“We submit that no reasonable tribunal properly directing its mind to the law and to the evidence adduced can convict any of the accused persons.My Lord, we respectfully submit that if the accused elected to keep quiet, there is not sufficient evidence to warrant a conviction.”T
For many residents, the killings are not being viewed as isolated tragedies. They have instead sharpened an anxiety that has been quietly building across the Kampala Metropolitan Area, a sense that violence is creeping closer to spaces once considered safe.In the last two weeks, Greater Ka
The President of Kenya and Chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) William Samoei RutoKenya’s President William Ruto has called for an emergency summit of Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) to attempt to deal with mounting financial crisis at the regional bloc.
Rome, Italy — Uganda’s Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, has met the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Mr Alvaro Lario, in Rome, Italy, to discuss continued cooperation aimed at improving rural livelihoods and strengt
The Academic Registrar, Prof Mukadasi BuyinzaStudents hoping to join Makerere University for bachelor's degrees and diploma studies effective this year will face stiffer competition after the institution announced a gradual reduction in undergraduate admissions. This is part of a lo
European Entrepreneur Vasundhara OswalKAMPALA – Entrepreneur Vasundhara Oswal has petitioned the High Court of Uganda, accusing senior Ugandan officials of grave constitutional and human rights violations stemming from her arrest and detention in October 2024.The 27-year-old Europ
” Wangadya also questioned the singular focus on Besigye’s case.“There are accused persons who have not yet gone on trial who don’t have 20 lawyers, including politicians from outside. Why do you ask me only about Besigye? To us, human rights are for all people and not only opposition pol
Lawyer Jet Tumwebaze has announced plans to challenge the election of Sodo Aine Kaguta, the Member of Parliament-elect for Mawogola North, citing alleged lack of academic qualifications and election irregularities.Tumwebaze, who lost the parliamentary race to Kaguta—President Yoweri Muse
Security operatives on Friday night raided the home of Patrick Nsanja in Kirindi Village, Nazigo Sub-county, Kayunga District, in a search for National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, whose whereabouts remain unknown.The operation, which residents said occurred a
Golfer Berna Musanabera recieving car keys from the CFAO represenative and AfriSafe's Andrew Baguma together with Entebbe Golf Club Captain.ENTEBBE —It was a momentous occasion marked by buzz and excitement on the greens as the 2026 Stanbic Match Play Challenge qualifiers teed off at Ent
