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19 Jan '26
KIREKA — The Criminal Investigation Directorate has summoned National Unity Platform strongman Christopher Kibira to assist in ongoing investigations regarding allegations of inciting violence, hate speech and unlawful assembly following the Jan. 15 polls.A police invitation letter dated
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19 Jan '26
The Director NRM Legal Services Lawyer Enoch Barata.Kampala, Uganda | URN | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has lined up at least 45 lawyers to defend the victory of President-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni should his election be challenged in the Supreme Court.Mus
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19 Jan '26
Uganda’s Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo, retires at the age of 70, concluding a legal and public service career spanning over forty years.Appointed Chief Justice in August 2020, he oversaw reforms aimed at improving access to justice, reducing case backlogs, and modernizing
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19 Jan '26
Uganda’s Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo, retires at the age of 70, concluding a legal and public service career spanning over forty years.Appointed Chief Justice in August 2020, he oversaw reforms aimed at improving access to justice, reducing case backlogs, and modernizing
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18 Jan '26
Unlike previous general elections where the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) swept all the Members of Parliament seats in the capital Kampala, the 2026 polls turned out different.The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) pulled off a significant performance that few anticipated
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18 Jan '26
Former Leader of Opposition in Parliament and Democratic Front (DF) leader, Mathias Mpuuga, has lost his Nyendo-Mukungwe parliamentary seat in the 2026 general elections.Mpuuga was defeated by National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer Lubowa Ssebina Gyaviira.Mpuuga, who was elected
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18 Jan '26
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65% of votes, according to official results Saturday, defeating the youthful challenger who campaigned for change after four decades of the same government.The musician-turned-politician best known as Bobi Wine took 24.72% of t
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13 Jan '26
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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11 Jan '26
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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11 Jan '26
With his charisma, tenacity and everyman appeal, music star Bobi Wine has shaken up Ugandan politics.Since his career pivot a decade ago, the 43-year-old has become a major thorn in the side of President Yoweri Museveni, an 81-year-old who has been in power for 40 years.Bobi Wine ha