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Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has sounded the alarm after authorities announced a nationwide internet shutdown set to begin at 6:00 p.m. today, just days before Uganda heads to the polls on Thursday. In a message shared with supporters, Bobi Wine described the move as a deliberate attempt by what he called a “criminal regime” to …

Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post The Ugandan state is preparing to commit crimes in the dark. Two days before the January 15 general election, the government has ordered the shutdown of the national internet. This is a premeditated blackout designed for premeditated violence. We have seen this film before. It played in neighboring Tanzania. There, a state imposed curfew …

ALEXANDER LUYIMA | THE HOIMA POSTKAMPALA, Uganda — The streets of Kampala, once alive with the colour, sound, and anticipation of election season, now sit under a heavy and uneasy calm. Campaign songs have faded from junctions and trading centres. Public gatherings are rare. In their place are quiet conversations, early closures, and nightly reports of abductions that stir memories …

Uganda has been thrust into digital darkness as a nationwide internet shutdown coincides with escalating allegations of torture, abductions, and enforced disappearances allegedly carried out by security forces against opposition supporters ahead of the general elections. The internet blackout, ordered by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), has suspended public internet access indefinitely, cutting off social media, messaging platforms, email services, …

Uganda has been plunged into an indefinite internet shutdown just days before the country’s general election, following a directive issued by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) ordering the suspension of public internet access nationwide. In a letter dated 13 January 2026, addressed to all licensed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the UCC directed operators to block …

By Alexander LuyimaUganda’s tax system is sinking into a profound crisis of credibility after the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) failed to meet its revenue targets for four consecutive months as 2025 came to a close. Preliminary figures indicate a cumulative shortfall running into trillions of shillings between August and November alone. Yet, in a move that has ignited widespread public …

The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) strongly condemns, in the harshest terms, the acts of torture and violence meted out against BBS TV journalist Ivan Mbadhi by Uganda security personnel attached to the Joint Anti-Terrorism (JAT) unit on Monday, 5th January, while he was lawfully executing his professional duties in Kween District, Sebei Sub-region. BBS journalist Mbadi being assaulted by security …

Ugandan authorities on Friday charged prominent human rights lawyer Sarah Bireete with unlawful obtaining or disclosure of personal data, according to a charge sheet filed at Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court in Kampala. Bireete, the executive director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance, was charged under Sections 35 (1) and (2) of Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act. According to the …

By Alexander LuyimaThe Hoima Post | Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law I write not as a distant observer, but as a Ugandan trained in the law—trained enough to recognise the moment when law stops being a shield and begins to function as an instrument of quiet destruction. I write as someone who still believes, perhaps defiantly, that the …

Kampala — In the face of mounting restrictions on civic freedoms in Uganda, a new Know Your Laws campaign is helping citizens better understand their legal rights and the real-world effects of controversial legislation, organisers and civil society advocates say. The initiative was launched against a backdrop of shrinking civic space in the country, where activists, rights defenders and ordinary …