Following sustained pressure from political leaders, legal experts, and human rights advocates, the High Court has finally set a date for the bail hearing of Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya.Justice Emmanuel Baguma, who had pr
Police in Nakasongola District have arrested a man identified as John Isoke for the gruesome murder and beheading of his friend, allegedly for ritual purposes.Isoke was caught while
The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has raised concerns about the growing involvement of security forces in Uganda’s electoral processes, warning that recent incidents during the NRM primaries could foreshadow more serious challenges in the 2026 general elections.Speaking at a party b
In a fresh twist to the leadership wrangles that have rocked Uganda’s biggest opposition party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), the founding president, Moses Nkonge Kibalama, has reportedly gone missing—just wee
A section of ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders has raised alarm over the potential threat posed by a group of Ugandans who could cost President Yoweri Museveni and his party a massive defeat if urgent action isn’t taken to reclaim Buganda regio
Muntu is raising alarm over Uganda’s electoral trajectory, warning that the country is heading toward a more violent and repressive election in 2026 if current patterns persist.Muntu, who now leads the opposition Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), made the remarks during a confe
Four officials from Gulu University, among them Accounting Officer David Obol Otori, have been arrested on the orders of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament after being implicated in a Sh530 million financial loss to the Government.The arrests were made at Parliament followin
Urgent and targeted action is needed to tackle Kampala’s alarming vehicle emissions problem, a new report has revealed.The study, conducted by The Real Urban Emissions (TRUE) Initiative in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has provided the first-ever rea
Tension gripped the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) chambers after Nakawa B NUP Councillor Twaha Abdul Chaggason dramatically pulled out a small axe during a council sitting. The move, captured on video, was intended to highlight growing insecurity in Kamp
A Russian-made hand grenade was allegedly discovered at the construction site of controversial singer Alien Skin in Makindye on July 1, raising fresh concerns amid heightened security alerts in the capital Kampala.In a video posted by media personality Erich Mbowa on X (formerly Twitter),
