Stung by the controversial circumstances under which Budiope East MP Moses Magogo’s leading opponent Daniel Mulirire (an NRM-leaning independent) was denominated and disqualified from the race, leading Busoga kingmaker Rebecca Kadaga has sharply criticized the Electoral Commission.Speaki
As Ugandans celebrated Christmas Day across the country, key political figures — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine — used the occasion to send distinct messages to citizens, reflecting their differing visions for th
Uganda’s eight presidential candidates will mark Christmas Day at different locations across the country as the 2026 election campaigns intensify, with some contenders slowing down due to funding constraints, health challenges, and logistical hurdles, while others push on with packed schedules.
Ssemakadde’s remarks drew attention not just for their content, but for their style—an unrelenting mixture of legal reasoning, political argument, and rhetorical flourish. He described the Bar’s failure to embrace citizen responsibility as “a collective failure of moral courage” and cal
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
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
The singer suggested in a social media exchange with his followers that arrests and torture of opposition figured an almost inevitable consequence of challenging a leader who fought a protracted guerrilla war to seize power. Singer Ykee Benda has ignited a firestorm online, defending the g
The political tensions in Uganda escalated after Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among, responded strongly to Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) over claims regarding a potential by-election in Bukedea.At President Yoweri Museveni’s rally at Nsambwe Primary School playground in Ky
National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has promised a by-election for the Bukedea Woman MP seat once he defeats President Yoweri Museveni in the 2026 general election.Kyagulanyi made the pledge following the controversial blocking of three aspirants
The High Court sitting in Masindi has struck out a land dispute suit filed against the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), after finding that the case was legally defective and failed to disclose a valid cause of action. The court also dismissed a related appeal challenging a temporary injuncti
