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Kampala — Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday granted prominent rights lawyer and civic activist Dr Sarah Bireete bail of Shs1 million cash, with each surety bonded at Shs10 million non-cash, as her closely watched case proceeds. Dr Bireete — the 49-year-old director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG) and a well-known election observer — was ordered to surrender her passport to the court and instructed to appear for further proceedings on February 27. Bireete was arrested on December 30, 2025, at her Kampala residence after security personnel surrounded her home, a move she publicly described as a…

MUKONO — The National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate, Mr Robert Peter Kabanda, has been declared the newly elected Mukono Municipality Mayor after a decisive victory in the 2026 local government elections. The Mukono Municipality Returning Officer, Ms Emily Amongin, on Tuesday announced that Mr Kabanda secured 13,112 votes, defeating his closest challenger, Mr Micdadi Mulimila of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), who garnered 5,054 votes. The incumbent mayor, Mr Erisa Nkoyooyo, came third after polling 2,283 votes, according to the official results released by the Electoral Commission. Ms Amongin declared Mr Kabanda the winner for the 2026–2031 mayoral term,…

MINNEAPOLIS, USA — Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown substance by a man during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis on Tuesday, in an incident that has drawn national attention and widespread condemnation from political leaders. The attack occurred at Omar’s first town hall of the year, held in the north of the city, as she was addressing constituents on federal immigration policy. Footage and eyewitness accounts show a man in the audience suddenly approaching the podium, taking out what appeared to be a syringe and spraying the liquid in Omar’s direction before being tackled to…

Just as the world continues to grapple with the long-term social and economic scars left by the Covid-19 pandemic, renewed concern is emerging over the Nipah virus, a deadly zoonotic disease that health experts say has the potential to trigger another global health crisis if not contained early. Nipah, a virus transmitted from animals to humans, has resurfaced in parts of Asia, prompting heightened surveillance by global health authorities. Though outbreaks so far have been limited, scientists warn that the virus’s high fatality rate — estimated at between 40 and 75 percent — makes it one of the most dangerous…

Kampala — Despite persistent allegations of human rights abuses by Ugandan security agencies and repeated calls for international accountability, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba have not been summoned by the International Criminal Court (ICC), raising questions among sections of the public and civil society. Uganda is a State Party to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC, having ratified it in 2002. The court therefore has jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed on Ugandan territory or by Ugandan nationals. However, legal experts note that jurisdiction alone does…

KAMPALA — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday used the 40th Liberation Day celebrations at Kololo National Ceremonial Grounds to hit out at the opposition while underscoring what he described as four decades of national transformation under the National Resistance Movement (NRM). Addressing thousands of supporters, government officials, diplomats and veterans on Monday, Museveni dismissed critics who have questioned the meaning of liberation under his long rule, saying detractors were distorting history and undermining Uganda’s progress. “We have liberated this country and transformed its economy. Those who spend their time criticizing do not understand where we have come from,” Museveni said,…

Kampala — Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused the government of mounting what he described as an “unjustified manhunt” against him, while thanking ordinary Ugandans for helping to keep him safe amid heightened security operations. In a statement released on Tuesday, the National Unity Platform (NUP) leader said he continues to move through different parts of the country despite what he termed persistent efforts by the State to track him down. “Despite the ongoing unjustified manhunt by the criminal regime, I am grateful to the common people who I meet daily for trying to…

In a pulsating Premier League weekend that could define the title race, Manchester United stunned leaders Arsenal with a dramatic 3-2 victory at the Emirates Stadium, denting the Gunners’ grip on top spot and injecting fresh tension into the race for the English crown. Arsenal entered their clash against United with momentum in their unbeaten league campaign and the chance to extend their lead, but what unfolded was a compelling mix of early promise, costly mistakes and late drama — emblematic of a title bid suddenly shaky under pressure. The Gunners appeared to be in control early on. They took…

Kampala/Washington — The chairman of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Jim Risch, has sharply criticized Uganda’s recent general elections, describing them as a “hollow exercise” designed to legitimise President Museveni’s continued hold on power. In a statement released in Washington, Mr Risch said the elections were staged to secure President Museveni’s seventh term and nearly four decades in office, drawing parallels with Tanzania’s recent polls, which he said followed a similar pattern. “Uganda’s elections – like the recent elections in Tanzania – were a hollow exercise, staged to legitimize President Yoweri Museveni’s seventh term and four decades…

Uganda’s political landscape has long been defined by the struggle between entrenched government power and persistent opposition. From Paul Kawanga Ssemwogerere in the 1980s, to Kizza Besigye in the 1990s and 2000s, to Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) in the 2010s and beyond, each generation of opposition has employed unique strategies to challenge President Yoweri Museveni’s decades-long rule. Meanwhile, Museveni has consistently employed a combination of army tactics, laws, financial leverage, fear, and political arrests to maintain his grip on power. Kawanga: Institutional Politics in the Early Era Paul Kawanga Ssemwogerere represented Uganda’s early multiparty opposition, seeking change through formal institutions.…