Kampala — Kawempe North MP Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola has unveiled a heavyweight legal team led by veteran lawyer Muhammed Mbabazi to defend against an election petition filed by former rival Faridah Nambi.The petition, which challenges the outcome of the March 13th by-election, is set to
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American families of victims of the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel filed a lawsuit on Monday against a prominent Palestinian-American businessman, Bashar Masri, charging that he provided assistance in constructing infrastructure that allowed Hamas militants to carry out th
The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has denied allegations circulating on social media that it has used chemical weapons and barrel bombs against White Army rebels in the Upper Nile and Jonglei states of northern South Sudan.
Remanded Kampala Deputy Lord Mayor Doreen Nyanjura, veteran opposition activist Ingrid Turinawe, and three other activists arrived at Buganda Road Court in Kampala with a bold message ahead of their bail ruling.Th
Uganda's political scene has been shaken by leaked audio recordings that allegedly link former opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye to a plot to overthrow President Yoweri Museveni’s government.The audios, which
State Minister for Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, Amos Lugoloobi, has defended his decision to use iron sheets meant for the Karamoja sub-region, insisting they were used for community development projects in Kayunga district.
Winnie Byanyima, the wife of Dr. Kizza Besigye and Executive Director of UNAIDS, has voiced strong concerns about the fairness of her husband’s trial, describing it as a “travesty of justice.”Byanyima accused President Museveni and his son, General
The Omukama (King) of Bunyoro Kitara, Dr Solomon Gafabusa Rukirabasaija Agutamba Iguru I, has been discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment for a deteriorating health condition. The King was airlifted last Thursday in a military helicopter to Kampala, where he received care at
Sean "Diddy" Combs will stand trial on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges starting on May 5, a U.S. judge decided during a hearing on Thursday, and the jailed hip-hop mogul blew kisses to his family in the courtroom afterward. During the hearing before U.S. District Judge A
MTN Uganda has accused Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) of deploying ‘coercive tactics’ to extract Shs 260bn from the telecom in an ‘unfounded’ tax assessment.MTN Uganda also blamed URA officials for ex
