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By Ben Musanje The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has demanded the immediate release of National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for Buganda Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi after he was reportedly arrested by security personnel in Mpigi District on Friday, less than 24 hours after the High Court granted him bail in a terrorism case. The Society described the incident as deeply …

By Ben Musanje The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has established a special committee and an international solidarity programme to protect advocates from what it describes as growing militarization, intimidation and political interference in the practice of law. The new body, known as the Section 3(c) Committee, was created under an executive order signed by ULS President Isaac K. Ssemakadde and …

Kampala– On Thursday, the Judiciary Disciplinary Committee (JDC) and the Judicial Service Commission Disciplinary Committee (JSC DC) held a joint meeting at the Supreme Court Conference Hall in Kampala aimed at strengthening coordination, harmonising disciplinary procedures and enhancing accountability in the administration of justice. Some of the members during the meeting. The engagement brought together members of both committees to …

By Brian Mugenyi mugenyijj@gmail.com For two years, Mr. Edison Nuwamanya, a Diploma holder in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry from Busitema University, has waited for an opportunity he believes he is qualified for a chance to serve Uganda through public service. But instead of wearing the official identity of a government employee, Mr. Nuwamanya says he has spent years volunteering in …

Viewers: 50,241 By Spy Uganda Former Butambala County Member of Parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has reportedly been re-arrested by security operatives, barely 24 hours after he was granted bail by the International Crimes Division of the High Court. According to his lawyer, Sam Muyizzi, Kivumbi was picked up on Friday in Mpigi District and driven away in what witnesses …

The freshly bailed former Butambala County Member of Parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been picked up in Mpigi District while heading to Kampala.Details surrounding the re-arrest remain unclear and authorities are yet to issue an official statement. However, National Unity Platform lawyer Samuel Muyizzi, who is part of Kivumbi’s defence team, confirmed that the former MP was arrested in Mpigi  …

Former Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been re-arrested in Mpigi district, barely a day after the International Crimes Division of the High court granted him bail. The circumstances surrounding the arrest remain unclear, and authorities had not issued an official statement by press time. However, National Unity Platform (NUP) lawyer Samuel Muyizzi, who is part of Kivumbi’s defence …

‘He was telling the truth’ Charles TJ built a following by singing openly about what it means to be gay in Zimbabwe. He died at age 28 last February, weeks before his debut album was set to drop. xxx== Illustration of Charles TJ by Rex Opara shows a young musician with sound waves streaming by him. Charles TJ completed what …

By Ben Musanje The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has strongly condemned the dismissal of Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale’s bail application, accusing the Judiciary of using its Electronic Court Case Management Information System (ECCMIS) to facilitate what it described as a “mechanical” and unjust decision that undermined fair trial rights. In a strongly worded statement issued on Friday, …

By Guest Writer On the Thursday night of Thursday, July 9, 2026 close to midnight, the wheels of a chartered aircraft touched down smoothly at Entebbe International Airport, bringing an end to a harrowing chapter for hundreds of Ugandan nationals. As the aircraft taxied to a halt, it brought home 219 men, women, and children—the sixth and final airfunded cohort …