A major legal showdown is unfolding at the Supreme Court of Uganda as Hon. Francis Zaake confronts an appeal filed by the Attorney General on behalf of Speaker of Parliament Anita Among. The appeal seeks to overturn a previous court ruling in Zaake’s favor. Human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza announced on social media that Zaake’s…
Justice Bernard Namanya, a judge of the High Court, has removed Elias Naluyimbazi Nalukoola from his position in Parliament. This happened just two months after Nalukoola, a member of the National Unity Platform (NUP), was sworn in. The decision has caused disappointment among opposition politicians and their supporters. If the appeal against the ruling fails,…
A tragic incident occurred at Ruti Police Station in Mbarara South Division on the night of May 25, 2025, when a local businessman was accidentally shot and killed during a dramatic escape by suspects already in custody. The deceased, Bogere Gordon, a 52-year-old businessman and resident of Market Cell in Ruti Town, had earlier on…
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has once again made a bold political move, holding a significant retreat in Gulu City for its leaders from Northern Uganda. The event has brought together party representatives from the Acholi, Lango, and Karamoja sub-regions, all united under one message resilience, unity, and the urgent need to protect the vote….
The High Court in Kampala has delivered a major political shake-up by nullifying the election of Elias Nalukoola Luyimbazi as the Member of Parliament for Kawempe North. The court’s ruling followed a successful petition filed by Faridah Nambi Kigongo of the National Resistance Movement (NRM). Faridah Nambi challenged the results of the recent elections, accusing…
Nyendo-Mukungwe MP and former Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, has disclosed that he had developed a detailed legal strategy to counter the controversial UPDF Amendment Bill from within Parliament before the Opposition staged a walkout. In a recent statement following the protest, Mpuuga revealed that he had prepared comprehensive legal memoranda designed to…
A storm is brewing in Uganda’s military circles after General Muhoozi Kainerugaba took to Twitter with explosive claims against David Pulkol, a former intelligence chief. In a strongly worded message, Muhoozi labeled Pulkol a “habitual traitor” and accused him of being involved in the betrayal of the late Brigadier Noble Mayombo, a highly respected military…
In a major diplomatic development, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has announced the immediate suspension of all defence and military cooperation with the Federal Republic of Germany. The decision follows what the UPDF describes as credible intelligence linking Germany’s Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency Mathias Schauer, to activities that threaten national security. According to…
Shock and grief have swept through Akatooma Cell in Bwizibwera-Rutooma Town Council, Mbarara District, after 30-year-old Ritah Akakunda was found brutally murdered in her home. According to residents and initial police reports, Ritah was at home with her sister-in-law, Winnie Kabaare, and the family’s shamba boy. Her husband, Fred Kabaare, had left earlier in the…
Ugandan academic and activist Dr. Stella Nyanzi says she was stopped from flying back to Germany, where she lives as a refugee with her children. Dr. Nyanzi and her children moved to Germany to escape political persecution in Uganda under President Yoweri Museveni’s government. According to Nyanzi, a German migration officer named Constantine, based at…
