The Quiet Collapse of Electoral Competition
As Uganda heads into the January 15, 2026 general elections, a worrying trend has taken shape across the political landscape: a growing number of opposition and independe...
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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...
Gunfire Rocks Kiwatule
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Gunfire rang out in Kiwatule, a Kampala suburb, on Tuesday night as police responded to a spate of aggravated robberies targeting residents in Na...
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...
Presidential candidates push EC on final register
Presidential candidates running to be elected to the highest office in the land in seven days have pushed the Electoral Commission (EC) to the wall, demanding a copy of t...
Shocking Reasons Why America Cannot Topple President Museveni
In the intricate dance of international diplomacy, the relationship between the United States and Uganda under President Yoweri Museveni has proven to be a masterclass in...
Judiciary Moves All Pre-Election Cases to Kampala Ahead of 2026 Polls
The Judiciary has directed that all pre-election petition files pending before the High Court across the country be immediately transferred to the Civil Division of the H...
Bobi Wine urges Elon Musk to restore Starlink as Uganda tightens internet controls ahead of election
Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, widely known as Bobi Wine, has called on tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to reinstate Starlink internet services in Uganda, saying the sh...
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...
ROAD TO JAN 15! In BUVUMA, M7 pledges second constituency, addresses key island issues
Buvuma — President Yoweri Museveni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate, has made significant pledges for the development of Buvuma Islan...