Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) in Uganda have vowed to go to court to stop two new laws that were passed by Parliament on May 20, 2025. These are the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025, and the Political Parties and Organization
Several students have been arrested by police as they marched to KCB bank to protest against it's decision to debt fund the East African C
Nakawa Chief Magistrates’ Court has allowed veteran politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya to meet freely with their lawyers and a limited number of family members. This is a welcome move after months of limited contact d
The Opposition in Parliament has made a joint decision to participate in the upcoming parliamentary sitting, where two contentious bills will be debated: the Political Parties and Organizations Amendment Bill 2025 and the Uganda People's Defense Forces Amendment Bill 2025.According to the
President Museveni is meeting members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) caucus at State House Entebbe today amid growing political tensions over the UPDF Amendment Bill 2025—a contentious piece of legislation that has triggered alarm among the opposition, legal experts, and civil
The Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has appeared before the joint committee of Parliament processing the controversial UPDF Amendment Bill 2025 to provide clarification on some of the controversial clauses in the bill.The Attorney General's submission aimed to address concerns and miscon
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has criticised Parliament for what it calls a rushed and exclusionary process in handling the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025.In a statement, NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya expressed disappointment over the short n
Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) President Jimmy Akena has condemned the government over the proposed Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025, warning that the changes could dangerously tilt Uganda toward military rule.Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Akena accused
Parliament is under mounting pressure following a heated joint committee session where MPs voiced strong opposition to the hurried scrutiny of a newly introduced, 144-page bill.The Legal and Defence Committees, chaired by Baka Mugabi (Legal), were given until Friday to propose amendmentsâ€
Ugandans woke up to troubling news on Thursday morning after reports surfaced of a foiled assassination attempt targeting a high-profile judicial officer living in Lubowa Housing Estate, a suburb along the Kampala-Entebbe highway.
