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The National Unity Platform (NUP) rally at Kawempe Muslim Primary School playground on Monday evening ended prematurely when the power suddenly went off as the party president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu was addressing the crowd. Earlier, NUP leaders and supporters clashed with security operatives, who fired tear gas and beat and arrested …

The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has granted bail to six out of the nine government officials implicated in causing a financial loss of 60 billion shillings through the manipulation of payment systems. The court, presided over by Justice Lawrence Gidudu, granted bail to the six on Monday, with the amounts ranging …

Uganda’s Health Care System Needs a Community-Driven Health Insurance Model.   By Amiri Wabusimba. Uganda’s public health system has been caught in a cycle of crisis management for decades. The country has been plagued by recurring outbreaks of deadly diseases like Ebola, Mpox, and Marburg. Yet, despite the urgency and …

The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application filed by jailed lawyer Eron Kiiza, seeking his release following the Supreme Court’s decision barring the trial of civilians in military courts. On Monday, Civil Division Judge Dr. Douglas Singiza dismissed Kiiza’s application, stating that because the lawyer had already appealed to …

Kampala Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere has challenged the government to allow fair competition in elections. He said there would rather be no elections, than have ones marred by violence. His remarks follow incidents during the nomination of candidates for the Kawempe North parliamentary by-election on February 26, 2025, where operatives from …

More than 1,000 human rights violation cases are pending hearing by the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) tribunal. The Commission’s Director in charge of Complaints, Investigations and Legal Services, Pauline Nasamba Mutumba, says that some of the cases date back to the early 2000s. Out of the 18 cases that …

Joint security forces have closed four animal checkpoints along cattle routes in South Karamoja following reports of extortion by security personnel from cattle traders. On February 28, 2025, the UPDF 3rd Division Commander, Brigadier General Wilberforce Sserunkuma, and the ASTU Commandant, Francis Chemusto, met with cattle traders at the Karita livestock …

Journalist bodies and the Leader of the Opposition have condemned the brutal attacks by the Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (JATT) on journalists covering the Kawempe by-election nominations. On Wednesday, clashes erupted between supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Erias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola shortly after his nomination for the Kawempe North parliamentary by-election. …

Lawyers representing Advocate Eron Kiiza, currently serving a nine‐month sentence for contempt following his conviction by the General Court Martial in Makindye this January, have moved the civil division of the High Court to secure his unconditional release. In a court appearance on Tuesday morning before Judge Douglas Singiza of …

Elias Nalukoola, the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for the Kawempe North parliamentary by-election, has been arrested by security operatives shortly after his nomination. Nalukoola is reportedly being held at Kawempe Police Station on charges yet to be disclosed. His arrest comes on the first day of nominations for candidates …