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Just In! President Museveni Suspends Lango Campaign Trail

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential candidate, President Yoweri Museveni has suspended his campaign trail in the Lango subregion where he has been traversing support for reelection in the 2026 national elections. The announcement was made by the NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong to the NRM District Chairpersons of Kole, Lira and Lira City who […]

Security Forces Block Bobi Wine from Campaigning in Iganga

National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine has been blocked from campaigning in Iganga district by a combined team of the UPDF, Police and other sister agencies. According to the Electoral Commission’s harmonized programme, Bobi Wine was scheduled to campaign in Iganga Municipality and Mayuge district today but was stopped […]

Two Kenyan Activists Abducted After Bobi Wine Rally

BBC Two Kenyan human rights activists have gone missing in Uganda after reportedly being abducted by armed men while attending opposition leader Bobi Wine’s campaign event. Bobi Wine strongly condemned the “abduction” of Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, saying the pair had been “picked up mafia-style” at a petrol station and driven off to an […]

IGP Appoints Brutal Media Tormentor Abaine as Elections Commander

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abas Byakagaba, has appointed the former Masaka Regional Police Commander (RPC), CP Enock Abaine as the overall commander of the Election Planning and Monitoring Centre (EPMC). Abaine who is infamously remembered for having commanded his juniors to attack journalists and supporters of Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine during […]

HRNJ Calls for Protection of Media Freedom during Campaigns

The Human Rights Network for Journalists (HRNJ) Uganda has called for the protection of Journalists and Media Freedoms during the 2026 Presidential national election campaigns which kicked off yesterday. In a statement released on Tuesday, HRNJ underscored the critical importance of safeguarding journalists and upholding media freedoms. “A free and independent press is essential for […]

Police Launches Investigations into Officers Who Defaced Bobi Wine Posters

Following country wide condemnation of Police officers seen in two viral videos defacing National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine’s posters and shooting at his supporters, the police has bowed to public pressure, launching investigations into it’s men. The two videos recorded by onlookers on Wednesday, in Kampala and Mbale cities […]