Uganda: Storm Brews Over Election Petitions As Courts Brace for Impact
As the dust settles on the January 15, 2026 polls, a new legal battlefront is opening, with the High Court expected to be flooded by election petitions.Following the firs...
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NUP’s Nalubowa Withdraws Court Application After Judge Kinobe Declines to Recuse Himself
The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate in the Masaka City Woman MP election, Rose Nalubowa, has withdrawn her High Court application challenging the vote...
The Calls Have Gone Silent’: Nyanjura reflects on power loss as Deputy Lord Mayor reigns comes to end
Kampala, Uganda: Incumbent Kampala Capital City Deputy Lord Mayor Doreen Nyanjura has offered a candid reflection on political loss, isolation and the realities of power...
When voters say ‘enough is enough’
Uganda’s just-concluded 2026 general elections, many prominent politicians, including long-serving lawmakers and key cabinet members, were voted out nationwide as...
Deputy Lord Mayor Doreen Nyanjura Lays Bare the Lonely Aftermath of Electoral Defeat
Reader modeDeputy Lord Mayor Doreen Nyanjura Lays Bare the Lonely Aftermath of Electoral Defeatwatchdoguganda.com17hDoreen Nyanjura Lays Bare the Lonely Aftermath of Elec...
Africans Want Elections but Don't Trust Electoral Management Bodies to Ensure They're Free and Fair
Assessments of election quality have worsened over the past decade.Key findingsOn average across 38 countries, about three-quarters (74%) of Africans support choosing the...
Concern as Zombo records nearly 4,000 teenage pregnancies in one year
Zombo District has recorded 3,896 teenage pregnancies in one year, pushing its adolescent pregnancy rate above Uganda’s national average and alarming leaders.Zombo...
Live On Air, NUP’s Mwiru Cooks FDC’s Meal Card MP Yusuf Nsibambi for Defending M7’s Election Victory
In a heated verbal exchange on CBS FM, senior lawyer and Jinja East MP-elect Paul Mwiru accused Mawokota South’s outgoing MP Yusuf Nsibambi of defending the NRM go...
Sembabule Election Disputes Trigger Feud Between Security, Unsuccessful NUP Candidates
Kagaayi accuses Namugga of running a campaign based on false propaganda and inciting violence against political opponents, arguing that after such plans were foiled, she...
Barbie Kyagulanyi Allegedly Flees Into Exile
Reports claim Barbie Kyagulanyi, wife to NUP leader Bobi Wine, has allegedly fled Uganda to the USA following a break-in at her Magere home amid heightened security tensi...