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Arua City Chaos: Stray Bullet Hits Police Constable as Two Die in New Year Mob Unrest

Arua City Chaos: Stray Bullet Hits Police Constable as Two Die in New Year Mob Unrest

Arua City — A police constable has been shot in the stomach by a stray bullet fired by fellow officers during a crowd-control operation in Arua City, as violent mob unrest left two people dead in the early hours of the New Year.According to the West Nile Regional Police Spokesperson, SSP

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Military: Bobi Wine Arrest Claims a ‘Smokescreen’

Military: Bobi Wine Arrest Claims a ‘Smokescreen’

Uganda’s military has dismissed allegations by opposition leader Bobi Wine that security agencies plan to arrest him ahead of his planned rally in Mbale City, calling the claims a “smokescreen”.In a statement issued on Friday, Col Chris Magezi, the acting spokesperson of the Uganda P

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Bobi Wine Alleges Plot to Arrest Him Before Elections

Bobi Wine Alleges Plot to Arrest Him Before Elections

National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential candidate Bobi Wine has alleged that security agencies plan to arrest him before polling day and provoke violence in Mbale City, claims authorities said were not backed by evidence.In a statement posted on social media on Friday, Bobi Wine, the Na

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Uganda: Kyagwe Chief, Religious Leaders Call for Peace Ahead of Elections

Uganda: Kyagwe Chief, Religious Leaders Call for Peace Ahead of Elections

Religious leaders have urged Ugandans to uphold peace, love, and unity as the country approaches the general elections amid rising political tensions.The call was made during New Year's Day Mass at St. Paul's Catholic Parish in Mukono Municipality, where Father Paul Sebitoogo appealed to c

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Kayunga: Museveni Tasks Residents to Hold Leaders Accountable

Kayunga: Museveni Tasks Residents to Hold Leaders Accountable

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, also the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential flagbearer for the 2026 general elections, has today kicked-off his campaign trail in Greater Mukono where he tasked the residents of Kayunga District to use their power to hold leaders accountable and ensu

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Tributes pour in for Richard Obore, early mind behind mobile money idea

Tributes pour in for Richard Obore, early mind behind mobile money idea

Uganda’s tech community is mourning Richard Obore, a quiet innovator credited by friends as an early mind behind the mobile money concept, whose ideas went largely unrecognised during his lifetime.On January 2, 2026, tributes flooded in after the death of Richard Obore, a Ugandan compute

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Bobi Wine condemns detention of Sarah Bireete, calls charges politically motivated

Bobi Wine condemns detention of Sarah Bireete, calls charges politically motivated

KAMPALA – National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has strongly condemned the continued detention and remand of human rights lawyer and activist Dr. Sarah Bireete, describing it as a calculated move by the state to silence outspoken voices ahead o

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Security Agencies Dismiss Kyagulanyi Arrest Claims Ahead of Polling Day

Security Agencies Dismiss Kyagulanyi Arrest Claims Ahead of Polling Day

Uganda’s security agencies have dismissed claims by National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, that there is a plot to arrest him before polling day and provoke violence.In a statement shared publicly, Kyagulanyi alleged that security agencies w

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Kadaga donates essentials to patients at Kamuli Hospital

Kadaga donates essentials to patients at Kamuli Hospital

Rebecca Kadaga’s office has donated essential items to patients at Kamuli General Hospital as part of New Year outreach, while urging peace and participation in the 2026 elections.Patients at Kamuli General Hospital receive essential items from the Office of the First Deputy Prime Minist

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Bobi Wine To Rally Supporters in Mbale

Bobi Wine To Rally Supporters in Mbale

MBALE: Opposition leader Bobi Wine is set to address supporters in Mbale City on Friday as the National Unity Platform (NUP) steps up its campaign ahead of Uganda’s 2026 general elections.The rally, which party officials say will take place in Mbale City, is part of NUP’s nationwide mo

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