Supreme Court Set to Decide If Life Imprisonment Means 20 Years or Forever
Uganda’s upreme Court is set to determine whether life imprisonment in Uganda means 20 years or a convict’s entire life, during a planned two-day constituti...
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My Mother Didn’t Know I Was in a Thai Prison for a Year - Etania
Media personality Etania Mutoni has opened up about one of the darkest chapters of her life, revealing she spent a full year in prison in Thailand without her family know...
Apologise or We Meet in Court: Byanyima Dares Netizen Who Called Besigye an Assasin
Dr. Kizza Besigye’s wife, Winnie Byanyima, has fired back at a netizen who accused her husband of plotting to assassinate President Yoweri Museveni, warning that r...
Byanyima Says Besigye’s Life in Danger, Ready to Engage Govt for His Release
Winnie Byanyima speaking to reporters at her home in Kasangati on Saturday.The Executive Director of UNAIDS and wife to jailed veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besi...
MILLY BABALANDA: Why President Museveni’s Outreach to the Opposition Strengthens Uganda’s Democracy
Moments following national elections often test the strength of a country’s political institutions and the maturity of its leadership. Emotions can run high, divis...
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...
Byanyima and Kanyamunyu Clash Over Prison, Civic Duty Ahead of Uganda Elections
A public exchange between Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, and her nephew Matthew Kanyamunyu has ignited national debate on political repressio...
Bobi Wine Is a Better Replacement for Museveni - Ssemujju
For more than two decades, Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has challenged presidential power, and in this wide-ranging conversation he warns that Uganda is a...
ONE YEAR ON: Winnie Byanyima Decries ‘Endless Injustice’ in Besigye Detention
Dr Kizza Besigye with Lutale in Court.Sunday, November 16, 2025 marked one year since veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye was arrested and detained — a mil...
Global reggae stars who released music from behind bars
Prison sentences have shadowed some of reggae's biggest names. This is the story of global reggae icons who served time, and how it defined their music and legacy.Global...