Uganda news

Dominic Ongwen, the former Lord’s Resistance Army(LRA) commander, will today face his verdict when the International Criminal Court delivers its judgment. Ongwen, 45, is facing over 70 charges from offenses he committed while serving as a commander in the LRA under warlord Joseph Kony. However, in his defense, the former rebel commander lined up over 60 defense witnesses. These include ...

Unverified reports have indicted that Ugandan academic and former Makerere University professor cum political activist, Dr. Stella Nyanzi, has fled to Nairobi, Kenya. Her lawyer, Prof George Luchiri Wajackoyah, apparently confirmed the news. He further cited political persecution by President Yoweri Museveni’s government for the move. Nyanzi is a fierce critic of Museveni and his government. She also ran unsuccessfully ...

President Museveni has arraigned 40 NRM lawyers to face off with 25 NUP lawyers in court. This comes after Bobi Wine through his lawyers petitioned a case against the elections that saw NRM’s Yoweri Kaguta Museveni emerge as a winner. This case was taken to court on Monday by NUP party. They argue that all circumstances that surrounded the elections ...

Robert Kyagulanyi denied knowledge about any planned protests in the country. The NUP Party president said this while speaking to journalists at his residence in Magere. Kyagulanyi confirmed that he only found out about these protests when Hon Nabakooba hinted at them. “I first heard it from Minister Judith Nabakooba and then Maj. Gen. Lokech. I don’t know about those ...

Authorities have confirmed more than 30 people have died after a grisly accident caused five vehicles to ram into each other. The ghastly accident occurred along Hima Rugendabara road at Kihogo – Kasese after midnight. According to a report from Red Cross, they have so far recovered 32 dead bodies. They have further referred 5 survivors to Kilembe hospital. “Our ...