Rigging aside, why are we still voting from basins?
Uganda’s elections are often discussed through the familiar vocabulary of irregularities: Intimidation, militarisation, ballot stuffing, voter bribery, and contest...
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Inside Uganda’s elections, where goons set the rules
On December 7, 2025, Reuters carried a stark headline that rippled across Uganda’s political landscape: “Bobi Wine says Uganda security forces beat him.â€...
Kalungu East MP-Elect Nkerettanyi Cheats Death In Nasty Car Clash
Reader modeKalungu East MP-Elect Nkerettanyi Cheats Death In Nasty Car Clashhowwe.ug1hKalungu East MP-elect Yusuf Nkerettanyi says he survived an assassination attempt af...
Museveni Pushes Alternative Justice Systems as Judiciary Faces Backlog
President Yoweri Museveni has urged judicial officers to prioritise Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms as a way of addressing Uganda’s long-standing c...
Uganda: Parliament Reduced to a Rubber Stamp Under Executive Dominance - Egesa
Political and business strategist Ronald Egesa says Uganda's democratic institutions have steadily lost their authority, with Parliament reduced to a ceremonial body oper...
Mr. President, if you Genuinely Won, Then… 10 Things Exiled Ex-Supreme Court Judge is Asking Museveni to Do
In a hard-hitting message to President Yoweri Museveni, Justice Dr. Esther Kitimbo Kisaakye, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, has told the 81-year-old presi...
Byanyima: Besigye Unable to Walk from His Prison Cell
She said Besigye was unable to walk from his cell to the visitors’ reception and had to be seen in a small office near his cell, later struggling back while �...
Here’s why Ugandans still feel safe under President Museveni
As Uganda reflects on another hard-fought election cycle, one question continues to animate political debate at home and abroad: how has President Museveni, after nearly...
Mamdani’s Bombshell Book Explodes Museveni, Idi Amin Myths
It’s been decades since I read a book as compelling as Prof Mahmood Mamdani’s extraordinary tour de force on Uganda. For most open-minded readers, this book...
“Uganda Deserves Justice and Peace†— Justice Kisaakye Sends Strong Message to President Museveni
A former Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, Justice Dr. Esther Kitimbo Kisaakye, has written a powerful and emotional public message addressed to President Yoweri Mu...