Author: Evans Kalyango
In yet another sad turn of events, a 16 year old student of Excel High School Mukono has died after spending three days in coma at the St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu city today afternoon. The deceased had returned home in Gulu for holidays where he has met his death. The deceased has been identified as Joshua Leon Otim who succumbed to injuries he sustained on Saturday in Gulu City as armed gangs, police and army descended on supporters of National Unity Platform and beat them like cows. Otim is among those who tested the ruthlessness of the UPDF,…
Kadongokamu musician also the National Unity Platform MP candidate for Busiro East Mathias Walukagga has been denominated from the race the electoral Commission causing jitters and panic in the Kyagulanyi camp. His denomination follows a petition to the commission challenging the papers which Walukagga used for nomination. In the petition, Walukagga’s certificate of Mature Age/Aptitude test he presented for nomination had long expired. “Further, the petitioner contended that, at the time the Certificate of Mature Age/ Aptitude Test was used for nomination by Walukaga Mathias, on the 23rd of October, 2025, it had expired; thus rendering it invalid”- reads part…
The January 31st Supreme Court ruling in the Attorney General Vs Micheal Kabaziguruka, operations of UPDF’s General Court martial were frozen when it was stopped from trying civilians whom it had remanded for years especially the political prisoners of National Unity Platform. By the time the court’s powers were trimmed, it was headed by Brig Gen Robert Freeman Mugabe who took over over from Lt Gen Andrew Gutti in August 2022. The Court was at the time also trying Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Hajji Obed Lutale and 100s of NUP prisoners who have been in prison for over four years. The…
When Bobi Wine’s People Power converted from a pressure group into a political party dubbed National Unity Platform, several politicians who had doubts about his political standing started joining him from other parties. Among those who joined him were Mathias Mpuuga, Muhammed Muwanga Kivumbi, Medard Lubega Ssegona, Mike Mabiike, Moses Kasibante and Lubega Mukaaku from the then DP Block. The Kyagulanyi effect by then even forced seasoned politicians like Mike Mabiike to leave their own political parties to join him in 2020. Mabiike left his Social Development Party (SDP) while three time presidential candidate Dr. Abed Bwanika also left his…
As the country gears up for the 2026 general Elections, Uganda Police has been accused of bias, being partisan in the way they execute their duties while enforcing the guidelines issued by the Electoral Commission and the relevant laws regarding assemblies and campaigns. Uganda Police in this campaign has been seen forcing opposition candidates to trek long routes in villages to reach their campaign venues while leaving the NRM candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni using highways with ease. Uganda police has also issued a ban on processions and has enforced such a ban with bullets, firing tear gas and running battles…
Atleast one person has been confirmed dead and others injured as police opened fire at Bobi Wine supporters who were returning from his rally held at Rail Way grounds in Iganga municipality. Police in a statement this evening, police claims that Bobi Wine supporters while returning from the rally started throwing stones at police and army who responded with bullets injuring several and killing one person who has been identified as Okello Mesach. The criminality continues! This was Iganga shortly after we finished the rally. #FreeUgandaNow pic.twitter.com/iEhBD8EkRH — BOBI WINE (@HEBobiwine) November 28, 2025 Police has been in the spotlight…
The Katikiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has blasted the Uganda Police for the high handedness on Bobi Wine and his supporters especially this week when he returned to campaign in and around Kampala. Mayiga blames police of selective enforcement of the guidelines where some presidential candidates candidates and their supporters are left to hold processions and do the opposite when it comes to Bobi Wine and Kyagulanyi. Police and army on Monday as Bobi Wine campaigned in Kawempe used bullets, pepper spray, electric tasers, tear gas, sniffer dogs and some supporters were arrested and police claim they injured police…
On Monday as Bobi Wine returned to Kampala for presidential campaigns after trekking several districts in Eastern, Western, West Nile, and Central, police unleashed all manners of force onto supporters of National Unity Platform. At all the two rallies in Kawempe north and Kawempe south, police used electric teasers, tear gas and bullets to disperse the chanting crowds of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB HOSTING, WEB DESIGNS AND DOMAIN NAMES, CALL OR WHATSAPP +256758201313 The police brutality made news as usual but what caught the attention of human rights activists is the fact that…
The Education service commission has in a list released on 19th November 2025 confirmed a total of 439 officers to serve in the education sector and health in different positions across the country. Those confirmed include Assistant Education officers, Laboratory Assistants, Education officers, Senior Assistant Accountants, Enrolled nurses, Library Assistants, and Stenographer Secretaries. According to the circular with the names, those confirmed for employment are requested to contact the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Sports for issuance of relevant letters. CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL LIST HERE If you have a story in your community or an opinion article, let’s…
Former Leader of Opposition and Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) iron lady Winnie Kiiza has lashed at police for what many are calling selective application of laws during this campaign season especially for presidential candidates. According to Winnie Kiiza who posted on her X formerly twitter account, police should stop taking the Civility of Ugandans for granted but the end results might be as bad as ungovernable. If we decided to be as lawless as you’re @PoliceUg, this country would be ungovernable. Don’t take our civility for granted. — Winnie Kiiza (@WinnieKiiza) November 7, 2025 Her statement follows commotion that…