Tag: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

Supreme Court Starts Hearing Kasibante Petition Against President Museveni

The Supreme Court chaired by Chief Justice Dr Flavian Zeija has begun hearing the election petition by former presidential candidate on the National Peasants’ Party ticket Robert Kasibante, in which he challenges the election of President-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in the January 15th Polls. Dr Zeija will preside the hearing of Presidential Election Petition No. […]

NUP’s Muwanga Kivumbi Charged With Terrorism, Remanded

The Butambala Chief Magistrate’s Court has charged the National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for Buganda and Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi with terrorism. The legislator was produced before the court on Friday and charged with terrorism, contrary to Section 6(1)(a) and Section 3(o) of the Anti-Terrorism Act, Cap 120 following his arrest on […]

Armed NRM Youth Gangs Block Bobi Wine from Campaigning in Kiruhura

There was tension on Wednesday in Kiruhura district after armed National Resistance Movement (NRM) youth attacked supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) as Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu aka Bobi Wine attempted to hold a rally in the district. In videos and photos that have since gone viral on social media, the armed youth […]

Two Arrested After Trailer Nearly Knocks Speaker Among’s Car

The Director, Communication & Public Affairs at Parliament Chris Obore has revealed the arrest of two men after a trailer they were traveling in nearly knocked the speaker of Parliament Anita Among’s car on Saturday. In a brief statement on his X account, Obore revealed that the driver of the trailer and his co driver […]

EC Sets Strict Conditions for Accessing Presidential Nomination Venue

As parties finalise preparations to have their candidates nominated for the highest office in the country, the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, has warned presidential aspirants against mobilizing supporters to accompany them to the Nomination Grounds. “The Commission strongly warns aspirants from mobilizing supporters to accompany them to and from the nomination […]

Nubian Li is Arrested as Police Intensifies Crackdown on NUP

Musician and Nakawa Division Mayor aspirant Ali Buken alias Nubian Li has been arrested shortly after his nomination for the post on the National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket. In a video making rounds on social media, Nubian Li is seen being roughed up and pushed into a waiting police pick up truck after he exited […]

Bobi Wine Mourns Death of NUP’s Marinos

The President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu a.k.a Bobi Wine has mourned the passing on of staunch NUP supporter Marinos Alexandros who was allegedly abducted, tortured and raped by officers under the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) in 2022 at Mbuya. According to a post on his X handle on […]

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 […]