Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has raised alarm over the disappearance of Fauzia Nattabi, also known as Maama Kyeyune, in a statement shared on his official social media platforms.According to Kyagulanyi, Fauzia—who is the wife of his personal assistant, Don Sheriff
For some reason, the exiled NUP President Bobi Wine believes the Deputy Kampala Lord Mayor has to be a Muslim and a lady directly serving under Eng Ronald Balimwezo who is a staunch Born Again Christian. Balimwezo is expected to be unquestioningly loyal because there is no way he was going to eve
The Katikkiro of Buganda Kingdom has warned that growing reports of security-related arrests in Butambala are instilling fear among residents, urging dialogue and unity to prevent further community tension.The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has expressed concern over reports o
NUP Vice President for Northern Uganda Dr Lina Zedriga Waru.National Unity Platform (NUP) Acting President Dr Lina Zedriga Waru has spoken out for the first time about her harrowing abduction and detention, revealing how her captors warned her against speaking to the press and threatened t
In a heated verbal exchange on CBS FM, senior lawyer and Jinja East MP-elect Paul Mwiru accused Mawokota South’s outgoing MP Yusuf Nsibambi of defending the NRM government’s human rights violations and blaming victims after Nsibambi condemned the National Unity Platform (NUP) for selfishly in
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The People’s Front for Freedom has called for an independent audit of Uganda’s 2026 general elections. They accuse the Electoral Commission (EC), the military and state security agencies of presiding over what it described as an “industrial-scale electora
In a hard-hitting message to President Yoweri Museveni, Justice Dr. Esther Kitimbo Kisaakye, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, has told the 81-year-old president that if he genuinely won the January 15 general election, then he should do 10 things to put his house in order. Before we
A former Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, Justice Dr. Esther Kitimbo Kisaakye, has written a powerful and emotional public message addressed to President Yoweri Museveni, calling for the restoration of the rule of law, an end to political repression, and protection of citizens’ constitut
US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Cory Booker have called on the US government to take administrative action against the Ugandan government over violations of the civic rights of opposition members.In a statement, Shaheen and Booker said the recent general election in Uganda was a travesty of
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
