KAMPALA — Uganda’s military has raised alarm over active terror plots targeting the country, even as it reassured Parliament that security agencies are firmly in control of the situation. Presenting a security update to Parliament’s Defence and Internal Affairs Committee, Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security, Maj. Gen. Richard Otto, revealed that extremist groups operating…
A diplomatic controversy has erupted online after comments by Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba triggered a response from the Embassy of Iran in South Africa, drawing sharp reactions from Ugandan political figures. Gen Kainerugaba (Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, @mkainerugaba on X) posted a series of tweets about the Israel-Iran conflict in late March 2026. Many were…
Security agencies have reportedly arrested a fugitive Ugandan prison warder in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), weeks after a deadly shooting at Kiboga Government Prison that left four people dead. The suspect, identified as Warder Moses Anguyo, had been on the run since February 2026 when he allegedly opened fire on his supervisors at…
KAMPALA — Three senior Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers have been charged and remanded by the General Court Martial (GCM) at Makindye over the loss of a UPDF aircraft in Somalia. According to court proceedings on Tuesday, the officers — Col. George Buga Andruca, Maj. Benjamin Kashumbusha, and Lt. Henry Gygenda — appeared before…
New York, USA — The United Nations General Assembly has passed a landmark resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, a move hailed by human rights advocates as a step toward historical accountability and potential reparations. The resolution, proposed by Ghana, encourages UN member states to acknowledge the harms of…