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Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine says he is in hiding after security raid

Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine says he is in hiding after security raid

The National Unity Platform (NUP) leader and opposition presidential candidate, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, says he is in hiding after escaping a night raid by security forces at his home in Magere, Wakiso District, Uganda.Mr Kyagulanyi said military and police offi

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20 Reasons Why Betty Amongi Will Struggle to win Lira City

20 Reasons Why Betty Amongi Will Struggle to win Lira City

Speaker Anita Among recently campaigned in Lira city and cursed minister Betty Amongi for seeking to break the plate she is feeding from. She told the president to force out Amongi on grounds that she was using the government opportunities accessed to her as a minister to sow discord and undermin

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Ugandan lured to Russia, forced to join military surrenders to Ukrainian army

Ugandan lured to Russia, forced to join military surrenders to Ukrainian army

The 44-year-old Ugandan, Akantorana Richard, who was lured with promises of employment as a supermarket attendant in Russia, only to be forced into the Russian militaryA 44-year-old Ugandan man has recounted how he was allegedly deceived with promises of employment in Russia, only to be f

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Off the ballot, Ugandan president's son waits in the wings this election

Off the ballot, Ugandan president's son waits in the wings this election

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — One figure looms large ahead of Uganda's elections Thursday, although he is not on the ballot: the president's son and military commander, Muhoozi Kainerugaba.Kainerugaba, long believed to be the eventual successor, stood down for his father, President Yoweri Musev

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Bigirimana sues ICC Judge Sebutinde over Bugolobi apartment development

Bigirimana sues ICC Judge Sebutinde over Bugolobi apartment development

Judiciary Permanent Secretary (PS) Dr Pius BigirimanaThe High Court in Kampala has been asked to determine a dispute between Judiciary Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana and International Criminal Court judge Julia Sebutinde over the construction of a five-storey commercial apartment buil

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Shock as Isaac Kigozi Dies Suddenly

Shock as Isaac Kigozi Dies Suddenly

Reader modeShock as Isaac Kigozi Dies Suddenlychimpreports.com18hKampala, Uganda — Isaac Kigozi, a Ugandan-American entrepreneur, media executive and senior government official, has died suddenly after reportedly going to sleep and never waking up, his family said on

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Why has the state delayed Besigye, Lutale treason trial?

Why has the state delayed Besigye, Lutale treason trial?

Kizza Besigye and Obed Lutale in the dockTo serve President Museveni, you must be ready to tell several and shameless lies.That is what a high profile Museveni campaign team comprising the deputy speaker, Thomas Tayebwa; security minister, Jim Muhwezi; and ICT minister, Chris Baryom

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Byanyima and Kanyamunyu Clash Over Prison, Civic Duty Ahead of Uganda Elections

Byanyima and Kanyamunyu Clash Over Prison, Civic Duty Ahead of Uganda Elections

A public exchange between Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, and her nephew Matthew Kanyamunyu has ignited national debate on political repression, civic participation and the limits of personal testimony in Uganda’s charged election season.The debate was trigger

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Yes, I Killed but Sought forgiveness’: Ex-Convict Kanyamunyu opens on Guilt and Redemption

Yes, I Killed but Sought forgiveness’: Ex-Convict Kanyamunyu opens on Guilt and Redemption

Mathew Kanyamunyu, the businessman convicted over the 2016 killing of child rights activist Kenneth Akena, has for the first time publicly opened up about the incident and its aftermath, issuing a detailed and reflective statement on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday morning. In the statem

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Shock in Rwampara as Woman Killed Near Her Home, Nephew Arrested

Shock in Rwampara as Woman Killed Near Her Home, Nephew Arrested

The Territorial Police in the Rwizi Region have arrested Enock Atwebembire in connection with the murder of Ninsiima Medius, a 52-year-old woman from Kyonyo Cell, Bushwere Parish, Mwizi Sub-county in Rwampara District. The incident has shocked residents and left the community in deep mourning.

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