Uganda’s upcoming 2026 general elections face serious threats to credibility and public trust due to persistent security-related violence, vote buying, and a lack of transparency in the electoral process, according to governance experts.Speaking at a stakeholders’ dialogue organised in
The Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent under the United Nations Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU-XI), Lieutenant Colonel Peter Ruyogoza Barigye, has paid a courtesy visit to the Uganda Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia.The visit aimed to reinforce coordination between U
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) recently held a sudden press briefing on Martyrs’ Day after a deadly blast happened just 600 metres from Munyonyo Basilica. The army said a woman who was carrying or wearing a bomb died instantly, together with the m
Traffic in parts of Kampala was brought to a standstill on Saturday morning, June 28, 2025, as thousands of ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party supporters poured onto major roads to escort President Yoweri Museveni as he picked nomination forms for h
Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters who flooded the streets of Nairobi and other major towns on Wednesday, marking the first anniversary of the deadly 2024 anti-government demonstrations.Businesses and schools remained shut in parts of the capital as fea
Rumours going viral on social media claim that Ali Fadavi, deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been arrested for spying for Israel. While reports on social media claim Fadavi has been detained, there is no credible evidence to
The President of Uganda, His Excellency, Kaguta Museveni, the Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has promoted Brigadier General AIGP Damulira to the rank of Major General.Sources have confirmed that Mr. Damulira is among se
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fred Ahimbisibwe, who has served as the Regional Police Commander (RPC) for Bukedi South for over a year, has been transferred to the Aswa West policing region, with his new duty station in Gulu City.The move comes as part of a broader police reshuffle
Namutumba Town was engulfed in chaos early Thursday morning as police fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters protesting against the party’s Electoral Commission, led by Tanga Odoi.The demonstrators were demanding that Simon Menya be off
Yusuf Gowon was once a towering figure in Uganda’s military and political circles, rising to prominence as the Chief of Staff of the Uganda Army under the notorious President Idi Amin.During Amin's brutal rule, which saw an estimated 300,000 Ugandans ki
