
Museveni to Besigye: End hunger strike, you are facing serious charges
President Yoweri Museveni has urged former presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye to end his hunger strike, emphasizing that he is facing serious charges that require a fair and swift trial. Dr. Besigye and his co-accused, Hajj Obedi Kamulegeya, have been charged with possession of firearms at Riverside Apartments in

Hunger Strike: Besigye has not eaten for five days
Former presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye has gone five days without food, his wife Winnie Byanyima has revealed. Besigye, who is currently on remand at Luzira Prison, was reportedly wheeled to a clinic at Village Mall in Bugolobi last Sunday after his condition worsened due to a hunger strike. “I

Armed Men Abducts Bobi Wine’s brother
The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Joel Ssenyonyi, along with Deputy Party Spokesperson Waiswa Mufumbiro and Head of Mobilisation Nyanzi Fred u Nyanzi, have been abducted by armed men. Their abduction was confirmed by National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine. More

Luzira Prison Blocks Bobi Wine from Accessing Besigye
The management of Luzira Prison has blocked Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, the president of the National Unity Platform (NUP) and the main opposition leader, from accessing the frail and ailing former presidential candidate, Dr. Kizza Besigye. Accompanied by the Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Joel

Canon Gaster Nsereko Elected Bishop of West Buganda Diocese
The House of Bishops has elected Canon Gaster Nsereko as the seventh Bishop of West Buganda Diocese, Daily Star can exclusively report. He succeeds Bishop Henry Katumba-Tamale, who was consecrated on August 28, 2016. “The House of Bishops, sitting at Acaki Hotel in Kitgum Diocese on February 16, 2025,

Prison Authorities Wheel Frail Besigye to Clinic Amid Tight Security
Former presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye has been wheeled to a clinic at Village Mall in Bugolobi following a hunger strike in Luzira Prison, Buhweju County MP Mwijukye Francis has revealed. “Amidst very heavy security deployment, Dr. Besigye has been brought to a clinic on the third floor of Bugolobi

Kiplimo breaks world half marathon record in Barcelona
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo set a stunning world half marathon record of 56:42 at the eDreams Mitja Marató Barcelona by Brooks, a World Athletics Gold Label Road race, on Sunday (16). With that impressive performance, the 24-year-old two-time world cross country champion improved on Yomif Kejelcha’s previous world record of 57:30

How Djibouti’s Mahamoud Ali Youssouf beat Odinga to win AUC Chair seat?
Kenya’s candidate for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson position, Raila Odinga, has lost in the election held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Although Raila won the first two rounds of voting, Djibouti’s Mahamoud Ali Youssouf triumphed in the subsequent rounds, securing the Chairperson seat. In the first round, Raila received

Oil & Gas: Worker Killed by Falling Steel at Central Processing Facility in Buliisa
As Uganda prepares to produce its first oil this year, a tragic workplace accident has occurred at the Central Processing Facility (CPF) in Kasinyi Village, Ngwedo Sub County, Buliisa District. Maxwell Atuganyira, 30, an employee of Steadfast Crane Services—a subcontractor under Essar Crane Services Company—was fatally injured on Tuesday afternoon

Why Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde was handed two years jail term?
The order follows an application filed by Mugisha Hashim Mugisha, who sought a declaration that Ssemakadde acted in contempt of court by publishing derogatory remarks on his social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), against Justice Musa Ssekaana and the court. Mugisha argued that the respondent should be restrained from making