Uganda: Arrest of Ugandan Activist Ahead of Elections Spells Trouble
On December 30, 2025, two weeks before Uganda's January 15, 2026 elections, security forces raided the home of Sarah Bireete, a prominent human rights activist and govern...
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I'm fit and still in the race, says Gen Moses Ali
The second Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament, Gen. Moses Ali, has dismissed media reports suggesting that his health has deteriorated to the extent that his...
Tumukunde Brands Opposition Leaders ‘Political Chameleons’
Former presidential candidate Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde has criticised Uganda’s opposition leaders, accusing them of inconsistency, lack of sacrifice, and weak ideo...
We have the Ability to Disable BitChat – UCC
As Uganda approaches its general elections on January 15, 2026, tensions are escalating over potential communication blackouts, with the Uganda Communications Commission...
‎Democratic Front Candidates Task Parents on Post-Election Protests
The Democratic Front (DF) party candidates in Masaka have urged parents to take a more proactive role in advising their children against participating in protests linked...
Ugandan opposition faces 'brutal repression' before election: Amnesty
Amnesty International said Monday that Ugandan security forces have used torture and arbitrary arrests to intimidate the opposition ahead of elections on January 15.Presi...
Uganda bans live broadcasts of riots and 'unlawful processions' ahead of vote
Reader modeUganda bans live broadcasts of riots and 'unlawful processions' ahead of votethecitizen.co.tz16hWhat you need to know:Uganda's President and the leader of ruli...
Political policing in Museveni’s Uganda: what it means for the 2026 elections
Police officers at the entrance to National Unity Platform headquarters in Kampala in 2021. Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty ImagesUganda’s police have long...
How Uganda’s police became Museveni’s political weapon ahead of the 2026 elections
Research shows Uganda’s police operate as a pillar of the ruling NRM, shaping campaigns, suppressing opposition and mobilising youth ahead of the 2026 elections, r...
IUIU Cancels Mature Entry Certificate of NRM MP Flag Bearer Ahead of Polling Day
The Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) has cancelled the Mature Entry Certificate of Kitagwenda District National Resistance Movement (NRM) Member of Parliament flag bea...