Politics
Namanve forest to be cleared for industrial expansion
KAMPALA — The Ugandan government is considering plans to clear part of the Namanve Forest Reserve to pave way for expanded industrial development, sparking debate over environmental protection and economic growth. The proposal targets about 500 acres of the reserve—gazetted in 1932—to extend the Namanve Industrial Park for a Chinese investor reportedly planning to establish…
Bobi Wine shows up in Washington DC
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Weeks after evading a military manhunt following Uganda’s disputed January election, opposition leader Bobi Wine surfaced in Washington, D.C., on March 18 for a series of Capitol Hill meetings. Bobi Wine met with bipartisan congressional staff to discuss concerns over eroding democracy, human rights abuses, and tensions between the United States and…
I was to be assassinated, Bobi Wine tells BBC
LONDON — Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has said he fled the country fearing for his life following a disputed presidential election, alleging that state actors were targeting him. In an interview with the BBC, the opposition figure—whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu—said he went into hiding for two months before eventually escaping Uganda….
LC elections put on hold
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Government has put on hold the long-awaited Local Council (LC) 1 and LC2 elections, citing financial constraints, in a move that is likely to delay grassroots leadership renewal across the country. According to a statement shared by the Government of Uganda, aspiring candidates for the village and parish-level positions will have…
Police chiefs grilled over dismissal of Bobi Wine’s guards
Kampala – In a rare show of parliamentary assertiveness, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has put the Uganda Police Force under intense scrutiny over the arrest, detention and dismissal of officers assigned to opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi during the 2026 presidential campaigns. What began as a routine review of the Auditor General’s 2024/25 report on…