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Opposition leader and National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said that security forces deployed at his home in Magere are guarding an empty house after his wife and children fled the country for safety. Speaking at the Geneva Human Rights Conference, Bobi Wine said the heavy security presence at his residence …

A delegation of Muslims from the Greater Muslim District, comprising the local government districts of Mpigi, Butambala, and Gomba, has paid a courtesy visit to the Mufti of Uganda, Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, at his office at the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council headquarters in Old Kampala. The delegation, operating under the Butambala Masjid Imams Association, visited the Mufti on Tuesday, February …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tasked NRM district chairpersons to take the lead in mobilising communities to embrace government wealth-creation programmes, declaring that the next decisive battle for Uganda is the elimination of household poverty. Congratulating the chairpersons upon their election and successful mobilisation of voters, Museveni described the recently concluded campaigns as among the most cohesive in three decades, …

By Amos TayebwaMbarara Residents and local leaders in Bwizibwera–Rutooma Town Council have demanded a public apology from the Mbarara District LC5 Chairman-elect, Hygiene Kururagire, accusing him of openly campaigning against fellow National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidates during the recent local council elections. Kururagire was declared unopposed as Mbarara District LC5 Chairman for the 2026–2031 term after defeating incumbent Didas Tabaro …

Kampala erupted in celebration as world leaders lined up to congratulate President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni following his emphatic landslide victory in Uganda’s presidential elections, officially announced on January 17, 2025. According to the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Museveni cruised to a historic seventh term after scooping a staggering 7,946,772 votes, translating into 71.65 percent of the valid ballots cast — miles …

MITOOMA, WESTERN UGANDA — The National Unity Platform (NUP) has accused security forces in Mitooma District of a coordinated clampdown after several of its local leaders and election agents were reportedly assaulted and detained ahead of the 2026 polls. The party says that Ronald Turyatunga and Kenneth Turyatunga were arrested on Tuesday evening while distributing official appointment letters to party …

By Amos Tayebwa The long-running Kyarwabuganda land dispute has taken a dramatic turn after Mbarara City authorities and security leaders warned businessman David Buryo never to step on the contested land again, accusing him of intimidation and presenting what they describe as a fake court ruling. The warning follows an incident in which Buryo reportedly appeared at Kyarwabuganda, escorted by …

Rubaga – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged residents of Rubaga Division to hold their elected leaders accountable for local challenges, saying citizens should stop blaming the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government for failures that fall within the mandate of leaders they themselves chose. Addressing thousands of supporters at a campaign rally at Kitebi Primary School playgrounds, President Museveni, accompanied …

Kampala– As we are left with a few days to the Presidential elections, National Resistance Movement (NRM), Presidential Candidate will have a special meeting with party leaders from Acholi, West Nile and Busoga sub-region. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (courtesy photo) The leaders which the Party Presidential Candidate, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will be meeting include; All NRM District/City Chairpersons, all NRM …

Mpigi – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged voters in Mpigi District to take a firm stand against leaders who fail to deliver, calling on the electorate to recall non-performing representatives and hold them accountable. Addressing a campaign rally in Mpigi on Monday, the President, who is also the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential flagbearer for the 2026 general elections, …