Bombo — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has called on leaders to prioritise identifying and addressing the practical needs of citizens, saying this has been the guiding philosophy of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) since the 1960s. The President made the remarks while presiding over the election of…
Human rights lawyer and activist Dr Sarah Bireete has been granted bail by the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court, ending weeks of pre-trial detention that had drawn sharp scrutiny from legal practitioners and civil society groups in Uganda and beyond. In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, the court set cash bail at Shs1 million and…
Security agencies have arrested five suspects linked to a string of aggravated robberies in the Kampala Metropolitan Policing Area and the murder of a police officer, following an intelligence-led operation that also led to the recovery of firearms. According to police, the arrests were conducted between January 24 and 27, 2026, during coordinated operations in…
The State has asked the High Court sitting in Masaka to adjourn proceedings in the money laundering case against Rev. Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira to February 4, 2026, citing the need for additional time to file key affidavits. Appearing before the court, Principal State Attorney Betty Karungi Gafabusa told the court that the prosecution requires affidavits…
Reactions have continued to pour in from across Uganda’s political and civil society landscape following reports that Barbara Itungo Kyagulanyi, wife of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine), was assaulted and her home was violently raided by security forces. Among the voices condemning the incident was businessman and politician Abraham Luzzi, whose comments added…