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Opposition Members in the shadow cabinet have said they want fresh investigations into the violence that happened during elections. Shadow Minister for Security, Derrick Nyeko said that despite undertakings by the government, they are still arresting opposition supporters. He further said they are planning to lobby Parliament to institute a select committee to investigate the abuses. “We shall move a ...

Plans by the Uganda Police Force are underway to deploy a total of 160 Uganda Police officers in Somalia. The reason for the move is to help in building the capacity of the Somalia police. The team is part of the Formed Police Unit (FPU) who completed a six-month-long intensive pre-deployment training course. The completed course concentrated on Peacekeeping Operations ...

Experts have warned that the closure of schools has put the mental health of learners at stake. Uganda is ranked among the top 20 countries with the highest number of days of full school closures. This is specifically for lower primary and nursery schools between March 2020 to October 2021. This report was compiled by UNESCO Global Monitoring of Schools. ...

Lawyer Male Mabirizi has taken President Museveni to the East African Court. The case against him is that he appointed the recent judges illegally. According to him, while appointing the judges, the president used the name Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. His name was changed in an October 6, 2020 deed poll to Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni. “By Deed poll dated October ...

A new pressure group, The People’s Front for Transition (PTF), headed by Dr. Kizza Besigye has clarified why NUP is not part of the group. A section of opposition politicians last week launched the PTF, saying they will use the new front to oust president Museveni from power. They also claimed they will be able to accomplish this mission before ...