The verdict of Dominic Ongwen, a former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander is to be delivered today Thursday 4th February at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ongwen is charged with 70 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes he allegedly committed during the LRA insurgency that ravaged northern Uganda for over 18 years. According […]
President Yoweri Museveni has been served with a copy of the electoral petition by the legal team of the National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Robert Kyagulanyi. Museveni’s lawyers were served by Kyagulanyi’s lead counsel, Anthony Wameli, at the Supreme Court in Kampala on Wednesday. According to the secretary-general of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), […]
Bars have been noted to be fertile grounds for the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus Gaetano Kaggwa and musician Hillary Kiyaga popularly known as Dr Hilderman were among several people arrested on Saturday night by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) who conducted a joint operation with the Uganda Police Force on bars that were operating past curfew […]
Makindye West MP Member of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana has been granted bail after being arrested for a week at Kitalya Government Prison. The legislator is battling facts of accuses of spreading the corona virus disease together with his supporters, who include Robert Musisi, Ivan Wasswa, Maria Nabwase, and Issa Musisi. They have since denied the charges. […]
President Museveni on Sunday, 22nd November will address the nation about the security situation. This was revealed by the Spokesperson of Government, Ofwono Opondo during an interview. “He will be addressing the nation about the riots that have been happening in various parts of the country “he said. Many people have died in various parts […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has disqualified Gibson Amanya, a candidate for the Kibale MP seat, and asked the Kamwenge district Returning Officer George William Magezi to withdraw the nomination. This was after a resident of Kankarara village in Kamwenge town council, Charles Kakuru, petitioned the EC, claiming that his signature to second Amanya’s nomination for […]
Mountain Division Court Martial sitting at Muhoti barracks in Fort Portal has sentenced Pte Lotukei Paul attached to Bukara army detach, 6 Mountain Battalion 222 Mountain Brigade to 90 years of imprisonment. The court proved Lotukei guilty of two counts of murder contrary to subsection 188 and 189 of the Penal Code Act chapter 120. […]
Nancy Linda Kalembe, one of the Independent presidential candidates, has pushed her official campaign kickoff to Thursday following her grandmother’s death. Kalembe who was in Jinja City on Monday to inspect the venue where she is slated to launch her campaign manifesto at Kakindu Stadium said she needed three days to send off one of […]
Nominated presidential candidate for National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi has rejected the police avail that was given to him by the Electrol Commission. After nomination he was given government security detail, a new car and a driver inclusive. However, after addressing the media at the NUP headquarters, avid Lewis Rubongoya, the party’s Secretary General […]
He now joins Yoweri Museveni, and two other former military Generals; Mugisha Muntu and Henry Tumukunde in vying for the country’s topmost seat. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known to many by his stage name of H.E. Bobi Wine, has been cleared to stand for President. Kyagulanyi was announced as a Presidential candidate at 11:13 pm. The […]