The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has appointed Col Deo Asiimwe Akiiki, his military assistant. Col Akiiki has been the deputy Spokesperson of Uganda People Defence Forces (UPDF). Col Akiiki confirmed his appointment and stated: “Good afternoon, Comrades and members of the Fourth Estate. It is a bright Sunny Friday on this […]
The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) on Wednesday condemned the violent attack on Top TV journalist, Miracle Ibrah by security operatives. The incident occurred while Ibrah was covering the nomination of National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate, Elias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola for the Kawempe North parliamentary seat at the Electoral Commission (EC) offices in Kawempe Mbogo. According to […]
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the National Unity Platform (NUP) president, has accused security forces of planting tracking devices, cameras and fetishes at the party’s Kavule offices following a recent raid. Kyagulanyi said that from Monday, a technical team had been investigating the premises to uncover items potentially planted by the operatives. “While it’s difficult to establish […]
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said he is going to arrest the Director of Criminal Investigations in the Uganda Police, Tom Magambo. In a series of tweets, which he has since deleted, Muhoozi said, the arrest will not stop at Magambo but also at people he works with. “Magambo likes […]
Journalists have been today beaten by the military officials who were found guarding the headquarters of National Unity Platform (NUP) at Makerere Kavule as the NUP leaders demanded access into their premises. The NUP officials were led by the NUP Vice President for Buganda Region, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, Joel Ssenyonyi, the Leader of Opposition in […]
President Yoweri Museveni has said it is not true that the Ugandan army UPDF has deployed troops in Eastern Congo to help the Congo government fight the M-23 rebels. STATEMENT IN FULL I need to clarify one misinformation I saw on Al-Jazeera TV, the other night. There was an item that said that Uganda had […]
Security personnel have raided and cordoned off the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters. The personnel comprising of the police, army and operatives from the Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce-JATT also sealed off the party’s leadership training centre in Kmawokya. Acting Maj Gen Felix Kulayigye, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Spokesperson, said the raid follows videos that […]
POLICE CONDUCTS SEARCH ON ILLEGAL MILITARY TRAINING AT NATIONAL UNITY PLATFORM PREMISES 1. Following reports of unauthorized military drills at the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters in Kavule and their premise in Kamwokya in Kampala City, the Uganda Police Force, in collaboration with other security agencies, has mounted a coordinated security operation. 2. Our […]
The Chief of Defense Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has today arrived in Nairobi to attend a high-level meeting of East African Community (EAC) military chiefs. The gathering aims at addressing the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where ongoing conflict has threatened regional security. […]
Following days of speculation, it has finally been established that the chief mobiliser for the National Unity Platform (NUP) Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu popularly known as ‘Chairman Nyanzi’, was taken to an unspecified military facility after recording a statement at Wandegeya Police Station. Nyanzi is said to have been abducted by armed suspected security agents last […]
