Concerns over the health and safety of Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago intensified on Monday after Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba published a photograph appearing to show the opposition lawyer blindfolded while in detention.The image, shared on Muhoozi’s X account
Former Kira Municipality MP and political commentator Ssemujju Nganda has criticized the leadership style of National Unity Platform (NUP) president Bobi Wine, accusing him of focusing more on personal popularity than building a strong party institution.Speaking during a live discussion on
Supporters of detained opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye have launched a petition demanding the removal of High Court judge Emmanuel Baguma from the treason case against Besigye and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, accusing him of bias and unfair handling of the proceedings.The petitio
The Special Forces Command (Special Forces Command) has reportedly picked up former Kampala Lord Mayor and senior lawyer Erias Lukwago following a dramatic early morning operation at his home in Wakaliga, according to eyewitness accounts and statements from Lukwago himself. Lukwago said he woke u
In a blockbuster interview with YouTuber John Bosco Kisitu, PLU Secretary General and Kasambya County MP David Kabanda went at length to explain his well-publicized fallout with the disgraced former Speaker Anita Among.He used the opportunity to portray how for a long time, Anita Among (fo
The Presidential Press Unit (PPU) has dismissed as fake a letter circulating on social media claiming that President Yoweri Museveni directed the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Engineering Brigade to construct a residential house for Justice Emmanuel Baguma.In a statement released
Jailed opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye has gone back to the High Court with his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, this time to stop their treason trial completely.They say the case is unfair because of how they were arrested and because of repeated public threats made by Chief of Defence F
Former Kira Municipality MP Ssemujju Nganda has criticised the conduct of proceedings in the treason case against opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, following Monday’s High Court session in Kampala that ended with an adjournment to June 11, 2026.The case, heard before Justice Emmanuel B
The legal team of opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye has signalled a heightened phase in the ongoing treason proceedings, with his lawyer and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago warning of an intensified prosecution strategy expected this week.In a statement shared on social media, Lu
L-R: Captain Denis Oola, Dr Kizza Besigye, and Obeid LutaleLast week inside Uganda’s courtrooms, justice unfolded in dramatically different ways.In one courtroom, appellate judges confirmed a prison sentence for a man convicted of rape more than a decade ago, bringing a long and p
