In a dramatic pre-election political move, Stella Birah Nambuya, President of the Deliberate Vote and leader of the Republican Women and Youth Party, announced that a coalition of nine political parties has thrown its weight behind President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in the upcoming general election
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
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
Key opposition parliamentary candidates have defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), pledging to mobilise votes for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ahead of the 2026 general elections.The defectors were on Wednesday unveiled by Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebw
The NRM presidential candidate, Mr Yoweri Museveni, has hit out at Opposition politicians who he described as inferior and inexperienced to lead the masses.Mr Museveni cautioned voters to desist from giving mandate to inexperienced politicians, especially from the Opposition whose focus he
What started as a discussion about Uganda Airlines’ performance has exploded into a bitter personal feud, with Bebe Cool and Kampala Central MP Muhammad Nsereko publicly cursing each other in a viral showdown.Bebe Cool, MP Nsereko Trade Curses Over Uganda Airlines DebateFor severa
MThe Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Nakawa Division West Member of Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, together with seven other parliamentary candidates, will know within the next two weeks whether they will appear on the ballot in the January 15, 2026 general elections.The Leader of
Akampa Rugaba Tanbull (pictured), is the NRM Chairman for Kebisoni Town Council and ONC Coordinator for the Kigezi Sub-region.Well, in the 2021 general elections, there were some weevils at different polling stations who had infiltrated the Electoral Commission as polling officers and poll
A Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) officer, Lawrence Ampe, has been dismissed from service over his public support for opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) leader and presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine.Ampe’s dismissal follows a series of soci
Apostle Lilian Kumah, widow of the late Ejisu Member of Parliament and Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr John Ampontuah Kumah, has remarried a year after the legislator’s death.Confirmation of the development emerged through a thanksgiving message circulated on social media following her en
