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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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...
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...
The difference between riot and protest – A case of Uganda
Supporters of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye participate in the 'walk to work' campaign that protests higher food and fuel prices in Kalerwe suburb on Thursday...
Uganda should reshape its growth path
Kampala streets in 1960sUganda’s development story is shaped by two powerful histories.The first is our real, lived past. Before colonialism, Uganda had functionin...
Ssemakadde Defends Endorsing Bobi Wine, Lashes At Senior Lawyers
Ssemakadde’s remarks drew attention not just for their content, but for their style—an unrelenting mixture of legal reasoning, political argument, and rheto...
Kyagulanyi Promises Bukedea By-Election.
National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has promised a by-election for the Bukedea Woman MP seat once he defeats President Yoweri...
“I know what Uganda wants,†Gen. Museveni tells Gen. Salim Saleh
When Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho (Rtd) Salim Saleh presented his long, detailed analysis of Uganda’s economy and structured recommendations for improvement in the form...
2026 Polls: Museveni Assures Buganda of Free and Fair Elections.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday held his first campaign rally in the Buganda region, addressing a massive crowd at Kasambya Town Council in Mubende District.Th...