Current Affairs

At least three suspects have been arrested by the Kira Road Police Division in connection with the death of a famous 24-year-old TikToker who was strangled to death in her apartment.

Two soldiers are in custody following violence that erupted in Sembabule District on the eve of the Local Council III elections.

Private security companies will man at least 90,000 polling stations across the country after the expiry of a three-month contract for polling constables recruited by the police for the electoral period.

The National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General, Lewis Rubongoya, has declared that he will challenge Minister Minsa Kabanda’s victory for Kampala Central Member of Parliament.

The decision follows an application by the Kamuli Municipality Member of Parliament-elect, Mastula Namatovu, asking the high court to halt the vote recount that had earlier been ordered by the Kamuli Chief Magistrate’s Court.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday hosted leaders of the AU–EAC–SADC panel of facilitators for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace process at State House, Entebbe. The meeting was part of ongoing efforts to advance dialogue and stability in Eastern DRC.

Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Male Mabirizi on charges of spreading malicious information and hate speech against Constitutional Court/Court of Appeal Justice Musa Ssekaana and newly appointed Chief Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija.

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi has rejected the outcome of Uganda’s 2026 presidential elections held on January 15, 2026, describing the process as fraudulent and calling for the immediate resignation of the Justice Simon Byabakama–led Electoral Commission.

The Supreme Court in Kampala has framed four issues for determination arising from a petition in which former presidential candidate Robert Kasibante seeks to overturn the victory of President-elect and incumbent Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, arguing that the election was conducted in non-compliance with the law.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has lined up six witnesses to defend his January 15, 2026, presidential victory, which is being challenged before the Supreme Court.