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How the Busiro East Drama Exposes Bobi Wine’s Biggest Political Weakness

How the Busiro East Drama Exposes Bobi Wine’s Biggest Political Weakness

With only weeks left before campaigns close, Uganda’s political landscape is revealing who has the composure, experience, and strategic discipline required for national leadership. These qualities cannot be improvised — they must be lived.Leadership

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Nankabirwa Writes to Nabbanja: UEDCL Crisis ‘Too Big To Hide’

Nankabirwa Writes to Nabbanja: UEDCL Crisis ‘Too Big To Hide’

The Energy Minister argued that ignoring performance deficiencies would endanger the electricity sector more than confronting them, especially given mounting public frustration.Uganda’s Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa has defended her directive for a full board-led investigati

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Bobi Wine says he was tased during Fort Portal standoff with Police

Bobi Wine says he was tased during Fort Portal standoff with Police

A video posted online appeared to show the presidential hopeful visibly distressed as he got back into his vehicle, with a big tear on his shirt.National Unity Platform (NUP) President and presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, has accused police officers of using an electronic tase

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Betty Nambooze Bakireke: How a Political Icon Drifted into a Fourth-Term Survival Crisis

Betty Nambooze Bakireke: How a Political Icon Drifted into a Fourth-Term Survival Crisis

Hon. Betty Bakireke Nambooze was once among the clearest symbols of defiance in Uganda’s opposition politics. Her courage under repression, sharp tongue, and legislative activism gave her a moral authority few politicians enjoyed. Yet as the 2026 elections approach, securing a fourth parliament

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UPDF Regrets Gulu City Fracas but Blames Kyagulanyi for “Defiance”

UPDF Regrets Gulu City Fracas but Blames Kyagulanyi for “Defiance”

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has acknowledged that the chaos that unfolded in Gulu City during the visit of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu was “regrettable,” but maintains that the incident resulted from what they described as th

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Burundi: Rwandan Army Attacking Our Forces in DRC

Burundi: Rwandan Army Attacking Our Forces in DRC

The Burundian army is deployed in DRCBurundi on Sunday accused the Rwandan army of carrying out direct attacks against its troops deployed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, sharply escalating a diplomatic confrontation as fighting intensifies around the strategic city of Uvira.

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Police say UPDF officers filmed in viral video beating NUP supporters in Gulu under probe

Police say UPDF officers filmed in viral video beating NUP supporters in Gulu under probe

Stick and gun-wielding police officers, UPDF soldiers and unidentified non-uniformed individuals attempt to block National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, from entering Gulu City where he was scheduled to campaign on December 6, 2025, as he looks for vo

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Police Regret Violent Clashes at Kyagulanyi’s Gulu Rally as Electoral Commission Calls for Investigation

Police Regret Violent Clashes at Kyagulanyi’s Gulu Rally as Electoral Commission Calls for Investigation

The Uganda Police Force has expressed regret over the violent confrontation that took place on Saturday during a rally for National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, in Gulu City.The altercation, which involved police and Uga

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Big rally crowds don’t win elections’ - Janet Museveni

Big rally crowds don’t win elections’ - Janet Museveni

Mrs Museveni's comments came during a political climate where the size of rally crowds has become the dominant measure of a candidate’s popularity. Uganda’s First Lady, Janet Museveni, has cautioned members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) against complacency

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Bobi Wine Fans Injured as Rising Security Violence Hits NUP Campaign

Bobi Wine Fans Injured as Rising Security Violence Hits NUP Campaign

Bobi Wine condemned today's violence in GuluGULU: Violence surrounding the campaign trail of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi intensified on Saturday after armed gangs attacked his rally venue in Gulu City and security forces blocked him from accessing

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