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Mukono North MP Taken to this Police station after Being Kidnapped, MP Nkunyingi Muwada Confirms

Mukono North MP Taken to this Police station after Being Kidnapped, MP Nkunyingi Muwada Confirms

Kyadondo East Member of Parliament, Honorable Nkunyingi Muwada has confirmed the arrest ofof Mukono North member of parliament, Honorable Abdalla Kiwanuka.Sources have confirmed that the renowned politician was Ki

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Tension Flares at Rukungiri Burial Over Besigye’s Health Concerns

Tension Flares at Rukungiri Burial Over Besigye’s Health Concerns

During a burial in Rukungiri District on February 15, 2025, tensions escalated over conflicting reports about Besigye's health.Dr. Elisa Rutahigwa, the Rukungiri Municipality legislator, informed mourners that he had recently visited Dr. Besigye at Luzira Prison

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UPDF Arrests Couple with Illegal Firearm at Checkpoint, this is what Unfolded

UPDF Arrests Couple with Illegal Firearm at Checkpoint, this is what Unfolded

On Wednesday, Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) personnel apprehended a couple at the Apieta checkpoint in Lamwo District for possessing an illegal firearm. The suspects, Golden Ricky Olanya, 46, from Ngora Village, Pobel Parish, Lukung Sub-County, and his w

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Kiryowa, Ggoobi names appear in plot to arrest accountant general Semakula

Kiryowa, Ggoobi names appear in plot to arrest accountant general Semakula

An investigation into the recent arrest of accountant general Lawrence Semakula and eight other Finance ministry staff has drawn in the names of Kiryowa Kiwanuka and Ramathan Gggobi as being at the centre of a conspiracy to mudsling and punish Semakula. 

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Here Is Why Court Martial Declined To Remand Besigye And Lutale

Here Is Why Court Martial Declined To Remand Besigye And Lutale

Dr. Kizza Besigye and Obeid Lutale are currently entangled in a legal and administrative conundrum due to a breakdown in communication between the military court martial and prison authorities.Initially remanded b

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Fireworks in Parliament as Ibrahim Ssemujju Demands Speaker Tayebwa to Suspend Parliament Sittings

Fireworks in Parliament as Ibrahim Ssemujju Demands Speaker Tayebwa to Suspend Parliament Sittings

A heated debate erupted in Parliament after Kira Municipality MP Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda demanded that all sittings be suspended until the government commits to fully implementing the Supreme Court judgment barring the trial of civilians in military courts.

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$200m Namibia-UPDF Radio Deal: Why Gen Muhoozi Ordered Col Ssemakula Arrest

$200m Namibia-UPDF Radio Deal: Why Gen Muhoozi Ordered Col Ssemakula Arrest

Details have emerged about the circumstances under which the chief of Communications and IT (CCIT) in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Colonel Peter Ssemakula was arrested and detained by military authorities.

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AG Kiryowa Kiwanuka Gives Reason Why Civilians Have not Been Released Despite Supreme Court Ruling

AG Kiryowa Kiwanuka Gives Reason Why Civilians Have not Been Released Despite Supreme Court Ruling

Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka appeared before Parliament on Tuesday to explain the delay in the release of civilians facing trial in the General Court Martial (GCM), despite the Supreme Court's ruling that halted such trials and ordered the immediate release

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Besigye’s Legal Team Vows to Boycott Court Martial Over Illegal Detention After Supreme Court Ruling

Besigye’s Legal Team Vows to Boycott Court Martial Over Illegal Detention After Supreme Court Ruling

Dr. Kizza Besigye's legal team announced their intention to boycott the General Court Martial, following a ruling by Uganda's Supreme Court on January 31. The court determined that military courts do not have the authority to try civilians, halting ongoing cases

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Luzira Prison Changes Tune on Allowing Besigye Eat Food from His Allies, Issues New Conditions

Luzira Prison Changes Tune on Allowing Besigye Eat Food from His Allies, Issues New Conditions

Dr. Kizza Besigye’s ongoing hunger strike has reignited debates over food access policies in Uganda’s prisons, particularly Luzira Maximum Security Prison, where he is currently detained.The prison authorities

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