The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has formally abandoned its longstanding tradition of political neutrality by issuing an executive order that endorses a slate of opposition candidates for the 2026 general elections.The order describes the step as a necessary defense of the rule of law amid wha
The Electoral Commission has disqualified National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Resty Sarah Kyarimpa from contesting for the Isingiro District Woman Member of Parliament seat in the 2025 parliamentary elections, citing failure to meet nomination requirements.In a decision dated Dec. 23,
President Yoweri Museveni has taken his campaign to Gomba District, an area widely considered a political stronghold of National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, as the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) intensified efforts to consolidate support and enforce pa
Jolly S. Katerega, the wife to embattled Kampala University Prof. Badru Kateregga, has issued a strong rebuttal to what she describes as false and malicious allegations circulating on social media and in sections of the media, linking her to an alleged affair with the Director of the Criminal Inv
The United States Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. William Popp, is among nearly 30 ambassadors and senior overseas diplomats quietly recalled by the Trump administration as part of a wide-ranging reshuffle at the State Department, according to a report by The Guardian. The recalls, which were c
President Salva Kiir chairs an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers in Juba on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, to discuss key peace agreement amendments.The Council of Ministers has announced the establishment of a specialised payment mechanism designed to expedite the clearance o
Ms. Molly Katanga (right), the key suspect in the murder of her husband Henry Katanga, speaks to one of her lawyers Bruce Musinguzi at the High Court in Kampala on July 2, 2024. Defence lawyers in the murder trial of Molly Katanga have asked the High Court to acquit her at the no-case-to-
Masaka Catholic Priest, Fr Deusdedit Ssekabira is expected to appear in court on money laundering charges involving Shs500 million.Masaka City, Uganda: Rev Fr Deusdedit Ssekabira, the Catholic priest from Masaka, who had been missing for weeks following his reported arrest by security oper
The monarch, in his message for Christmas 2025 and the New Year 2026 which began with traditional gratitudes for the prayers and love of his subjects, quickly pivoted to a stern rebuke of the current political environment. His Majesty the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, has is
Besigye and Lutale had sought bail, arguing they are law-abiding citizens with fixed residences and would comply with all court directives.The High Court’s Criminal Division has deferred its ruling on applications seeking to halt treason proceedings and grant bail to opposition figure Co
