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17 Jan '25
Winnie Byanyima, the wife of Dr. Kizza Besigye and Executive Director of UNAIDS, has voiced strong concerns about the fairness of her husband’s trial, describing it as a “travesty of justice.”Byanyima accused President Museveni and his son, General
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17 Jan '25
Parliament has officially requested the Electoral Commission (EC) to organize a by-election for the Kawempe North parliamentary seat, following the death of Hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya on January 9, 2025.The request was conveyed in a January 15 le
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14 Jan '25
A city lawyer has taken action against Uganda's General Court Martial after the recent conviction of Eron Kiiza for contempt of court. This incident happened on January 7, 2025, while Kiiza was trying to defend Dr. Kizza Besigye. The case has raised important le
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14 Jan '25
The Uganda Police Force has confirmed finding Natukunda Sharon, a 29-year-old housewife who disappeared from her matrimonial home in Kigowa village, Ntinda parish, Nakawa division, Kampala. Sharon went missing on December 16, 2024, prompting her worried parents
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14 Jan '25
Gideon Nova Kwizera recently took to social media to accuse Isaac Ssemakadde, the president of the Uganda Law Society, of mocking fellow lawyer Kiiza Eron. Kwizera expressed his anger over what he saw as Ssemakadde's attempt to persuade Eron to apologise for his
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14 Jan '25
Recent discussions in Uganda's Parliament have highlighted serious concerns about the government's decision to join the BRICS, an intergovernmental organization, without getting prior approval from Parliament. This decision has led to debates about the reasons b
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14 Jan '25
The state has strongly opposed an application by Dr. Kizza Besigye's legal team seeking reference to the Constitutional Court for interpretation of critical matters regarding his ongoing trial at the General Court Martial.
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14 Jan '25
The General Court Martial sitting in Makindye, Kampala, has ruled that it holds the authority to prosecute crimes committed outside of Uganda.The ruling follows a case where the military court’s jurisdiction was
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13 Jan '25
President Joe Biden told the wife of Ryan Corbett, an American being held hostage by the Taliban, that he would not be bringing her husband home in the final days of his administration, she shared in an interview with the Daily Caller.The White House anno
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13 Jan '25
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met with H.E. Jeremiah Kpan Koung, the Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, over the weekend.During a meeting held at Speke Resort Munyonyo on the sidelines of the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Comprehensive