Tag: Yoweri Museveni

Museveni Warns Against Impunity as he Swears in New Principal Judge, IGG

President Yoweri Museveni has warned judicial officers against the growing vice of impunity in delivering justice and called for people-centered Justice to avoid provoking anger among citizens. “When you have people who promote impunity, when a thief disturbing the village gets bail, the villagers cannot understand. You are in conflict with the population straight away,” […]

Tik Toker Madubarah Released After 1 Year Imprisonment

Tik Toker and shoe hawker Madubarah real names Juma Musuuza, has finally been released from Kigo prison after serving a 12 months’ imprisonment sentence over hate speech and spreading malicious information about the first family and Speaker Anita Among. Upon his release from prison on Wednesday, Madubarah first visited musician King Saha at his Nakawuka […]

NUP Bows to Financial Pressure, Seeks to Join IPOD

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has come under heavy public scrutiny after it backtracked on it’s years boycott of the Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) and has now moved to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to join IPOD. In statement released on Wednesday, the party noted that the decision followed amendments to the Political Parties […]

Will Justice Naluzze Bring Judicial Expertise to IGG’s Office?

On Tuesday, President Yoweri Museveni appointed Justice Aisha Naluze Batala as the new Inspector General of Government (IGG), replacing Hon. Beti Olive Namisango Kamya, whose four year term ended on the same day. The Appointment announced by the Presidential Deputy Press Secretary Farouk Kirunda, is set to see the newly appointed IGG, Justice Naluze implore […]

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 […]

Museveni, Kasibante & Mabirizi Nominated to Stand for Presidency in 2026 Elections

The Electoral Commission Chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama, has confirmed the duly nomination of three Presidential candidates to stand for presidency on the first day of nomination at it’s Lweza headquarters. While addressing media after the day’s proceedings, Justice Byabakama noted that NRM’s President Yoweri Museveni, National Peasants Party Robert Kasibante and two time candidate on […]

President Museveni Nominated to Run For 7th Term in Office

The Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, has declared President Yoweri Museveni as the first duly nominated Presidential candidate for the 2026 elections. President Museveni, who was accompanied by First Lady Janet Museveni arrived at the Electoral Commission Lweza offices on schedule for the 10am nomination where he was welcomed bythe party’s top […]

Five More Bobi Wine Civilian Body Guards Remanded

The Kawempe Grade one Magistrate Damalie Agumasiimwe has remanded five additional National Unity Platform (NUP) Principal Bobi Wine’s civilian bodyguards over allegedly carrying out illegal military drills at the party offices in Kavule earlier this year. During a heavily guarded hearing on Monday, where members of NUP had gone to hear bail applications for Edward […]

Security Begins Crackdown on Opposition as Bobi Giant is Abducted

With only weeks left to the official start of campaigns ahead of the 2026 General elections, security operatives from both the police and army have seemingly started off where they stopped in the 2021 elections by allegedly abducting members of the opposition. The latest high profile opposition figure to be abducted by masked men in […]