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Besigye Faints in Court As Treason Trial Begins, Rushed to Hospital

There was a moment of tension at the High Court during the opening of the treason trial, against veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale, when Besigye collapsed inside the courtroom while protesting a decision by the court to compel him to be represented by state-appointed lawyers. The incident occurred […]

Muwanga Kivumbi Remanded Over Inciting Violence, Holding Unlawful Society

The Butambala Magistrate’s Court, has charged former Butambala County MP Muwanga Kivumbi Muhammad, with inciting violence and holding an unlawful society after going missing for 19 days, following his seizure by heavily armed security personnel at a police checkpoint in Mpigi District. On the first count of inciting violence, prosecution alleged that Hon Muwanga Kivumbi […]

Just In! Muwanga Kivumbi Dumped at Natete Police Station

19 days after his seizure by heavily armed plain clothed men at a police roadblock, adjacent to Mpigi Central Police Station, former Butambala County MP and National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president for Buganda, Muwanga Kivumbi has been dumped at Natete Police Station. According to sources, Kivumbi was dumped at the police station on Wednesday […]

UPDF Denies Holding Muwanga Kivumbi 19 Days After Seizure By Armed Personnel

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has formally denied holding former Butambala County MP and National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president for Buganda, Muwanga Kivumbi, 19 days after heavily armed personnel seized at a Police roadblock mounted adjacent to Mpigi central Police Station. The UPDF director of civil affairs at the Ministry of Defence and […]

11 Arrested Over Aggravated Robbery, Rape in Wakiso

The Nsangi Division Police has in custody 11 suspects as investigations intensify into a case of aggravated robbery and rape that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in Nakirama Cell, Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso District. According to Police, at around 4:00 a.m an unidentified assailant allegedly broke into a woman’s shop before attacking her […]

NTV, Daily Monitor To Resume Operations Following Museveni Authorisation

Taifa Group, the majority shareholder of Nation Media Group (NMG) has announced the resumption of it’s operations in Uganda. In statement shared on Tuesday, on NMG’s official X handle, the Chief of Staff to the Chairman Taifa Group, Georgia Mutagahywa revealed that the resumption of NMG’s operations which undertakes NTV, Daily Monitor, Spark TV and […]

Uganda Is Ebola Free – Min Baryomunsi Declares

The Minister of Health Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, has declared Uganda Ebola free following the successful completion of the mandatory 42-day monitoring period, which began after the discharge of the last Ugandan national, a locally transmitted patient on June 16th. “Throughout this period, the Ministry of Health maintained intensive surveillance nationwide, and no new Ebola cases […]