Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba has assured Ugandans that security agencies will not allow any individual or group to disrupt peace as the country prepares for the upcoming elections. In remarks shared by the Uganda Police Force, Byakagaba said elections will take place in a secure and orderly environment, emphasising that maintaining law and…
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has warned broadcasters and online media practitioners against airing live coverage of riots, violent incidents, or the unofficial declaration of election results ahead of next week’s General Election. Speaking at a joint media briefing with the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance at the Uganda Media Centre, UCC Executive Director…
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, Dr Amina Zawedde, has dismissed reports suggesting that the government plans to shut down internet access during next week’s General Election. Addressing the press, Dr Zawedde said, “The Government has not announced, directed, or implemented any decision to shut down the internet during the…
Mbale — Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said he would protect President Yoweri Museveni if the long-serving leader accepts defeat in the January 15, 2026, presidential election and hands over power peacefully. Bobi Wine, the National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer and Museveni’s main challenger, made the remarks during…
Decades before becoming one of Africa’s longest-serving presidents, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni repeatedly argued that the continent’s deepest crisis lay not with its people, but with leaders who cling to power, abuse authority and undermine the sovereignty of citizens. “Africa’s problem is leaders who do not want to leave power,” Museveni declared in his now-famous January…