In a sharply critical report, two research groups have raised a chilling alarm: the country’s military is no longer simply a tool of state power; it is the state. Titled Guns Everywhere: The Military ...

The message was clear – steer clear of Bobi Wine and you will live unhindered by long prison stays sprinkled with torture and abductions, or a brutal death, if that’s your preference. The drone ...

For more than a decade, Ugandan herbalist David Ssenfuka has fought an uphill battle—writing letters to ministers, knocking on government doors, and pleading with anyone in power to give his cancer ...

In a wide-ranging, 5,000-word conversation, former Kasese District Woman MP and opposition stalwart Winnie Kiiza reflects on her political journey, her years in parliament, and the rotating cast of ...

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) elections tribunal has received at least 381 parliamentary election petitions filed from across the country, following the recently concluded party primaries.

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Buganda Road Court, Kampala Ronald Kayizi, Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court has granted bail to Noah Mitala, popularly known as Noah Mutwe, the personal bodyguard of opposition leader Robert ...

The previous two columns outlined in broad strokes the several ways in which the Constitution today is unrecognizable – in terms of both its text and its subsequent application and interpretation – ...

It was supposed to be a show of strength. A moment for Uganda’s ruling party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), to affirm its grip ahead of the 2026 general elections. But instead, last week’s ...

In November 2014, the Uganda National NGO Forum launched a wonderful booklet titled Uganda Citizens’ Compact on Free and Fair Elections. A most wonderful booklet that sought to capture the breadth and ...