Uganda news

UPDF Soldiers and other security personnel, yesterday violently grabbed voter registers from polling agents. This happened at a number of polling stations in Entebbe Municipality and thereafter. The soldiers took over management of the mayoral elections. Both the opposition members and members of the ruling party NRM accused the army of interfering in the election process. The UPDF was also ...

In a twist of events, the founding father of the National Unity Platform, Moses  Kibalama has run to court to sue the government for torturing him. In 2020, Kibalama told the High Court in Kampala that he never sold his party to Robert Kyagulanyi. He also said that the NUP members had forged minutes of the meeting that purportedly saw ...

Court has this morning ordered the army and all security personnel to vacate Kyagulanyi’s premises. It says this is illegal and not actually allowed. Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has been under house arrest since the 14th of January. The security agents said his home was under seige due to rumors of him causing chaos after the elections in protest ...

Joseph Mayanja alias Chameleone stood as Kampala Lord Mayor aspirant in the recently concluded elections. He unfortunately lost to Erias Lukwagi as he came in forth place. The question is, should he prepare for 2026 elections? Will he be ready by then? There was a lot of rumour around him during these elections because of his disloyalty to the different ...

A Somalia raid by the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) under the African Union Mission in Somalia leftover 180 Al Shabaab fighters dead. It also led to the capture of two of their commanders. According to a statement by the UPDF deputy spokesperson, Lt Col Deo Akiiki, the Ugandan troops carried out raids in thickets of Sigaale village. The village ...