Current Affairs

The Masaka Chief Magistrate’s Court has halted a vote recount in the disputed Kalungu East Constituency parliamentary election after some of the targeted ballot boxes were found unsealed, while others appeared tampered with.

A family in Nakawa Division has demanded the immediate release of their relative who was arrested following post-election chaos at Ntinda Hospital Polling Station in Kampala.

Security personnel stationed at Karuma Bridge has attributed Monday evening’s fatal truck crash to speeding after a vehicle plunged into the fast-flowing River Nile, killing three occupants.

The Masaka Chief Magistrate, Albert Asiimwe, has ordered a recount of ballots cast in the Kalungu East parliamentary election to establish the exact number of votes obtained by each candidate.

The Masaka Chief Magistrate’s Court has set January 27, 2026, as the date for delivering a ruling on an application for a vote recount filed by former Minister for Defence Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja in the Kalungu East parliamentary elections.

The Pader Chief Magistrate’s Court has ordered a full recount of votes in the closely contested Aruu County parliamentary election after Independent candidate

Biometric Voter Verification Kits (BVVKs), the electronic devices used to confirm voter identities through fingerprints and facial recognition, were notably absent from polling stations during Thursday's Local Council V elections.

The police in Hoima are investigating the circumstances under which Pius Wakabi, the Bugahya County Member of Parliament, has reportedly gone missing.

Dr. Flavian Zeija appeared on Thursday morning before the appointments committee of parliament for vetting as Uganda’s new Chief Justice.

Lydia Tumushabe, the Katonga region, confirmed Kivumbi’s arrest but did not provide details regarding the reasons or circumstances leading to it.