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son of President Yoweri Museveni has drawn sharp criticism from press freedom advocates after posting a series of inflammatory messages on social media targeting independent journalists. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, commander of Uganda’s People’s Defence Forces, used his now-deleted Twitter account to issue warnings against reporters from the Daily Monitor, one of Uganda’s most prominent independent newspapers. In the posts, he …

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara In what critics are describing as the kicks of a dying horse, defeated Mbarara City North Member of Parliament Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari has refused to accept his electoral loss, instead launching a fresh verbal onslaught against MP-elect Christopher Bakashaba, warning him to step aside or face severe personal and legal consequences. Speaking during his thanksgiving ceremony …

A storm is brewing at the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) after reports surfaced linking a senior official to a budding romance with a junior employee. Sources say the affair, which allegedly started during upcountry assignments, has now become the talk of corridors at the Commission — leaving colleagues whispering and the boss’s marriage hanging in balance. Insiders reveal that the …

The Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM) party supporters in Mbale city yesterday staged a demonstrations accusing the Electoral Commission (EC) of frustrating nomination bid for their presidential candidate, Dr Keddi Steven Zulumba through late communication on the verification of supporters. Addressing Media yesterday evening Ali Muyinda,  the spokesperson of Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM) said that as the party, they acknowledge that …