Ugandan civil society denounces ‘foreign agents’ bill
At a press conference, former cabinet minister Miria Matembe condemned the speed at which the controversial legislation is being pushed forward.“I have never seen s...
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AGAIN! Some Opposition MPs Given Shs100m Each to Vote Yes for Sovereignty Bill — Reports
Some opposition MPs were given Shs100m each to vote Yes for Sovereignty Bill, reports have emerged on the day Parliament is preparing to vote on the contentious piece of...
LIST: Names of MPs Who Signed Protection of Sovereignty Bill after Heated Munyonyo Retreat
In mid-April this year, MPs heard the Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 read for the first time under Rule 135 (1) of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament.The drafters...
Torture Victim Awarded 172 Million Shillings in Damages
The High Court has awarded 172 million Shillings in damages to one Ntege Leo after finding that he was tortured and subjected to multiple human rights violations by opera...
Amnesty International asks Uganda to investigate election violence
Amnesty International has asked Ugandan authorities to investigate the allegations of violence meted out against opposition members and supporters during and ahead of the...
Police Fire Tear Gas, Live Bullets as Guild Election Chaos Erupts at IUIU Mbale Campus
Students at the Mbale campus of the Islamic University in Uganda clashed with security forces after disputed delays and technical failures in an online guild election pro...
Sovereignty Bill undermines responses to refugees' welfare, West Nile leaders say
Refugee-hosting communities have raised concerns, warning that the newly proposed Protection Sovereignty Bill could frustrate humanitarian responses to the needs of refug...
PHILIP KARUGABA: Why The Sovereignty Bill Must Be Withdrawn
There is an unwritten rule, supported by parliamentary precedent, that where substantial amendments are made to a Bill, that Bill must be withdrawn, redrafted, re-gazette...
Centenary Bank makes hushed leadership changes
Centenary Bank has pulled off a quiet boardroom coup, lining up long-serving executive Godfrey Byekwaso to take over as Managing Director while Fabian Kasi, the face of t...
Betrayal in the city?
Whenever Robert Kyagulanyi’s eldest brother and National Unity Platform (NUP) party stalwart Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu is knotted in controversy, those who hold him in...