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 …
Read More »Minister Lugoloobi Defends Use of Karamoja Iron Sheets in Court, Claims They Were for Community Projects in Kayunga
State Minister for Finance and Economic Planning Amos Lugoloobi continued his defense in the Anti-Corruption Court today, where he is facing charges of dealing with suspect property, specifically iron sheets meant for the people of Karamoja. Appearing before Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga, Lugoloobi defended his use of the iron …
Read More »Besigye: Who Is Responsible For Continued Incarceration Of Army Court Victims?
On January 30, 2025, the Supreme Court outlawed the General Court Martial and directed that all cases and convicts from thereof be remitted to the High Court for further handling. The country’s highest appellate court directed that pending trials before the army court involving civilians must immediately cease and be …
Read More »Jinja City NUP mobilizer Shakur Ssentongo missing
Shakur Ssentongo, the National Unity Platform-NUP mobilizer in Jinja City, is missing after he was reportedly arrested by unknown people on Wednesday. Ssentongo was arrested in his shop located in Bugembe Agaliawamu market, in the Northern division. Ssentongo is known for selling red berets, overalls, t-shirts, red shirts and trousers, among …
Read More »Abu Mukasa Prosecution: Court Finally Orders for Release of His Detained Journalist Wanambwa.
Journalist Richard Wanambwa can now have a temporally breathe following his release from the detention where he has been held for more than two months on among other charges; hate speech and demanding property by written threats against the businessman Abu Mukasa. Wanambwa walked out of Luzira Murchison Bay prison …
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