bishop Zziwa Condemns Security Attacks on Journalists
Journalists bring us news, inform us about our communities, and ensure accountability. They deserve protection, not violence – Bishop Anthony Zziwa The Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana Diocese, the Rev Anthony Zziwa, has condemned security officers for their mistreatment of journalists, criticizing them for using violence against media professionals instead of respecting …
Read More »PFF Threatens to Mobilise Opposition Boycott Over Kawempe North Violence
Security agents have been reigning terror on opposition supporters in the campaigns but the state denies knowledge of the hooded armed personnel in JAT uniforms The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has warned that it may mobilise the opposition to reject the upcoming Kawempe North by-election if attacks by the …
Read More »Tayebwa Condemns Journalist Assaults Amid Kawempe North By-Election
The upcoming Kawempe North by-election, set for March 13, 2025, has been overshadowed by alarming incidents of violence against journalists covering the campaign period. Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, has strongly condemned the attacks, raising concerns about their impact on press freedom and the government’s reputation. …
Read More »Joint Anti-terrorism Task Force (JATT) Beating Up Ugandans Is Ok – UPDF CHIEF MUHOOZI
Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has praised the Joint Anti-terrorism Task Force (JATT), despite facing criticism regarding its recent operations. This week, personnel, most of them wearing dark masks and believed to belong to JATT, made headlines after Various clips surfaced showing them confronting National Unity Platform …
Read More »Tensions Rise as NRM and Opposition Clash Over Alleged Intimidation and Violence; All Eyes on Security Forces Ahead of March 2025 Poll
I watched the scenes in Kawempe and I told my friends that I think the police were campaigning for the opposition. I think the police on that day went to Kawempe to decampaign our NRM candidate The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has accused security forces of undermining its chances …
Read More »How Journalist Miracle Ibra Fell a Victim of the JATT Security Personnel Brutality
The Electoral Commission (EC) had marked February Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28th, 2025, for nomination of the aspirants for Kawempe North parliamentary by election slated on 13 March 2025. As day one of the nomination process checked in, journalists from various media houses thronged the EC’s premises in Mugwanya Zone …
Read More »Sironko NUP chairperson says he was kidnapped, dumped in Mbale City
Samuel Nanoka, the Sironko District National Unity Platform (NUP) chairperson and former Budadiri East constituency NUP flag bearer, who was reportedly kidnapped, has been found and dumped in Mbale City. Nanoka was allegedly abducted by unidentified people on Monday night in Nkoma while returning home from town. Eyewitnesses reported seeing two …
Read More »Bishop Jjumba condemns brutality in Kawempe North elections as Masaka marks Ash Wednesday
The Masaka Diocesan Bishop, Serverus Jjumba, has asked Christians to dedicate this year’s Lenten season to praying against the acts of brutality orchestrated by security personnel. On Monday, fresh chaos erupted again at the National Unity Party offices in Makerere Kavule, where NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) and …
Read More »Deadly Fire Engulfs Seven-Story Building in Kampala City Center; Suspected Chemical Mix-Up Blamed for Blaze
A devastating fire has swept through a seven-story building along Rashid Khamisi Road in the city center, leaving a trail of destruction and suspected loss of life. The fire is believed to have started at approximately 10:00am in the basement shops of Sunshine Building, located near Namayiba Bus Park and …
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