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21 Jan '26
Works Minister Katumba Wamala says land compensation for the Nakawuka road project has hit 400 billion shillings, exceeding the 340 billion construction cost.Works Minister Katumba Wamala says land compensation for the Nakawuka road project has hit 400 billion shillings, exceeding the 340
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21 Jan '26
KAMPALA, Uganda — Winnie Byanyima, the wife of jailed opposition leader Kizza Besigye, accused President Yoweri Museveni and his son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, of illegally detaining her husband to clear a path for a family succession.Speaking to reporters at her home in Kasangati on Tue
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21 Jan '26
Byanyima claims her husband, Dr Besigye was imprisoned because he was privy to details about Museveni’s power-sharing plan including a possible constitutional amendmentUNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima and wife to opposition leader Col Dr Kizza Besigye has alleged that President
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21 Jan '26
Winnie Byanyima, wife of jailed opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye, has raised serious concerns over her husband’s health, accusing prison authorities of delaying and denying him medical care. She said she only saw Besigye after a week of restricted visitation, during which time he fell severe
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20 Jan '26
The human rights organisation, Chapter Four Uganda has suspended its operations and closed its offices following an indefinite suspension of its NGO permit by the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO Bureau).The organisation revealed that the suspension is based on vague
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20 Jan '26
President Museveni campaigned in Lango, urging supporters to protect peace and development gains. Get the details on his NRM party's platform and promises.Presidential candidate Robert Kasibante has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking to nullify the declaration of President Yoweri Kaguta
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20 Jan '26
Mawogola North, Uganda — Parliamentary aspirant Jet Mwebaze has accused relatives of President Yoweri Museveni of deploying the military to violently rig the Mawogola North parliamentary election, alleging that voters were intimidated, polling agents chased away and ballot papers manipulated in
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20 Jan '26
Police in Greater Bushenyi are investigating a shocking murder in which a police officer was brutally killed during an early morning operation in Buhweju District. The incident happened on Monday, January 19, 2026, at Kyanika B Village in Nyakaziba Town Council.According to police reports,
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20 Jan '26
Amongi alleged that the Speaker mobilised soldiers and resources to ensure she failed at the polls. The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi, has publicly blamed her defeat in last week’s parliamentary elections on alleged interference by Speaker of Parliament
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19 Jan '26
Renowned lawyer and long-serving politician Medard Ssegona has accepted defeat in the recent parliamentary elections, losing his Busiro East seat to independent candidate Emmanuel Magoola, who is aligned with the National Unity Platform (NUP).In a video shared on social media, Ssegona said