Frank Ssenyonga, a Ugandan asylum seeker who died in Germany. Authorities are seeking to trace and identify his relatives.Following his death, members of the Ugandan community have launched an appeal to trace his immediate family or r
Former Kampala Lord Mayor and President of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), Erias Lukwago, was transferred from Luzira Murchison Bay Prison to Mulago National Referral Hospital on Thursday morning for specialized medical treatment.The move came aft
Erias LukwagoKAMPALA, Uganda — The legal battle surrounding opposition politician and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago took another dramatic turn on Tuesday when Chief Magistrate Sarah Anne Basemera declined to grant him bail, ruling that the seriousness of the allegations against
Reading The East African, I wondered why a newspaper, which I used to rate highly, would lower its journalistic ethics and standards to start quoting mere intellectual conmen and masqueraders in the names of Mukasa Mbidde and Simon Kayitana instead of doing research to identify credible people to
On Saturday, June 20, 2026, Minister of State for Local Government Justine Nameere attended the wedding reception of Frank Mwesigye, a senior member of the Patriotic League of Uganda, and Laureen Natasha in Kigo.In her speech, Nameere advised Natasha to be submissive to her husband.
The State has asked Makindye Chief Magistrates’ Court to reject former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s bail application.In its reply to the application, the prosecution raised at least seven grounds it says court should consider before deciding whether to release him.Lukwago,
Political blogger and supporter of the Patriotic League Uganda (PLU) Mwesigye Frank has tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony held at the historic St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe Hill, in a moment marked by faith, family, and celebration.The ceremony, which was presided over by the
The Uganda Prisons Service has confirmed that Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Erias Lukwago is being held in the sick bay at Murchison Bay Prison, where officials say he is in stable condition and receiving medical monitoring.Prisons spokesperson Frank Baine said Lukwago was ad
sensational fraud case involving billions of shillings, allegations of counterfeit currency and a prominent Ugandan businessman has exploded in court after consultancy firm Newplan boss Omulen Levy Lawrence was cited in a purported fake money racket during proceedings that saw eleven suspects rem
Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, who has spent months defending a treason suspect in court, has now found himself facing similar charges.Lukwago was on Wednesday charged with misprision of treason, an offence relating to allegations that a person failed to report knowledge of plans
