Petition Seeks Removal of Judge Baguma From Besigye Treason Trial
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 agains...
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State House Denies Viral Letter Claiming Museveni Ordered UPDF to Build House While Handing Besigye’s Treason Case
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 Defenc...
Besigye sues Muhoozi for threatening to hang him on Heroes Day
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 sa...
UPDF Generals, British Businessman to Testify Against Besigye in Treason Trial
Current and former military intelligence chiefs, senior army officers and a British businessman are among witnesses the prosecution intends to call in the treason trial o...
High Court Orders Luzira Prison to Grant Besigye’s Legal Team Expanded Access
The High Court in Kampala has directed Luzira Prison authorities to allow full and expanded access for the legal team of Dr. Kizza Besigye and co-accused Hajj Obeid Lutal...
The Structural Logic of Political Fallouts in Uganda: Why Elite Purges Are a Feature, Not a Betrayal
Centuries ago, Niccolò Machiavelli warned in The Prince that rulers who govern through personal power must constantly prevent subordinate centers of influence from becom...
NUP Condemns “Silent Abductions” of Its Supporters
The National Unity Platform-NUP has condemned what it calls “silent abductions” of its supporters by security agencies. It has renewed demands for the immediate relea...
Museveni’s challengers over the years
When President Museveni shot to power in 1986 by gun after a five-year guerrilla war, he famously declared that Africa’s biggest problem was leaders who overstayed in o...
LIST: Chief Justices who have sworn in President Museveni since 1986
President Yoweri Museveni is set to be sworn in tomorrow, 12 May 2027, for his seventh term as President of Uganda, extending a presidency that began in 1986 after the Na...
Mpuuga Speaks Out as Besigye Marks 70th Birthday Behind Bars at Luzira
Former Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga has joined political allies in paying tribute to Dr Kizza Besigye as supporters marked his 70th birthday while he remains in de...