Politics

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Video! How MP Tinkasiimire was abducted by UPDF officers

Following the news of the abduction of Buyaga West Constituency MP Hon. Barnabas Tinkasiimire by UPDF soldiers at Rubis petrol station, Makerere and his release by his abductors on Monday evening, video footage of MP Tinkasiimire’s abduction has been leaked. In the CCTV footage making rounds on Tuesday, the heavily armed soldiers are seen dragging […]

Former Blue eyed girl Akullo attacked by NRM T- shirt wearing goons

As the country still takes to mind the weekend events where goons dressed in NRM T-Shirts brutalized civilians during President Museveni’s nomination for the party flag bearer position, information reaching our desks indicates that former Director of Criminal Investigations Grace Akullo and her son were not spared the beatings. According to reports, the goons attacked […]

Court sets 14th July to rule on NUP’s Madubarah hearing

The Entebbe Senior Magistrate Grade one, Edgar Tibayeita Tusiime has further remanded shoemaker and National Unity Platform (NUP) member Mr Juma Musuuza alias Madubarah until 14th July for court to decide whether he has a case to answer or not in the hate speech case before the court. His worship Tibayeita adjourned the case after […]

NRM rejects man vying for Museveni’s chairperson seat

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission Chairperson, Mr Tanga Odoi, has turned away a 30 year old man Mr Briton Kiwanuka who had gone to collect nomination forms to contest for the party’s National Chairperson seat which has for long been held by President Yoweri Museveni. Mr Odoi told Kiwanuka that the secretariat had […]

Nakawa Court has no Jurisdiction over Besigye Case – Magistrate Nantege

Nakawa Chief Magistrates court turned ecstatic with celebrations from supporters and family of veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye and Hajj Obeid Lutale after Her worship Christine Nantege declaring that her court had jurisdiction in the treason case since it was already committed to the High Court. Her worship Nantege’s ruling came when Dr Besigye […]

NUP’s Rubongoya survives abduction by armed men in drone

There were moments of tension in Kisaasi, a Kampala Suburb on Tuesday after armed men traveling in a grey Toyota Hiace vehicle infamously known as drones intercepted the National Unity Platform (NUP)’s Secretary General David Rubongoya’s car in an alleged attempt to kidnap him According to a post on his X, Rubongoya, who wasn’t in […]

Women activists granted bail after Prison Guards brutality

The Law Development Centre (LDC) Chief Magistrate’s Court has on Tuesday granted bail to three women activists under The Sisterhood Chain following pressure from activists after the trio were brutally assaulted by Uganda prison guards and Police officer at the court on Monday. The trio Namara Claire, Aloikin Praise Opoloje and Kobusingye Norah were charged […]

Prisons Denies Torturing Besigye while on remand in Luzira

The Senior Commissioner of Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) Frank Baine Mayanja has dismissed allegations that jailed veteran Opposition leader and former four time Presidential candidate Rtd Col Dr Kizza Besigye is being tortured while on remand at Luzira Upper Maximum Security Prison as false. In a statement released on Friday, Baine said Prisons had noted […]

Chaos, low voter turn up & Heavy Military deployment Mar Youth Elections

On Thursday, the country went to the polls for the highly anticipated National Youth elections for youth to elect their Village Youth Council members, however the process was marred by chaos, low voter turn, late arrival of officials, missing voter registers, voter manipulation, military and police intimidation and threats to opposition supporters that disrupted elections […]