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Seven dead, scores injured in Nwoya bus crash
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- Seven dead, scores injured in Nwoya bus crash
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- 6 days ago
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- A police officer’s family, a student and a Congolese national are among the seven killed in the Nwoya bus crash.
‘Driver ignored passengers’ warnings’
One of the boarding clerks says "he was stressed."
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- Army, police raid Kampala arcades, several arrested
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- 6 days ago
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- Police say several people have been arrested from Kampala arcades, including Mutaasa Kafeero Plaza, City House and Kalungi Plaza on allegations of dealing in stolen property following public outcry.
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- Christopher Okello has a case to answer, court rules
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- The prosecution has concluded the presentation of its evidence against Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the murder of four toddlers at a Ggaba daycare on April 2, 2026. The court has ruled that he has a case to answer and guided him on the next steps as he prepares his defence.
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- What next for Kalangala after Woman MP Nakimuli's demise?
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- 20 days ago
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- What the law says when an incumbent MP, or District Chairperson, who is also newly elected for another term, but before swearing in, dies.
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- Sam Mwandha: 30 years protecting wildlife
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- 1 month ago
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- For over three decades, Sam Mwandha has safeguarded Uganda’s forests, wildlife, and communities, leaving a legacy of integrity, dedication, and conservation leadership.
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- Prince Nakibinge calls for release of political prisoners
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- WATCH: The titular head of Uganda’s Muslim community, Prince Kassim Nakibinge, has urged the Director of Public Prosecutions to expedite proceedings in the case in which seven people in Butambala District were killed during election-related violence in January, calling for swift action to ensure justice is served.
He also called for the release of all political prisoners.
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- I built my first house at 21, says former London guard who became property mogul in Uganda
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Yasin Bakaluba Sekimwanyi’s journey from migrant security guard to multi-million-shilling developer was not visible for most of its arc, but the foundations were laid in London, UK, during night shifts when he read, observed, and dreamed of building differently.
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- Japan to inject Shs659b in Kampala Flyover phase II constriction
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Katumba Wamala says the Japanese partners have confirmed that Lot II of the Kampala Flyover is going to start.
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- We're going to take over Parliament in the name of the people- Norbert Mao
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- 2 months ago
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- Justice Minister and DP party leader, Norbert Mao pushes back on critics, insisting that the DP-NRM deal is “public.” He further reiterates his bid for Speaker of the 12th Parliament.
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- Fire burns Katwe Market
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- 2 months ago
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- Traders count losses as an overnight fire burns a section of Katwe market in Kampala.
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- Fuso truck loaded with matooke overtuns near Natete police
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A truck loaded with matooke has overturned near Natete Police Station in Rubaga Division, Kampala as the driver attempted to maneuver potholes on the road.
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📹 Godfrey Wasswa
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- I'm leaving Uganda for a while- Bobi Wine
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- 2 months ago
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- National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi says he's leaving Uganda for a "while" for some physical engagement with members of the diaspora and international community following security's intensified search for him.
Mr Kyagulanyi has been in hiding since january 16, 2026 after escaping a military raid at his home following the January 15 General Election in which he finished second.
President Museveni was declared winner of the January polls with 7,946,772 votes, representing 71.65 per cent of the valid votes cast, stretching his rule beyond four decades.
Mr Kyagulanyi finished second with 2,741,238 votes (24.72 per cent).
The musician turned politician, however, publicly rejected the results, describing them as "fake" and "fabricated."
Since evading a military raid on his, Mr Kyagulanyi has remained underground. He recently stated that his wife, Barbara Itungo, and other family members had successfully fled Uganda after she w...
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- Section of Owino Market demolished
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- KCCA has described as reckless the unauthorised demolition of a section of Owino Market overnight by yet to be identified individuals #MonitorUpdates
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- Kampala flooded following downpour
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Most parts of Kampala were left flooded as traders counted losses following Friday afternoon downpour.
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📹Ibrahim Kavuma
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- Pine car bond murder: Convict Ssebuwufu thanks Museveni, Muhoozi after release from Luzira prison
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- 2 months ago
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- The proprietor of Pine Car Bond in Kampala, Muhammad Ssebuwufu, who was convicted in 2019 for the kidnap, aggravated robbery and murder of a client, Betty Donah Katusabe, has been released from prison following a presidential pardon.
Ssebuwufu was initially sentenced to 40 years in prison, but in a 2025 ruling, a panel of three Court of Appeal Justices reduced his sentence to 18 years after re-evaluating the evidence and finding that the sentence by the lower court was too harsh.
