Rigging aside, why are we still voting from basins?
Uganda’s elections are often discussed through the familiar vocabulary of irregularities: Intimidation, militarisation, ballot stuffing, voter bribery, and contested re...
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NRM’s Brandon Kintu Defends Size and Role of Parliament Amid Concerns Over Quality of Debate
As debate intensifies over the size, cost, and performance of Uganda’s incoming 12th Parliament, NRM parliamentary caucus spokesperson Alex Brandon Kintu has defended t...
Inside Uganda’s elections, where goons set the rules
On December 7, 2025, Reuters carried a stark headline that rippled across Uganda’s political landscape: “Bobi Wine says Uganda security forces beat him.”The wire st...
Unsealed Ballot Papers Spark Concerns Among Kakira LCIII Candidates
Candidates contesting for the Kakira Town Council LCIII position in Jinja District have raised concerns over unsealed ballot papers, contrary to the guidelines provided d...
Understanding Hon. Nameere’s Election Saga: The Iron Lady Who Withstood the Opposition Storm to Emerge Masaka City Woman MP
Hon Justine Nameere’s journey to Parliament has been anything but ordinary. Following a bruising political contest and an intense legal battle, she has emerged victorio...
Opposition should reconsider political approach against NRM’s long term rule
With the 2026 general elections pretty much done and dusted, many Ugandans find themselves once again reflecting on a familiar outcome of an election cycle that promised...
Mao tests the limits of his pact with Museveni
KAMPALA, Uganda — For two years, Norbert Mao has served as the intellectual bridge between Uganda’s entrenched establishment and its fractured opposition. Now, as the...
Museveni Pushes Alternative Justice Systems as Judiciary Faces Backlog
President Yoweri Museveni has urged judicial officers to prioritise Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms as a way of addressing Uganda’s long-standing case b...
Uganda: Parliament Reduced to a Rubber Stamp Under Executive Dominance - Egesa
Political and business strategist Ronald Egesa says Uganda's democratic institutions have steadily lost their authority, with Parliament reduced to a ceremonial body oper...
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...