MTN, Airtel, UCC sued over internet shutdown during elections
The Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), George William Nyombi Thembo, addresses a press conference on the internet shutdown ahead of the gen...
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Are We Protecting the Gains, the Pains, Or the Chains? Uganda’s Moral Audit of Power, Progress & Unequal Memory!
In every election cycle, history is summoned to the dock, not as a witness to be questioned, but as an exhibit to be defended. In Uganda’s current political season...
Besigye endorses, donates cash to Bobi Wine for final campaign push
Byanyima revealed that Dr Besigye, who is currently in prison, had sent a financial contribution to support Bobi Wine’s final campaign push. Members of the People�...
Makindye MP Nyeko Takes Swipe at Bobi Wine, Backs Ssegona’s Independent Bid in Busiro East
Kampala, Uganda – In a bold move that has ignited fresh tensions within the National Unity Platform (NUP), Makindye East MP Derrick Nyeko has publicly endorsed vet...
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...
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...
Was 11th Parliament for or against the people?
After Jacob Oulanyah won a bitter race against Rebecca Kadaga to become the Speaker of the 11th Parliament in May 2021, he promised to preside over a “people-centre...
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...
Speaker Anita Among Urges Museveni to Ask Betty Amongi to Step Down for Aceng in Lira Race
Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to request the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi, to step down f...
Bigirimana sues ICC Judge Sebutinde over Bugolobi apartment development
Judiciary Permanent Secretary (PS) Dr Pius BigirimanaThe High Court in Kampala has been asked to determine a dispute between Judiciary Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana...