The Electoral Commission (EC) has issued a detailed rebuttal to allegations of voter register manipulation raised by National Unity Platform (NUP) leader and presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine). In a statement released on December 28, 2025, EC Chairperson Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon clarified that the “duplicate” voter records shared by Kyagulanyi on social…
Fort Portal — The Uganda Police Force has dismissed claims of an attempted kidnapping made by James Byamukama, a candidate for the Mwenge South Constituency parliamentary seat. According to the police, Byamukama alleged that he narrowly escaped an abduction by unidentified individuals dressed in civilian clothes while at a hotel in Fort Portal, where he…
Tensions have escalated between opposition leader Bobi Wine and ruling party officials over claims of bribery and manipulation in the lead-up to Uganda’s 2026 elections. On December 28, 2025, Bobi Wine took to Twitter to accuse Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa of presenting “ghost candidates” to President Yoweri Museveni to extract bribes. Wine claimed that three…
Rabat, Morocco — Ugandan football referee Shamirah Nabadda has made history by officiating her first match at the senior men’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025), becoming the first Ugandan centre referee to do so since Muhammad Ssegonga in 2010. Nabadda, born on September 26, 1995, in Mbarara City, officiated the group-stage match between Benin…
UNITED NATIONS — Somalia is set to assume the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council on January 1, 2026, marking a symbolic diplomatic milestone for the East African nation during its term as a non-permanent member of the Council. The presidency of the Security Council rotates monthly among the 15 members in English alphabetical order,…