Uganda: Storm Brews Over Election Petitions As Courts Brace for Impact
As the dust settles on the January 15, 2026 polls, a new legal battlefront is opening, with the High Court expected to be flooded by election petitions.Following the firs...
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Africans Want Elections but Don't Trust Electoral Management Bodies to Ensure They're Free and Fair
Assessments of election quality have worsened over the past decade.Key findingsOn average across 38 countries, about three-quarters (74%) of Africans support choosing the...
Six killed as speeding taxi Rams into bus on Mityana–Mubende highway
Six people, including two children returning to school, were killed in a fatal evening crash in Kassanda District after a commuter taxi rammed into a parked bus on the Mi...
Six killed as speeding taxi Rams into bus on Mityana–Mubende highway
Six people, including two children returning to school, were killed in a fatal evening crash in Kassanda District after a commuter taxi rammed into a parked bus on the Mi...
Police Probe Aggravated Robbery of Electoral Materials in Luwero
Luwero District — Police in Luwero District are investigating an incident of aggravated robbery targeting electoral materials that occurred in Makulubita Sub-County, Ka...
BUTEBO: Hit –Run Motorcycle Accident Leaves 4 Police Officers Injured
A hit-and-run accident involving two motorcycles occurred in Butebo District, on February 4, 2026, at around 8:35 pm.The accident according to Fredrick Kyempasa, the Buke...
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 contested re...
Parliament Approves Budget Framework Paper as MPs Return to Complete Appropriation
Parliament Approves Budget Framework Paper as MPs Return to Complete AppropriationParliament on Thursday approved the National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) for FY 2026/2...
Ugandan Government Downplays Besigye’s Health Concerns Amid Family Dispute
The Ugandan government has dismissed growing concerns over the health of prominent opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, insisting he is only suffering from “minor diarr...
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 will shak...