KAMPALA: The Chief Justice, Alphonse Owiny-Dollo, has urged High Court judges to treat electoral petitions with the seriousness of cases that affect the entire public, noting that election disputes go beyond individual candidates and touch the will of the electorate. His guidance comes barely a m
Parliament has put the government on the spot over remarks by the Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, that legislators say appear to contradict electoral laws and risk discouraging citizen participation in monitoring the 2026 general elections.The matter arose following r
Speaking during a campaign rally in Serere Town, Kyagulanyi emphasized the importance of support from the security forces. The rally was marked by a heavy deployment of police, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), and other security agencies, which he said were intended to block his entry
Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has reaffirmed that all voters, including Members of Parliament, must leave polling stations immediately after casting their ballots in the January 2026 general elections, a directive that has triggered strong opposition criticism and renewed fears of vote riggin
Residents of Aminit Village, Ojama Parish in Kyere Sub-county have raised a protest voice to President Museveni over the unfulfilled construction of a dam in Ojama Parish.According to the locals, during the 2021 campaign, President Museveni, while at Sapir Primary School, assured the local
President Yoweri Museveni is expected to meet a section of downtown Kampala traders later this week at his Kisozi country home, following renewed appeals over compensation for losses caused by the Nakivubo drainage channel floods.According to sources, the President directed his aides to or
Bitcoin's price 'fails' twice, but here's why a crypto-winter is still unlikelyBitcoin’s [BTC] recovery efforts haven’t been totally successful lately. In the last 8 days, Bitcoin has tested the $94k local resistance twice.Both times, it failed to break through. As things stand,
According to the directive, all prison officers are required to remain fully alert and vigilant at all times, with routine patrols to be conducted both within and around prison facilities and staff barracks to prevent any security breaches.The Uganda Prisons Service has declared a Standby
AG Kiryowa KiwanukaThe Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, has clarified that voters are legally allowed to remain at least 20 metres away from a polling station after casting their ballots, amid growing public debate over post-voting conduct.Kiwanuka’s clarification follows weeks
The Spokesperson of the Democratic Front (DF), Moses Kasibante, has declared that President Yoweri Museveni has irreversibly lost political support in Buganda, stating that no amount of messaging or political maneuvering can change the prevailing sentiment in the region.Speaking during NBS