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- Suspected murderer of UCU Dean Pamela Tumwebaze arraigned in Mukono court
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Hussein Taewaiko Dak, a suspect in the murder of UCU Dean of students, Pamela Tumwebaze, has been taken to Mukono Magistrate's Court where he will formally be charged.
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- Tears as KCCA evicts vendors, homeless people from Kampala streets
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- 3 months ago
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- Bobi's western Uganda deputy president Tukamushaba freed on bail in incitement case
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Amuriat: For how long is Bobi Wine going to hide?
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- FDC party President Patrick Amuriat has urged NUP party president Robert Kyagulanyi come out hiding and provide leadership to his followers.
It has been one month since Mr Kyagulanyi escaped from his home following the January 15, 2026 General Election.
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- 1,980 market spaces secured outside Kampala for city vendors ahead of ejection deadline
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCAUG), Hajjat Sharifah Buzeki, says the authority has secured 1,980 market spaces outside Kampala as part of government efforts to enforce trade order in the city.
Speaking at City Hall, Ms Buzeki said the spaces are meant to accommodate street vendors ahead of the February 19, 2026, deadline to vacate city roads.
“We have provided 1,980 spaces outside Kampala to ensure that no vendor is left without an alternative. The time for operating on the streets is coming to an end,” she said.
KCCA currently manages 17 public markets within the city and 69 privately owned markets. Ms Buzeki urged vendors to relocate voluntarily before the enforcement begins.
“No one should claim there is no space. Markets are available both within and outside the city,” she emphasised.
The directive, issued on February 5, followed concerns over congestion, poor sanitation, and public safety.
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- Anita Among will be Speaker of the 12th Parliament, not Norbert Mao, says Thomas Tayebwa
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- QUOTE: "I am 100% sure that NRM government and NRM party will bring the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of [the 12th] Parliament. This thing which I have heard of my brother [Norbert] Mao coming out.....I'm very sure if Norbert Mao was the President of NRM, he wouldn't give the position of Speaker and Deputy Speaker to a non-member of his party. That would be suicidal for your party. That's nonnegotiable"- Deputy Speaker, Thomas_Tayebwa at the burial ceremony of Noreda Bangirana, the mother of State Minister for Health - General Duties, Ms Anifa Kawooya in Rukiga District on February 7, 2026.
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- Kasibante withdraws petition challenging Museveni's win
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Former presidential candidate Robert Kasibante has withdrawn his election petition against President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, citing the high cost of litigation. Kasibante says the case would require about $5 million, an amount he says neither he nor his party can afford. He also claims that political parties which had pledged financial support failed to honour their commitments, forcing him to resort to a “Plan B.”
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- Kampala Minister orders street vendors to vacate streets
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Hajjat Minsa Kabanda, has issued a directive ordering all street vendors, taxi drivers and boda boda riders operating without designated stages to vacate the streets of Kampala with immediate effect. She warns that anyone who fails to comply with the directive will be arrested and charged in courts of law.
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- I don’t advise youth to join politics- Musician Nina Rose
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Musician Nina Ankunda, also known as Nina Rose, a former Woman MP candidate for Sembabule District on the National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket, says her election experience felt more like a war than a democratic process. Speaking at the opening of the Uganda Law Society New Law Year, she said her agents were beaten, arrested and abducted, adding that she still does not know the whereabouts of some of them. Ankunda described the experience as deeply traumatising. She also advised young people, particularly those in the opposition, to avoid engaging in Ugandan politics, and appealed to the government to abolish elections if necessary but allow people to live, emphasizing that every life matters.
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- Law Society raises concern over 'militarisation of Uganda’s legal environment'
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Anthony Asiimwe, the Vice President of the Uganda Law Society, said legal professionals in Uganda are operating in an environment overshadowed by military influence, where the government has imposed state-of-emergency–like measures without the required constitutional backing. He cited recent developments such as the internet blackout that disrupted service delivery, as well as abductions and the torture of political opponents. Asiimwe added that, despite these violations, the judicial system—which should offer protection, has instead turned against victims by entertaining trumped-up charges and denying bail, actions he said amount to judicial endorsement of authoritarian rule.
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- MP Muwanga Kivumbi further remanded
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Lawyers Erias Lukwago and Medard Lubega Sseggona speak to the media after the Butambala Chief Magistrate’s Court further remanded Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi and 24 others until February 17, 2026. They face terrorism-related charges.
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- Mabirizi charged, remanded to Luzira over alleged tiktok posts targeting top Judges
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Maverick lawyer Male H. Mabirizi K. Kiwanuka has been charged and remanded to Luzira Prison on four counts under the Computer Misuse Act for alleged social media posts targeting the Chief Justice and a Court of Appeal judge. The State accuses him of sharing false and demeaning information on TikTok in January 2026, amounting to malicious information and hate speech.
