Former Supreme Court Justice Esther Kisaakye has insisted that she is no longer a serving judge and rejects the jurisdiction of a judicial tribunal appointed to investigate her alleged misconduct. “I’m a retired judge. The tribunal has no jurisdiction over me,” said Kisaakye, who says she i
The race for the Speakership in the 12th Parliament moved up a gear this week, with the two leading candidates ripping along at a cracking pace. Following Mr Norbert Mao’s opening gambit, in which the president-general of Uganda’s oldest party—the Democratic Party (DP)—made clear that “
Roberto De Zerbi has asked to leave Olympique de Marseille following the club’s elimination from the Champions League.The Italian head coach is understood to have requested his release after Wednesday night’s heavy defeat to Club Brugge.OneFootball VideosMarseille were be
NO.P/B/322, SP Nicholas Bushaija, the Deputy Officer In Charge Mbale Main Prison, allegedly handed his resignation letter to a junior officer, a station clerk and left the barracks on 7th January, 2026.This information is revealed in an official communication by the Superintendent Mbale Ma
The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an appeal by former police officer Daniel Mulirire, keeping in place the Electoral Commission (EC) decision that removed him from the ballot for Budiope East constituency (Buyende District).In a judgment delivered electronically on January 9, 2026, J
The Electoral Commission (EC) has disqualified Geoffrey Kayanja, the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for Nakaseke North MP seat, from the General Parliamentary Election.The decision was made due to Kayanja’s failure to provide the minimum number of registered voters supporting hi
Supporters of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye participate in the 'walk to work' campaign that protests higher food and fuel prices in Kalerwe suburb on Thursday, April 21, 2011 (Photo/Ronald Kabuubi/AP)By Oweyegha-AfunaduulaI do not usually argue with my children, whose age
Critics have cited the Buyende decision alongside other recent nomination disputes involving high-profile contests to argue that challengers to powerful incumbents face heightened procedural hurdlesDaniel Mulirire (R) and MagogoThe Electoral Commission has annulled the parliamentary
Buyende, Uganda: The Electoral Commission has disqualified independent candidate, Daniel Mulirire from contesting for the Budiope East parliamentary seat, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, who accused the Commission of denying candidat
Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh after being put on trial in her absence alongside 16 other people over corruption allegations.She was found guilty of influencing her aunt, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister
