Masaka Armoured Division Commander Gen Deus Sande Dies
Ugandans woke up to shocking news that Maj. Gen. Deus Sande, the Commander of the Armoured Division based in Kasijjagirwa, Masaka District, has been confirmed dead. The n...
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95 arrested as police intensify operations in Kira, Wakiso district
WAKISO – The Uganda Police Force, working jointly with sister security agencies and local leaders, has intensified disruptive operations across Kira Municipality and ne...
Nursing officer charged over unauthorised surgery
John Bosco Otim, 37, an assistant nursing officer at Atutur General Hospital in the dock at Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court over allegations of conducting an unau...
Ugandan minister Steven Tendo, who faced brutal torture abroad, detained by ICE in Vermont
Steven Tendo, a Ugandan minister and nursing assistant who moved to Vermont in 2021 while seeking asylum, was detained in Shelburne on Wednesday morning by federal immigr...
NGO Demands Legal Access, Release of Maid Detained in Syria
A migrant rights organisation has petitioned Syrian authorities to grant legal access, halt prosecution, and secure the release and repatriation of a Ugandan housemaid de...
Sam Mugumya Languishing in a Safe House
NUP’s abducted and returned supporter, Raymond Asiku, claimed he found missing political activist Sam Mugumya in one of the safe houses where he had been held. Accordin...
PFF demands audit of 2026 elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The People’s Front for Freedom has called for an independent audit of Uganda’s 2026 general elections. They accuse the Electoral C...
Besigye’s son speaks on father’s imprisonment, health situation
Adam Ampa Besigye has appealed for detained opposition leader Kizza Besigye to be granted immediate independent medical care, citing fears for his safety.Adam Ampa Besigy...
Africa Catholic body urges govt to free Masaka priest
A continental network of Catholic scholars, leaders, and advocates of pastoral ministry and church studies has asked the government to immediately release detained Masaka...
NUP Deputy President Zedriga Not in Gulu Custody-Gen Busizoori
Dr Zedriga reportedly went missing on January 18, 2026, three days after the general elections, in which NUP leader, musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu...