ONC Manager Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo and NRM Electoral Commission boss Dr Tanga Odoi have clarified that NRM vote protectors are strictly for President Museveni, warning MPs against diverting agents ahead of January 15 polls.Kyambogo, Kampala: The Senior Presidential Advisor and Manager of t
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has petitioned the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court seeking orders to have rights activist Sarah Bireete produced from Luzira Prison to challenge what it describes as “unlawful charges” and an “illegal remand” order.In an application filed on Wed
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
Mityana police detectives are holding two Electoral Commission officers and a student from Mityana Institute of Nursing and Midwifery over allegations of illegally possessing 862 voter location slips and 83 forms intended for the issuance of these slips. The arrested Electoral Commission officers
When Dr Sarah Bireete was rounded up from her house and taken to Natete Police station, I received nervous messages from friends asking me whether I was safe.Because Dr Bireete and I have done plenty of political talk shows together, and often agree on almost everything – oftentimes comp
The second Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament, Gen. Moses Ali, has dismissed media reports suggesting that his health has deteriorated to the extent that his doctor advised him to choose between his life and active politics.The veteran politician described the allegations as ba
Kampala High Court has told lawyers representing the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) that its ruling in the disputed Nakawa Division West nomination case will be delivered through the Judiciary’s electronic system, following a scheduled court appearance on Wednesday.The case, El
Under the Firearms Act (as amended), no person is permitted to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition without holding a valid firearm certificate for each item. On conviction, the offence carries a penalty of up to ten years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both.A suspect being a
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
The High Court in Kampala has struck out an election appeal by Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo challenging the nomination of ruling NRM flag-bearer, Brig Gen Emmanuel Rwashande, ruling that the case was filed outside the strict timelines set by law.In a ruling delivered on January 6
