Off the ballot, Ugandan president's son waits in the wings this election
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — One figure looms large ahead of Uganda's elections Thursday, although he is not on the ballot: the president's son and military commander, M...
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Bobi Wine to order fresh elections in constituencies with unopposed candidates
The opposition argued that restoring the rule of law would require rerunning elections in areas where voters were denied a genuine choice. NUP leader Bobi Wine has vowed...
Ssenyonyi Demands Removal Of Polling Stations From Police Barracks
Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi has petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) to relocate 18 polling stations reportedly situated inside the fenced Naguru-Ntinda P...
Nambooze Fires Back at State Claims, Dares Government over Injury and Treatment
As campaigns gather momentum, Nambooze faces stiff competition in Mukono Municipality from a crowded field that includes Rev. Peter Bakaluba Mukasa, education entrepreneu...
Hounded and harassed': The former pop star taking on Uganda's long-time president
With his charisma, tenacity and everyman appeal, music star Bobi Wine has shaken up Ugandan politics.Since his career pivot a decade ago, the 43-year-old has become a maj...
Uganda’s moment to build, not beg, the world
There are moments in a nation’s life when an external decision, seemingly adverse, even unfair, forces an uncomfortable but necessary reckoning.The recent tighteni...
Uganda: Ssenyonyi Protests Polling Stations Inside Police Barracks in Nakawa West
The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) over the location of several polling stations inside the Naguru-N...
Court Upholds EC Decision Blocking Magogo Rival from Budiope East MP Race
The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an appeal by former police officer Daniel Mulirire, keeping in place the Electoral Commission (EC) decision that removed him from...
Uganda: NUP Condemns Campaign Poster Vandalism in Masaka, Accuses Security of Inaction
Tension is rising in Masaka District after supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) accused their political rivals of orchestrating the systematic destruction of c...
SECRETS EXPOSED! How fight over UN Agriculture Fund’s Sh30bn landed Hongera Sana boss in trouble
Ashraf Muyomba the Director Hongera Saana Uganda, Office of the PresidentA bitter scramble for billions from a United Nations agriculture fund has landed the national coo...