Besigye accusers to testify in open court
L-R: Captain Denis Oola, Dr Kizza Besigye, and Obeid LutaleLast week inside Uganda’s courtrooms, justice unfolded in dramatically different ways.In one courtroom, appel...
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UPDF Generals, British Businessman to Testify Against Besigye in Treason Trial
Current and former military intelligence chiefs, senior army officers and a British businessman are among witnesses the prosecution intends to call in the treason trial o...
State Opposes Bail for Kivumbi, 24 Co-Accused in Terror Case
Former Butambala County MP Muwanga Kivumbi at the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala.The State has opposed the bail application of former Butambal...
High Court Orders Luzira Prison to Grant Besigye’s Legal Team Expanded Access
The High Court in Kampala has directed Luzira Prison authorities to allow full and expanded access for the legal team of Dr. Kizza Besigye and co-accused Hajj Obeid Lutal...
The Structural Logic of Political Fallouts in Uganda: Why Elite Purges Are a Feature, Not a Betrayal
Centuries ago, Niccolò Machiavelli warned in The Prince that rulers who govern through personal power must constantly prevent subordinate centers of influence from becom...
NUP Condemns “Silent Abductions” of Its Supporters
The National Unity Platform-NUP has condemned what it calls “silent abductions” of its supporters by security agencies. It has renewed demands for the immediate relea...
Political Activist Shares Photo of Frail Besigye in Mobile Prison, Reveals Details of Their Conversation: "He Said Times Ahead Will Be Hard"
Political activist Harold Kaija has shared details of a recent visit to veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye at Upper Prison in Luzira, describing a man he says rem...
NUP Boss, Who Anita Among Persecuted, Narrates his Ordeal-Recalls Being Arrested for Criticizing Her at a News Conference
On Tuesday, NUP activist Habib Buwembo came to Mulengera News offices to share his story on how he for years was persecuted and made to shrink by the outgoing Speaker Ani...
Not Because He’s a Westerner? Why Thomas Tayebwa Survived Museveni’s Axe That Struck Anita Among
The political survival of Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa amid the ongoing turbulence surrounding Uganda’s parliamentary leadership has triggered intense de...
Only Museveni can pardon Besigye, says Baryomunsi
Dr Kizza Besigye, the opposition behemoth who has been in detention for more than one year, is unlikely to regain his freedom before the conclusion of court proceedings a...