Current Affairs

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.

The Auditor General has flagged Gulu University and Busitema University as public Universities that consistently exhibited inefficiencies.

This is in a bid to protect detainees in detention facilities from being innfected with transmitable diseases, the procedure is being instituted thanks to funding from the Global Fund.

The Auditor General, Edward Akol, has raised concerns over the Uganda Police Force’s persistent manpower deficit, saying it continues to hamper effective operations.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has set February 4, 2026, as the polling date for local government elections in areas where voting was not conducted or was not concluded during the previously scheduled polls.

Justine Nameere, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, has been declared the elected Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament following a vote recount exercise.

The Government of Uganda has signed financing agreements worth UGX 2.747 trillion to fund three major infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening power transmission, expanding water and sanitation services, and upgrading a key road corridor.