Civic Actors Decry Escalating Threats to Human Rights Defenders
“We are not afraid,” one participant declared defiantly. “We will continue to speak, to organise, and to defend the space that belongs to all Ugandans.”Uganda’s...
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Mounting fear, distrust push Ugandans away from civic engagement
Mounting fear and declining trust in political processes are driving Ugandans away from civic engagement, according to the newly released Civic Space Index Report 2024 by...
Museveni Meets NRM Caucus as Opposition Convenes Emergency Meeting Over Controversial UPDF Bill
President Museveni is meeting members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) caucus at State House Entebbe today amid growing political tensions over the UPDF A...
Works Ministry Launches Comprehensive Inspection of YY Buses
The Ministry of Works and Transport has launched a comprehensive inspection of all Y.Y Coaches buses at the Namanve Motor Vehicle Inspection Station.The move comes in res...
Eddie Mutwe Charged with Robbery Amid Shocking Torture Allegations
Eddie Mutwe, the long-time bodyguard of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, was formally charged with robbery on Monday in a highly tense court appearance marked by dist...
Kampala RCC Jane Muhindo Pays Tribute to Pope Francis
Kampala Resident City Commissioner (RCC) Jane Muhindo has paid tribute to Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday, describing him as “a humble man of God” who...
Informality in Artisanal Mining Bleeds Revenue, NGO Warns
Uganda continues to lose significant revenue from the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector due to rampant informality and weak regulatory enforcement, the Advoca...
Trump moves to officially close USAID and tells remaining employees their jobs will be eliminated
After months of attempting to remove responsibility, funding and staff from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Trump administration moved to effectively c...
"Anyone Who Dares to Record a Security Officers Face Will Pay For it" Gen Muhoozi Issues a Warning
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has issued a stern warning, declaring that anyone who dares to record a security officer's face will face serious consequences.Labeling such a...
Who is NUP’s Elias Nalukoola, the winner of the Kawempe North by-election? He once dropped out of school in Senior Two due to a lack of school fees and tried to pursue a career in music as ‘Mr. Dandi’
Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola, a senior lawyer and seasoned politician, emerged victorious in the Kawempe North by-election, securing the seat under the National Unity Platfo...