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Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu: From Kamwokya’s Ghetto to the Ballot

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu: From Kamwokya’s Ghetto to the Ballot

As Uganda heads to the polls on January 15, one of the clearest fault lines in the presidential race is not merely political; it is generational, philosophical, and moral.On one side stands President Yoweri Museveni, in power for four decades, a former guerrilla commander who once preached

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Police call for calm as Uganda enters final days ahead of Thursday’s general elections

Police call for calm as Uganda enters final days ahead of Thursday’s general elections

The Uganda Police Force has called on citizens and political actors to maintain peace and refrain from violence as the country enters the final days ahead of polling day and warned that criminal acts committed under the guise of elections will not be tolerated.Speaking as Chief Political C

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Uganda Prisons Service Staff Enlisted As Election Constables Ahead of January 15th Polls

Uganda Prisons Service Staff Enlisted As Election Constables Ahead of January 15th Polls

The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring a peaceful, secure, and well-coordinated electoral process ahead of Thursday's general presidential and parliamentary elections.Speaking during Spotlight Uganda hosted by NBS Television on Sunday under the theme, 'B

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No Tolerance for Election Violence, Says CID Chief Magambo

No Tolerance for Election Violence, Says CID Chief Magambo

The Director of Criminal Investigations, AIGP Tom Magambo, has warned individuals planning to disrupt the electoral process that security agencies will act decisively to protect the country and its people.Magambo said authorities are working “day and night” to ensure the elections are

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Bobi Wine says he’d welcome Maduro-style capture of President Museveni

Bobi Wine says he’d welcome Maduro-style capture of President Museveni

The NUP leader said he was was open to direct intervention by the United States — similar to the way Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was ousted. National Unity Platform (NUP) president Bobi Wine said he would welcome a “Maduro-style” capture of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

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Political Tensions Rise in Lira City Amid Accusations of Violence and Campaign Violations

Political Tensions Rise in Lira City Amid Accusations of Violence and Campaign Violations

LIRA, UGANDA — Political tensions in Lira City have escalated sharply after Health Minister and Lira City Woman MP aspirant, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero, publicly accused her opponent, Hon. Betty Amongi Akena, of sponsoring violence against supporters of the ruling National Resistance Movement (N

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We Won’t Accept Our Victory To Be Stolen - King Saha

We Won’t Accept Our Victory To Be Stolen - King Saha

King Saha, has sent a bold warning ahead of Uganda’s upcoming general elections, declaring that the National Unity Platform (NUP) is ready to defend its expected victory.We Won’t Accept Our Victory To Be Stolen - King SahaMusician Mansur Semanda, famously known as King Saha, has

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Bobi Wine to order fresh elections in constituencies with unopposed candidates

Bobi Wine to order fresh elections in constituencies with unopposed candidates

The opposition argued that restoring the rule of law would require rerunning elections in areas where voters were denied a genuine choice. NUP leader Bobi Wine has vowed that a future government under his leadership will order fresh elections (byelections) in constituencies where candidate

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Ssenyonyi Demands Removal Of Polling Stations From Police Barracks

Ssenyonyi Demands Removal Of Polling Stations From Police Barracks

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

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Nambooze Fires Back at State Claims, Dares Government over Injury and Treatment

Nambooze Fires Back at State Claims, Dares Government over Injury and Treatment

As campaigns gather momentum, Nambooze faces stiff competition in Mukono Municipality from a crowded field that includes Rev. Peter Bakaluba Mukasa, education entrepreneur Hannifer Nabukeera, and NRM’s Sarah Daisy Ssonko Nabatanzi, among several independent contenders. Betty Nambooze (C

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