The Minister for the Presidency and MP Budiope West, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, has promised to hold accountable security officers responsible for shooting dead of two youthful men during the recent highly contested Village (LC 1) Chairpersons elections in Buwenge Town Council, Jinja District. The incident occurred on Tuesday, July 28, at the Buwenge Progressive […]
The Criminal Division of High court in Kampala presided over by Justice David Matovu, has dismissed the bail application of former Kampala Lord Mayor and President of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), Erias Lukwago over lack of a certified medical report from the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS). Justice Matovu in a ruling delivered online […]
Adam Ampa Besigye, son to veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, has appealed to President Yoweri Museveni and the Chief of Defence Forces Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to show mercy, compassion, and humanity to his detained father and grant him his freedom. In an open letter shared on his social media […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) Chief Coordinator in the Greater Mpigi region, Juma Witonze Kisekka as the state minister for internal affairs. Witonze’s appointment who recently sought election to the East African Legislative Assembly but didn’t go through, comes weeks after the State Minister-designate for Internal Affairs Dr. Lawrence […]
The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has issued a warrant of arrest against the Office Supervisor for the Sargent at Arms at Parliament, Stella Itute, to answer charges related to alleged embezzlement of UGX 36 billion at Parliament. On Monday, Grade One Magistrate Esther Asiimwe issued the warrant following prosecutors from the Inspectorate of Government (IG) […]
Government has nominated and submitted the candidature of Ambassador Olara Otunnu, for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations as the term of the current United Nations Secretary-General, H.E. Antonio Guterres, come to an end at the end of the year. The Foreign Affairs Ministry Permanent Secretary, Bagiire Vincent Waiswa in a statement released […]
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