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05 Jan '26
As it seems, Dax Vibez’s collaboration with Laika Music could be his last until the forthcoming presidential elections are over.The singer, who dominated the airwaves with a couple of hit songs in 2025 and a successful concert, says that it makes no sense to release more new music within
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05 Jan '26
Research shows Uganda’s police operate as a pillar of the ruling NRM, shaping campaigns, suppressing opposition and mobilising youth ahead of the 2026 elections, raising concerns over partisan policing.How Uganda’s police became Museveni’s political weapon ahead of the 2026 elections
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05 Jan '26
Uganda Police Speaks Out on Alleged Shooting of NUP Supporter in SironkoThe Uganda Police Force has strongly refuted allegations that security personnel shot a supporter of the National Unity Platform (NUP) during the party’s presidential campaign trail in Sironko District, stating that
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04 Jan '26
The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has held discussions with Police over arrest of opposition supporters and human rights activists as Uganda moves closer to the 2026 general elections.Several opposition supporters have been arrested since the commencement of election campaigns,
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04 Jan '26
Key opposition parliamentary candidates have defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), pledging to mobilise votes for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ahead of the 2026 general elections.The defectors were on Wednesday unveiled by Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebw
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04 Jan '26
Uganda Communications Commission Executive Director, Nyombi Thembo, addresses the media in KampalaKAMPALA, Uganda — The Uganda Communications Commission on Saturday flagged a viral public notice as fraudulent, dismissing claims that mobile money and banking services would be suspended du
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03 Jan '26
Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has claimed that Hon. Betty Nambooze, an opposition Member of Parliament from the National Unity Platform (NUP), received close to one billion Uganda shillings to facilitate medical treatment in the United Kingdom.Speaking during a presidential campaign ra
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03 Jan '26
Uganda’s military has dismissed allegations by opposition leader Bobi Wine that security agencies plan to arrest him ahead of his planned rally in Mbale City, calling the claims a “smokescreen”.In a statement issued on Friday, Col Chris Magezi, the acting spokesperson of the Uganda P
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03 Jan '26
Dr. Sarah Bireete, the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), has Friday been remanded to Luzira Prison after being denied bail in a case involving the alleged unlawful disclosure of national voters’ information.The 49-year-old activist appeared before Chie
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03 Jan '26
Dr Sarah Bireete, Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG) has been charged with unlawfully obtaining and disclosing national voters’ data without the consent of Uganda’s Electoral Commission. The charges have sparked a wave of controversy, as Bireete is a well-kno