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Former Miss Rwanda Jolly Mutesi has instructed her lawyers to pursue legal action against Ugandan musician Bebe Cool following allegations linking her to an alleged online fraud scheme.Mutesi, who has built a public profile through pageantry, advocacy for women and girls, and the promotion of Rwanda on international platforms, has strongly denied claims made by the singer on social media. …

Viewers: 10,015 By Spy Uganda Kampala– Ugandan music star Moses Ssali, alias Bebe Cool, is facing the prospect of a defamation lawsuit after former Miss Rwanda 2016 Jolly Mutesi, through her lawyers led by renowned city lawyer Fred Mukasa Mbidde, threatened legal action over social media posts accusing her of fraud. In a strongly-worded legal notice titled “Notice of …

KAMPALA, Uganda – The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has drawn a line in the sand. In a rare and defiant move against the security establishment, the ULS has issued a 24-hour ultimatum demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Erias Lukwago, the acting president of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) and a key member of veteran opposition politician Dr. Kizza …

New law in the West African nation is ‘among the most repressive’ Niger’s president and former coup leader Abdourahamane Tchiani. (Photo courtesy of the BBC) The wave of West African nations threatening LGBTQ people with ever-harsher penalties  continued this week, as Niger enacted a law providing for up to 10 years in prison for same-sex intimacy and up to 20 …

New law in the West African nation is ‘among the most repressive’ Niger’s president and former coup leader Abdourahamane Tchiani. (Photo courtesy of the BBC)The wave of West African nations threatening LGBTQ people with ever-harsher penalties  continued this week, as Niger enacted a law providing for up to 10 years in prison for same-sex intimacy and up to 20 years …

Prosecutors claim images of same-sex couples expressing affection are obscene   Illustration of LGBTQ legal challenge in Turkey courtesy of JRL Charts   JRL Charts reports: Turkey Puts LGBT Activists on Trial Over “Obscenity” Charges in Escalating Crackdown By Paul Goldberg IZMIR, TURKEY — April 11, 2026 — Eleven LGBTQ activists in Turkey have gone on trial in a case …

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 …