President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the police and other national armed forces to immediately stop the practice of caning civilians, particularly during arrests and crowd-control operations, saying the method is unacceptable and should not be used under any circumstances. In his end-of-year address, Museveni said while some police forces around the world employ batons…
National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused the state of widespread human rights abuses and institutional bias, saying 2025 was marked by abductions, torture and prolonged detentions of government critics. In a New Year address delivered on Thursday at the NUP headquarters in Makerere-Kavule, Kyagulanyi said many…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has accused supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, of engaging in violence, looting and staging artificial crowds during political activities, claims the opposition leader has strongly denied. In his end-of-year message, Museveni said he had received multiple reports alleging that gangs linked…
Police are investigating two separate cases of suspected arson reported in Wakiso and Mukono districts, both of which occurred in the early hours of New Year’s Day, January 1, 2026. According to a press statement issued on January 2, 2026, by the Deputy Public Relations Officer for Kampala Metropolitan Police, ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the incidents…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has shared a personal New Year message, revealing that he and First Lady Janet Museveni spent part of the day with their family, including younger relatives he described as members of Generation Z. In a post shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, the President said the family…