Kumi — Security operatives blocked roads leading to Kumi town on Tuesday, January 15, 2026, moments before the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, was scheduled to address a campaign rally at Wiggins playground. All access points to the venue were sealed off using police armoured vehicles…
Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has raised concerns over the use of violence by security operatives during political campaigns, warning that such actions could undermine peaceful elections in Uganda. “Violence breeds violence,” Mayiga said, urging security forces to refrain from using bullets, tear gas, or sticks against citizens during campaign activities. “You can’t brutalise…
National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, held two campaign rallies in Lubaga North and South today amid reports of violent clashes with security forces. The first rally took place at Wankulukuku Stadium in Lubaga South, where Bobi Wine was greeted by enthusiastic supporters. According to NUP’s official Twitter…
Sam Mugumya, a Ugandan opposition activist and former aide to Dr. Kizza Besigye, was reportedly arrested on August 26, 2025, in Mbarara City, Uganda, by military and plain-clothed personnel while having breakfast at a hotel. Opposition figures and his lawyers allege he was taken to a military detention facility in Mbuya, Kampala (under the Chieftaincy…
Gulu City — The family of Otim Leon Joshua, a 16-year-old student who died last week after sustaining severe injuries, has received Shs700, 000 from well-wishers. Otim was laid to rest amid grief, public outcry and sharply conflicting accounts from activists and the police over the circumstances surrounding his death. Otim, a student of Exel…