Beaten, Left for Dead — Then Arrested: The Ordeal of Namara Under the Shadow of UPDF’s Major Mark Wanyama

According to court documents and testimonies from Mbeya Island residents, he was attacked and beaten nearly to death by individuals allegedly associated with Wanyama’s camp. For days, Fredrick Namara Karuhanga lay unconscious after a brutal assault that nearly claimed his life in March 2023. Severely beaten, abandoned along the lakeshores of Mbeya Island in Mukono […]

Mother of Student Beaten to Death by Girlfriend’s Father Disputes Prior Warning Claims

Bukenya was laid to rest in Kinoni, Lwengo District, on Tuesday, as grief and anger continued to ripple through the community. Fresh controversy has emerged in the death of Martin Bukenya, the 18-year-old student who was allegedly beaten to death by his girlfriend’s father on Valentine’s Day, after his mother denied claims that she had […]

Winnie Byanyima Cries Out! Prisoned Besigye’s Life Hangs in Danger

According to Byanyima, Besigye is being held in solitary confinement—cut off from other inmates, barred from communal prayers, church services, and even simple recreational activities. The late afternoon sun cast long shadows across the quiet compound in Kasangati as journalists gathered outside the home of Winnie Byanyima. The mood was heavy, the air thick with […]

Uganda Lauded For Progressive Refugee Policy, Granting Freedom And Dignity

Among the refugees is a family of an 80-year-old Tedros Kahsai, an Eritrean who acknowledged the peace and love granted to the refugees in Uganda. International journalism scholars, journalists and journalism students have praised Uganda’s refugee policy, citing its generosity and openness. The country’s approach grants refugees complete freedom of movement and the right to […]

Dr. Baryomunsi Condemns Attack on Bobi’s Family, Waters Down CDF Muhoozi’s Tweets

He was responding to a contribution by lawyer Katana who noted that it is absurd to minimize what happened at the NUP leader’s home when soldiers allegedly broke doors and forcefully entered, and meted out all sorts of embarrassing activities to Barbie Kyagulanyi, Bobi Wine’s wife. Gen. Muhoozi’s Hard-hitting Tweets: PLU SG Challenges Minister Baryomunsi […]

Dr. Lulume Slams Museveni Over Govt’s Handling of Besigye’s Health

Dr. Lulume has questioned Museveni’s treatment of his former personal physician and fellow bush war fighter, asking how he could find peace while Besigye lay ill in detention. Dr. Michael Lulume Bayiga, the vice chairperson of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), has criticized President Museveni and his son Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba for keeping Dr. […]

Human Rights Body Condemns ‘Abusive’ Security Crackdown on Kyagulanyi’s Wife

Kyagulanyi’s wife, Barbie Itungo Kyagulanyi claims to have been subjected to grave injuries leading to her hospitalization at St. Francis’ Hospital Nsambya. The Director of Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI), Dr. Livingstone Ssewanyana, has condemned the alleged torture of Robert Kyagulanyi’s wife and other people at his home by security operatives, calling for arrests […]

NOTU Launches Initiative to Protect Domestic Workers’ Rights in Uganda

Mauku clarified that domestic workers are; housemaids, shamba boys, drivers, security guards who work in homestead settings and any other workers who help with household chores. Farming Helps Kabonge Defy Teaching Fraternity’s ‘Low Salary’ Outcry The National Union of Trade Unions (NOTU) has initiated a process of providing security for domestic workers through observance of […]

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