Uganda’s local government elections kicked off on Thursday amid low voter turnout and delayed starts at several polling stations, with many centres reporting empty queues hours after the official opening time. The elections are being held to choose district chairpersons, councillors, city and municipal mayors, as well as the Lord Mayor of Kampala. In parts…
Opposition leaders Mugisha Muntu and Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, have indicated they will not immediately challenge President Yoweri Museveni’s re-election in court following last week’s general elections. Museveni was declared the winner of the January 15 poll with 71.65 percent of the vote, according to the Electoral Commission, securing a seventh…
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has issued a stern warning to TikTok users and other online actors circulating fabricated notices and AI-generated content designed to mislead the public. In a public statement released Wednesday, the regulator said it has observed an alarming rise in false information masquerading as official UCC communications. The Commission stressed that…
Chief Justice Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo has officially retired after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 70, bringing to an end more than four decades of service in Uganda’s legal and judicial system. Justice Owiny-Dollo stepped down at midnight on January 18, 2026, in line with Article 144(1)(a) of the Constitution, which requires the retirement of…
Winnie Byanyima, the spouse of detained opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye, has issued two strongly worded statements expressing alarm over her husband’s deteriorating health and accusing prison authorities of lying to the public and deliberately denying him adequate medical care. Dr Besigye, a long-time opposition politician, has been on remand for more than a year…