“It is hypocritical for IGP Byakagaba to say it is in contravention of the law for the NUP, and in order for the NRM to hold processions to the extent of using police vehicles to ferry supporters,” he argued. The Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP) Joel Ssenyonyi has taken a swipe against recent comments […]
Ssenyonjo, who is also the chairperson of Mengo Lukiiko’s Education and Social Services Committee, stressed the issue of preservation of traditional cultures and heritage. The 1st Deputy Sekiboobo (Mengo government chief for Ssaza Kyaggwe) Moses Ssenyonjo Kiyimba has cautioned Kabaka’s subjects to be wary of imminent negative developments which may culminate into bloodshed basing on current […]
He clarified the operational context of the Kawempe incident, claiming that police presence, including the K9 unit, was specifically designated to secure a “no go area.” The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abas Byakagaba has supported the widely condemned use of police sniffer dogs on National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters during a presidential campaign rally […]
Mayiga warned that the use of dogs in political spaces evokes troubling historical memories. He noted that similar methods were used in colonial and apartheid settings to intimidate populations, arguing that such imagery has no place in Uganda’s modern democratic context. The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has condemned the Uganda Police for unleashing dogs […]
According to Asiimwe, the deployment of police dogs at political rallies today reflects a continuity with colonial and apartheid-era practices in which animals are weaponised to instill fear and enforce authoritarian control. Uganda Law Society (ULS) has condemned the Uganda Police Force for unleashing dogs at opposition supporters at campaign rallies in their attempt to […]
“What is important is to tell you the seven contributions of NRM, starting with peace. Uganda is peaceful because of NRM,” the President said. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on Ugandans to renew their trust in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) by evaluating the party’s performance over the past four decades, saying the party’s […]
In response, Nambooze challenged Bakaluba to surrender one of his schools to the government with learners studying for free, to practically show that he is a patriot, rather than feeding Ugandans with lies when he is actually amassing wealth. Police OC Shot Dead, Another Officer, Businessman Injured, Hospitalized As the vote hunting spree rages on […]
According to figures presented to the President, Kaliro District has 89 government primary schools and 132 private primary schools. However, the district’s 87 parishes do not benefit equally from the public schools. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed strong concern over what he described as a persistent and “illogical” imbalance in the distribution of government […]
They claimed that piped water extensions halted after Kibuule’s earlier tenure and have never resumed, worsening scarcity in the parish and the sub-county at large. A show of unusual political and economic alliance played out in Kasenge Parish in Nama sub-county, Mukono District, when Chinese and local investors physically escorted former State Minister for Water, […]
But some constituents have pushed back, questioning why Kiwanuka, himself a lawyer, has not pursued the matter in court. The contest between the incumbent Member of Parliament for Mukono County North Abdallah Kiwanuka Mulimamayuuni and his rival Ronald Kibuule has taken a dramatic turn, with allegations of past abductions resurfacing and voters demanding accountability from […]