Presidential advisor and businessman Odrek Rwabwogo has renewed calls for increased value addition in Uganda’s coffee industry, warning that the country continues to lose massive potential earnings by exporting raw beans instead of processed products. In a post shared on X on Tuesday, Rwabwogo highlighted what he described as a longstanding imbalance in the global…
Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party president Jimmy Akena has publicly criticised Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), over a series of social media posts he described as inappropriate and unbecoming of someone in such a high office. Speaking at a press conference in Kampala on Wednesday, Akena took aim at Gen. Muhoozi’s…
National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Rose Nalubowa has withdrawn several High Court applications challenging the outcome of the Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament race, a move analysts say signals a strategic shift in one of the most closely watched legal disputes from Uganda’s 2026 elections. The withdrawal comes shortly after Justice Simon Peter Kinobe…
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has demanded the immediate resignation and prosecution of Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, accusing him of presiding over an election process marred by widespread irregularities during the recently concluded 2026 polls. The call was made on Tuesday during the launch of the ULS 2026 election observation report,…
Kampala, Uganda — Veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and human rights lawyer Erias Lutale have petitioned the Constitutional Court, challenging the government’s decision to allow civilians to be tried in military courts, arguing that the move violates constitutional protections and undermines the right to a fair hearing. In a joint application filed in Kampala,…