Alebtong — Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) candidate Fred Jalameso has been officially declared the winner of the Ajuri County parliamentary race after securing 16,336 votes, narrowly defeating National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer and Chief Government Whip Denis Obua, who polled 15,5
Kampala — Ugandan authorities expelled three French journalists from the country in January amid heightened controls around coverage of the presidential election in which incumbent Yoweri Museveni secured a seventh consecutive term.Among those affected was Bastien Renouil, an East Africa
The Hague, Netherlands — A self-styled “European Union Ambassador” of Uganda’s National Unity Platform (NUP), Dr Nico, who operates online under the alias @klup, was arrested on Thursday, January 22, 2026, in The Hague after attempting to stage an unauthorised protest near the premises of
KAMPALA: President Museveni has formally asked Uganda’s Supreme Court of Uganda to dismiss a presidential election petition filed by former candidate Robert Kasibante, denying allegations that the January 15 poll was marred by widespread irregularities.In a response filed by his legal t
Singer Micheal Mukwaya, also known as Mikie Wine and younger brother of National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, has raised concerns about what he says are drones filming over his home.Mikie Wine, 43, has taken to social media to question why drones are "spying" on his pr
Singer Spice Diana has finally broken her silence on rumours linking her romantically to rapper Fik Fameica.For weeks, social media has been awash with claims that the two musicians were secretly dating. The rumours intensified last month after Fameica lost his mother, with Spice Diana fre
She said Besigye was unable to walk from his cell to the visitors’ reception and had to be seen in a small office near his cell, later struggling back while “clinging to the walls to avoid falling” before returning to what she described as an “oven-hot, dark, bedbug-infested cell.”
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has announced the full restoration of internet services across the country, ending days of restricted access imposed during the recently concluded general elections.In a public notice dated Monday, 26 January 2026, the communications regulator sai
CDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba has announced the full restoration of social media in Uganda, ending the phased internet shutdown imposed during the 2026 general elections.Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba during a public appearance. (Photo/Courtesy)Kampala, Uganda: The Chief
The Electoral Commission has announced that fresh parliamentary voting will take place on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, in areas where elections were earlier halted due to serious irregularities.The affected constituencies are Kibanda North in Kiryandongo District, Ibanda Municipality in Iban
