Museveni defends move to try some civilians in court martial
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has defended his decision to have cases involving some civilians tried in the court martial. Traditionally, court martials are a preserve of cases involving military personel. Museveni says the Court Martial has contributed to the country’s stabilisation through faster trial of criminals and terrorists. “I have seen the arguments in the […]
Ugandan court denies Martha Karua audience in Besigye’s ongoing trial
Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua has been denied audience by General Court Martial in Makindye, Kampala. Karua on Monday, December 2, 2024, arrived at the court to lead a battery of 50 lawyers representing veteran opposition leader Kizza Besigye in his ongoing trial. However, she was blocked from accessing the courtroom and when she […]
‘I have not been in contact with any person since we were arrested from Nairobi’ – Besigye
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has spoken out for the first time since his arrest in Nairobi on Saturday, November 16, 2024. Besigye spoke to the press about his arrest in Nairobi after he was presented before the Makindye General Court Martial in Kampala on Wednesday November 20, 2024. Speaking from a cage within the […]
Ugandan TikTokers held for insulting first family
Two Ugandans have been detained for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and the president’s son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on the video-sharing platform, TikTok. Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis remanded 21-year-old David Ssengozi, alias Lucky Choice, and Isaiah Ssekagiri, 28, to Kigo prison until Wednesday when they will make an initial court appearance. […]
Lightning kills 14 at refugee camp
A lighting strike at a refugee camp in Uganda had killed 14 people, police say. They say the victims were attending a church service on Saturday evening when the lightning struck. Another 34 people were injured. A local official told state-run radio that all those who died were children. The incident occurred at Palabek Refugee […]
Muhoozi gives U.S. ambassador 48 hours to apologize to his father Museveni or leave Uganda
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Uganda’s long-serving President Yoweri Museveni and Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), expressed his frustrations with U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, William W. Popp, in a series of posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday, October 4, 2024. His remarks came in response to U.S. sanctions imposed […]
‘No civilian will lead Uganda after Museveni’ – Muhoozi declares after dropping out of presidential race
In a series of dramatic late-night social media posts on Saturday, September 21, 2024, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda’s long-serving President Yoweri Museveni and Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), shook the political landscape by announcing his withdrawal from the 2026 presidential race. The announcement, posted on X (formerly Twitter), ignited a […]