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- Masaka City Woman MP race vote recount unearthes gross mismatch in numbers
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The vote recount for Masaka City Woman MP race is at 60% on the third day of the exercise, according to Masaka Chief Magistrate, Abert Asiimwe.
The recount has unearthed gross mismatch in figures on the Declaration of Results (DR) Forms and the number of ballots found in the corresponding boxes.
So far, six ballot boxes have been set aside after they were found in a suspicious condition, raising concerns of tampering.
The recounting is being done in the presence of one of the contestants, (applicant) Justine Nameere of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). National Unity Platform (NUP) 's Rose Nalubowa who was declared the winner of the January 15 polls by the returning officer walked way on Friday protesting the chief Magistrate's decision to proceed with the exercise despite finding one of the ballot boxes with a broken seal.
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📹Malik Fahad
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- Activist Sarah Bireete finally released on bail, not to leave Uganda without court's permission
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Executive Director of Centre for Constitutional Governance, Sarah Bireete has been released on a cash bail of one million and she is not supposed to leave the country without court's permission and she should deposit her passport to court.
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- Besigye did not name his wife Winnie Byanyima as next of kin- Baryomunsi
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- : Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Chris Baryomunsi, has dismissed reports that incarcerated opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye is seriously ill, calling the claims false. He says that Dr Besigye recently experienced a minor case of diarrhea, which was treated by his personal doctor and that he is now in good health and able to remain in prison.
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- Bobi Wine's wife Barbie Kyagulanyi narrates military raid ordeal
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Barbra Itungo, Wife to National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, narrates what transpired during a military raid at her home on Friday night.
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📹Abubaker Lubowa
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- Erias Lukwago concedes defeat, to continue social justice fight
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago has conceded defeat after NUP's Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga was declared winner of Kampala Mayoral race.
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- Archbishop Kaziimba, intereligious council members visit Bobi Wine's home
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Members of the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, led by the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, His Grace Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu have made an impromptu visit to the residence of NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, aka Bobi Wine in Magere, Wakiso District to express solidarity with his family and offer prayers.
The delegation was received by Kyagulanyi’s wife, Barbie Itungo, who remains confined to the home under house arrest, as her husband continues to stay out of public view at an undisclosed location.
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- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- The home of NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi is under siege, according to NUP officials. The party's treasurer, Benjamin Katana, has also criticised the Electoral Commission for announcing results without specifying their polling stations.
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- Sarah Bireete remanded until after elections
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Ms Sarah Bireete, Director of the Center for Constitutional Governance, has been charged with unlawfully obtaining and disclosing national voters' data without Electoral Commission consent.
She has been remanded until January 21,2026
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- Your votes will be stolen if you go home after voting- NRM candidate
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- "Don't go home after casting your ballot. Stay at least 20 metres away from the polling station. We have many people waiting to steal your votes. If you go home, it means they will come and steal it (the election). I'm calling upon the people of Isingiro not to go home after voting,"- NRM flag bearer for Isingiro District Woman MP seat, Ms Lilian Ruteraho.
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📹 Julius Byamukama
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- Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is not a god, EC boss Simon Byabakama should be embarrassed- Miria Matembe
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- WATCH: "What right does the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba have to enter the office of the Electoral Commission and give orders? Why should he think he's a god in this country? As for the chairman of the Electoral Commission [Justice Simon Byabakama], he should be ashamed and embarrassed. He knows all the laws. He was DPP, he was a judge, he knows what free and fair means, and he knows what elections mean. What right does he have to tell Ugandans not to enjoy the one single right they are exercising?"- former Ethics and Integrity Minister, Ms Miria Matembe.
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📹Cosline Nakahiira
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- Byabakama receives presidential ballot papers ahead of Jan 2026 polls
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- 5 months ago
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- Officials from the Electoral Commission, led by their chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama at Entebbe International Airport to receive the presidential ballot papers for the 2026 General Election.
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📹Abubaker Lubowa
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- IPOD condemns electoral violence
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- "As the IPOD, we stand together and support candidates whose ideas are to create stability in Uganda, peaceful security, development, wealth creation, economic growth, empowerment, job creation, service delivery, market and commercialisation, as well as strategic governance. We condemn the violence that has been recorded in the various parts of the country as we move forward to end the campaigns."- the Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) Council Chairperson and DP Secretary General, Gerald Siranda, in a joint statement with a section of political parties that subscribe to the organisation.
