Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, who has spent months defending a treason suspect in court, has now found himself facing similar charges.Lukwago was on Wednesday charged with misprision of treason, an offence relating to allegations that a person failed to report knowledge of plans
Lawyer and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been remanded to Luzira (Murchison Bay) Prison after appearing before court on charges of misprision of treason.His lawyers were led by Medard Ssegona Lubega. The others include Proscovia Kinihira, Samuel Muyizzi, Muhammed Nsereko, Mat
Supporters of detained opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye have launched a petition demanding the removal of High Court judge Emmanuel Baguma from the treason case against Besigye and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, accusing him of bias and unfair handling of the proceedings.The petitio
Maj Gen (rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, the former minister of Internal Affairs, didn’t mince his words about the leadership of the Uganda Police Force as he handed over office to the new minister last week.As Prof Ephraim Kamuntu officially took the reins from Gen Otafiire as minister of Intern
The Special Forces Command (Special Forces Command) has reportedly picked up former Kampala Lord Mayor and senior lawyer Erias Lukwago following a dramatic early morning operation at his home in Wakaliga, according to eyewitness accounts and statements from Lukwago himself. Lukwago said he woke u
The Presidential Press Unit (PPU) has dismissed as fake a letter circulating on social media claiming that President Yoweri Museveni directed the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Engineering Brigade to construct a residential house for Justice Emmanuel Baguma.In a statement released
Jailed opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye has gone back to the High Court with his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, this time to stop their treason trial completely.They say the case is unfair because of how they were arrested and because of repeated public threats made by Chief of Defence F
Former Kira Municipality MP Ssemujju Nganda has criticised the conduct of proceedings in the treason case against opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, following Monday’s High Court session in Kampala that ended with an adjournment to June 11, 2026.The case, heard before Justice Emmanuel B
The legal team of opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye has signalled a heightened phase in the ongoing treason proceedings, with his lawyer and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago warning of an intensified prosecution strategy expected this week.In a statement shared on social media, Lu
L-R: Captain Denis Oola, Dr Kizza Besigye, and Obeid LutaleLast week inside Uganda’s courtrooms, justice unfolded in dramatically different ways.In one courtroom, appellate judges confirmed a prison sentence for a man convicted of rape more than a decade ago, bringing a long and p
