From Prison to the People! Dr. Besigye Funds Bobi Wine’s Presidential Bid
From where he is being held in jail, Dr. Kizza Besigye has made a bold and symbolic move by financially supporting President Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wi...
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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 veteran...
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, Muhooz...
CID probe Uganda Airlines over alleged abuse of office and embezzlement
KAMPALA — The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), working jointly with the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, has launched investigations into alleged abuse of of...
Border Communities Flee to DRC Over Fears of Post-Election Violence
As Ugandans head for the presidential and parliamentary elections next Thursday, some locals and voters settling at the Uganda–DRC borders in the Bunyoro and West Nile...
What are the takeaways from the Bwowe appeal?
This past week, a number of candidates taking part in the Nakawa Division West parliamentary race heaved a sigh of relief after the High Court in Kampala dismissed an app...
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-centred Ho...
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...
Nup Supporter Arrested Over Smashing Police Vehicle
Police at Bulenga Police Station have arrested a 25-year-old man, Kabira Deo, in connection with the malicious damage of a police motor vehicle in Wakiso District. The ve...
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...