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…
Concerns are mounting over arrests, abductions, and political intimidation in Uganda as the January 15 polls approach, with religious leaders calling for calm and adherence to the law. “We are hearing about regular arrests and abductions of God’s people, and we are concerned. There is also harassment of some politicians and other emerging actors,” said…
The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has dismissed allegations by National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, that security agencies are plotting to arrest him ahead of polling day and engineer violence to justify a heavy military deployment. In a statement issued on Friday, police described the claims as…
National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused the state of widespread human rights abuses and institutional bias, saying 2025 was marked by abductions, torture and prolonged detentions of government critics. In a New Year address delivered on Thursday at the NUP headquarters in Makerere-Kavule, Kyagulanyi said many…
Uganda’s opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has called on his supporters to download Bitchat, a decentralised messaging app, ahead of the January 15, 2026, general elections, citing fears that the government may once again shut down internet and social media services. Speaking to supporters online and through social media posts, Wine…