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📹Busein Samilu
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- Bobi Wine reads Kabaka's Christmas message to supporters
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Supporters react as National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, arrives at Tanda grounds in Entebbe Municipality to address a campaign rally. Earlier, he read the Kabaka's Christmas message to supporters at Makindye-Ssabagabo in Wakiso District.
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- Priest abducted by UPDF finally brought to court, remanded till next year
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- 5 months ago
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- Fr Deusdedit Ssekabira's case to be forwarded to the Anti-Corruption Court, says his lawyer, Alexander Lule.
Fr Ssekabira, who has been missing for weeks following his abduction by UPDF soldiers from Masaka District early this month. He is accused of money laundering after he allegedly concealed Shs500 million, which the state claims he knew or suspected to be proceeds of crime. Nearly a fortnight after Fr Ssekabira was abducted, UPDF, through its spokesperson
@ChrisOMagezi
, admitted holding him on charges of "violent subversive activities"
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- 36 Bobi Wine supporters denied bail in Mbarara
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The Chief Magistrate's Court in Mbarara City has also declined to grant bail to 36 of the 38 National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters arrested on November 7, 2025, when security operatives intercepted the party's presidential candidate, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, as his convoy made its way to a scheduled campaign rally in Bwizibwera, Mbarara District.
The presiding grade one magistrate, Alex Baguma, said the accused persons who have been on remand for over a month do not have identification documents as a requirement under bail guidelines.
Two of their co-accused, who had been nominated as NUP candidates in Rwampara District, were recently released under unclear circumstances after they reportedly denounced the opposition party and agreed to defect to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
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📹 Cosline Nakahiira
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- Kampala flooded after Monday downpour
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Several Streets in Kampala City have been left flooded following a downpour on Monday afternoon.
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📹Abdul-Nasser Ssemugabi
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- Court sets ruling date in Walukaga's Busiro East MP disqualification petition
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The High Court has set December 22 to deliver its ruling on a petition filed by NUP flagbearer for Busiro East parliamentary seat, Mathias Walukagga, who is challenging the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to disqualify him. Walukagga argues that the EC acted without jurisdiction by reviewing and rejecting academic documents that had already been verified by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).
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- Gen Moses Ali makes another rare public appearance
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Second Deputy Prime Minister and Adjumani West Constituency MP, Gen Moses Ali, appears at a public rally in Ukusijoni sub-county, marking his return after a significant absence. His arrival was met with an enthusiastic welcome from supporters, who had been actively campaigning on his behalf as he was away for treatment.
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- Nandala campaigns at night in Bushenyi, blames poor roads
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate, Mr Nathan Nandala Mafabi, on Wednesday campaigned at night in Bushenyi District, despite the Electoral Commission’s (EC) recommended 6pm deadline. According to the EC guidelines for the presidential elections, campaigns are to be conducted between 7am and 6pm. The guidelines require candidates and their agents to ensure all campaign activities fall within these hours.
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- Bobi Wine blocked from accessing Elegu, preaches patriotism, unity
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- WATCH: National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, preaches unity, patriotism after being blocked from accessing Elegu border town in Amuru District, where he was scheduled to hold a campaign rally today as he looks for votes ahead of the 2026 General Election in which he's seeking to unseat President Museveni who has been in power since 1986.
"Never let anybody make you hate your country. Never get tired of loving Uganda. Even if they bring the military to you, never lose hope. Uganda is our country. Don't allow anybody to divide you."
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- Bobi Wine accuses military of confiscating his campaigns sound system
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- "We have been campaigning under challenging conditions. Now we're heading to Nwoya and then later to Amuru. We have been informed that the army has confiscated our sound system in order to frustrate our rally in Elegu. According to the Electoral Commission programme, we're supposed to campaign in Nwoya and Amuru. During the 2021 elections, we were blocked from accessing Nwoya," National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, tells journalists before setting off for his campaign trail in Northern Uganda.
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- Controversially reconstituted General Court Martial illegal- Besigye lawyers
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- “Brig. Gen Richard Tukachungurwa is worse than Freeman Mugabe” ~ Mr Erias Lukwago, the Kampala Lord Mayor, who doubles as incarcerated veteran opposition politician, Dr Kizza Besigye's lawyer, reacts to the new leadership of the controversially reinstated General Court Martial.
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- Several missing as boilers in Jinja wood factory burst into flames
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- 5 months ago
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- Several workers are missing at Nile Plywoods (U) Ltd factory in Jinja, a manufacturer of wooden-based panels and wood-related products in Uganda, after one of the boilers burst into flames.
The police fire brigade and other firefighters are trying to contain the raging fire that has spread in the boiler section.
Mr Nicholas Sunday, Kiira regional fire officer, says the cause of the Thursday afternoon is still a subject of the police inquest.
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