Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi has petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) to relocate 18 polling stations reportedly situated inside the fenced Naguru-Ntinda Police Barracks in Nakawa West Constituency.In a letter dated January 9, 2026, Ssenyonyi argues that the placement violat
Lawyers representing human rights activist, Sarah Bireete, have filed urgent applications seeking a production warrant to have her brought before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court.They are arguing that her charge and remand are unlawful and violate constitutional safeguards.T
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) has arraigned and secured the remand of Godfrey Ssekidde Lubowa, a notorious fraudster who for years impersonated a senior Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer under the alias “Maj Gen Sam Kiwanuka,” after he defrauded a Kenyan investor
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
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
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), the Ranking Member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, last night issued a statement condemning the ongoing repression of opposition figures, civil society leaders and activists in Uganda. As Uganda gears up for its tightly contested 15 J
The Office of the Director for Public Prosecution has today, Tuesday 6th January written to the Deputy Registrar Anti-Corruption Court notifying him of the discontinuation of the criminal proceedings in criminal case AC-CO-0078-2024 against three accused MPs namely Yusuf Mutembuli, the Member of
Dr. Sarah Bireete, the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), has Friday been remanded to Luzira Prison after being denied bail in a case involving the alleged unlawful disclosure of national voters’ information.The 49-year-old activist appeared before Chie
Dr Sarah Bireete, Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG) has been charged with unlawfully obtaining and disclosing national voters’ data without the consent of Uganda’s Electoral Commission. The charges have sparked a wave of controversy, as Bireete is a well-kno
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has revealed what its leadership described as troubling experiences while attempting to access the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), Sarah Bireete, during her detention at Nateete Police Station.Speaking at a CCG Board of Dir
