Current Affairs

Idi Ssemata, the National Unity Platform (NUP) party candidate for the Mawogola North parliamentary race, has withdrawn from next year’s general elections.

National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has promised a by-election for the Bukedea Woman MP seat once he defeats President Yoweri Museveni in the 2026 general election.

The High Court in Kampala has upheld the Electoral Commission’s decision to cancel the parliamentary nomination of Mathias Walukagga, ruling that he did not meet the minimum academic qualifications required by law at the time of nomination

The Uganda Law Society has appealed to the Chief Justice, Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, and the Justices of the Supreme Court to urgently deliver a long-awaited judgment

The Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court has adjourned the human sacrifice case involving jailed city socialite Bryan Kirumira, popularly known as Bryan White, to February 10, 2026, as police investigations into the matter continue.

The race for the hotly contested Laroo-Pece Division parliamentary seat has further narrowed following the withdrawal of two more candidates

Parliament has sanctioned UNOC’s plan to borrow USD 2 billion (about UGX 7.11 trillion) from global energy trader Vitol Bahrain.

Democratic Front (DF) President Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba has raised fresh alarm over Uganda’s electoral preparedness, warning that the Electoral Commission (EC) is presiding over a flawed and opaque process that could undermine the credibility of the January general elections.

According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Rachel Kawala, the operations, conducted on Wednesday, led to the arrest of 90 suspects on the first day.

Two senior police officers have been committed to the High Court to stand trial over the alleged murder of former Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Joan Kagezi on March 30th 2015.