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…
On Friday, May 23, 2025, Annet Nabirye was overwhelmingly elected as the new Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Women’s League for Luuka District, marking a pivotal moment in the region’s political landscape and reinforcing her growing momentum ahead of the 2026 Woman MP race. Nabirye’s commanding victory is the latest in a string…
On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, something unusual happened at Christ’s Cathedral Bugembe in Jinja. A 25-year-old man named Stuart Maganda shocked everyone when he climbed to the top of the cathedral roof. The situation quickly drew attention from church members, police, and the public. According to a statement from the Cathedral, efforts by the Uganda…
President Yoweri Museveni has spoken out about the brutal killings that occurred in the Masaka region following the 2021 general elections, where over 20 people lost their lives. Addressing a gathering in Luweero Town, the President alleged that opposition members orchestrated the killings as a way to intimidate the government. He claimed that the attackers…
Recently, a high-level meeting took place in Gulu between the European Union (EU) Delegation and General Salim Saleh, the brother of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. During the discussions, the German Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Matthias Schauer, along with other EU diplomats, expressed serious concern over threatening social media posts made by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba President…
This week, Prince Kassim Nakibinge, the cultural leader of Muslims in Uganda, spoke to a group of Muslim leaders at Kibuli Hill. These leaders support him instead of the group based in Old Kampala led by Sheikh Mubaje. Nakibinge spoke about several issues, including the rise in torture and human rights abuses in Uganda. He…
