UPDF Responds Strongly To Viral Fake Document Defying Supreme Court Ruling
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has dismissed as fake a letter circulating on social media, which claims that the military is rejecting a Supreme Court ruling...
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Prisons Commissioner General Reveals Why He Can't Release Besigye After Lawyers Stormed His Office
A legal team representing veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide Obeid Lutale has revealed that Uganda Prisons Commissioner General Johnson Byabashaija...
"Rubbish" Winnie Byanyima Sharply Fires Back at Claims Her Husband Besigye is Not a Civilian
Winnie Byanyima, the wife of Uganda’s veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, has responded to recent claims that her husband is not a civilian.The statement came...
Journalist Andrew Mwenda: UPDF Communications Chief Arrested Over $300,000 Bribe from SADC Country
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has intensified efforts to root out corruption within the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Mi...
Leaked UN Report Links Ugandan Popular Journalist to M23 Rebels
A shocking new report by the United Nations Panel of Experts has accused Uganda of secretly supporting the M23 rebels, a Congolese armed group that has caused unrest in t...
UPDF Pressured to Take Action as Retired Generals Allegedly Cause Political Havoc
Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo has called on the deputy Chief of Defense Forces (CDF), Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding, to take immediate action against two retired army off...
Luzira Prison Changes Tune on Allowing Besigye Eat Food from His Allies, Issues New Conditions
Dr. Kizza Besigye’s ongoing hunger strike has reignited debates over food access policies in Uganda’s prisons, particularly Luzira Maximum Security Prison, where he i...
Brig. Freeman Mugabe: Court Martial has Power to Prosecute Crimes Committed Outside Uganda
The General Court Martial sitting in Makindye, Kampala, has ruled that it holds the authority to prosecute crimes committed outside of Uganda.The ruling follows a case wh...
Kelly Holmes says being a gay solider during military ban led to ’30 years of trauma’
Dame Kelly Holmes has said the gay military ban caused her ’30 years of trauma’. (Matt McNulty/Getty)Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes has said that being a gay sol...
Dr Kizza Besigye’s Vocal Lawyer Eron Kiiza Arrested
In a dramatic turn of events at the General Court Martial in Kampala, veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye’s lawyer, Mr. Eron Kiiza, was forcefully arrested whil...