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07 Jan '26
Jordan Tumwine, the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for Rwampara County, has apologized to Party President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu for briefly switching allegiance to the NRM party. Tumwine said he made the decision due to intimidation but has since realized that the NRM has little to
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06 Jan '26
Havana – The Cuban government has confirmed that 32 of its elite special forces operatives were killed during the U.S. military raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife on January 3, deepening tensions between Havana and Washington.The fallen soldiers belonged
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06 Jan '26
The Democratic Front (DF) party candidates in Masaka have urged parents to take a more proactive role in advising their children against participating in protests linked to the forthcoming general elections.Juliet Kakande Nakabuye, the Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament and also the DF
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06 Jan '26
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has strongly criticized a recent NTV Uganda broadcast, accusing it of misrepresenting a public safety message and falsely implying that threats were issued against voters.Captain David K Kamya, Public Information Officer for the 4 Infantry Divisi
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06 Jan '26
Amnesty International said Monday that Ugandan security forces have used torture and arbitrary arrests to intimidate the opposition ahead of elections on January 15.President Yoweri Museveni, 81, is seeking to extend his 40-year rule, but is accused of increasing repression to maintain pow
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06 Jan '26
Reader modeUganda bans live broadcasts of riots and 'unlawful processions' ahead of votethecitizen.co.tz16hWhat you need to know:Uganda's President and the leader of ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, Yoweri Museveni, addresses delegates at a cerem
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05 Jan '26
Police officers at the entrance to National Unity Platform headquarters in Kampala in 2021. Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty ImagesUganda’s police have long faced criticism for politically charged interventions. These include episodes in which lethal force has been used in ways tha
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05 Jan '26
Research shows Uganda’s police operate as a pillar of the ruling NRM, shaping campaigns, suppressing opposition and mobilising youth ahead of the 2026 elections, raising concerns over partisan policing.How Uganda’s police became Museveni’s political weapon ahead of the 2026 elections
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05 Jan '26
Uganda Police Speaks Out on Alleged Shooting of NUP Supporter in SironkoThe Uganda Police Force has strongly refuted allegations that security personnel shot a supporter of the National Unity Platform (NUP) during the party’s presidential campaign trail in Sironko District, stating that
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04 Jan '26
National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has criticized the government for failing to resettle people displaced by landslides in the Bugisu region since December 2024.Speaking at two campaigns rallies in Mbale City this Friday, one at