Current Affairs

President Yoweri Museveni has received eight opposition parliamentary flag bearers from the National Unity Platform (NUP) and the Democratic Front who have withdrawn from the 2026 general election and defected to NRM.

Waiswa’s killing follows three similar incidents reported earlier this month. The first victim, Fred Wango, was killed along Kamuli Road in the Southern Division on December 9, 2025.

Rev. Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira, a Catholic priest from Masaka Diocese who was dramatically abducted earlier this month, is expected to appear in court in Masaka today for the hearing of his case.

In a statement released by the Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, as the country heads into the festive season and another election cycle, the Kabaka spoke out on electoral violence, money politics, food insecurity, and rising crime.

The Kawempe Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Kanyanya has dismissed an application for mandatory bail by ten National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters who have been on remand for more than sixty days without the commencement of their trial.

Idi Ssemata, the National Unity Platform (NUP) party candidate for the Mawogola North parliamentary race, has withdrawn from next year’s general elections.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