Museveni Cautions Police Against Beating Suspects
President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned police officers against beating suspects and criminals, urging them to use lawful and non-lethal methods when handling public disorder. The president made the remarks during his end-of-year address, in which he reflected on the country’s progress and outlined priorities for the year ahead. His caution
Internet Shutdown: Bobi Wine Endorses Bitchat App Ahead of 2026 Elections
National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine has unveiled Bitchat, an application his supporters are expected to use in case the internet is shut down during the 2026 elections On November 29, 2025, Bobi Wine urged his supporters to prepare alternative means of communication
Inside Bobi Wine–Tayebwa Clash Over Alleged Sham NUP Candidates
Earlier this week, National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, accused the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, of presenting sham NUP candidates to President Yoweri Museveni. Bobi Wine’s accusations come after about 250 NUP leaders from Kyenjojo, Bundibugyo, and Bunyangabo districts led
EC Receives Over 21 Million Presidential Ballot Papers
The Electoral Commission has received 193 pallets of presidential ballot papers ahead of the 2026 general elections. The ballot papers were printed by Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing, a Dubai-based firm, and transported by Network Aviation Group. The consignment was officially received by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Justice
Museveni: NUP Rigged 2.7 Million Votes in 2021 Elections
President Yoweri Museveni has sounded the alarm over what he called unprecedented electoral irregularities linked to the National Unity Platform (NUP) in Kampala, describing the developments as a troubling evolution in Uganda’s voting history. Speaking live from his Kisozi farm during a radio talk show, Museveni claimed the alleged manipulations
Kibalama returns home, Withdraws Case Against NUP Constitution
Moses Nkonge Kibalama, the founder of the National Unity, Reconciliation and Development Party (NURDP), which is now known as the National Unity Platform (NUP) under the leadership of Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, has withdrawn his court case challenging the party’s constitution. Kibalama cited reconciliation and unity as his primary
Bobi Wine Meets Katikkiro Ahead of Rubaga Rallies
The President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has met with the Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, ahead of his planned rallies in Rubaga North and South. Kyagulanyi was accompanied by prominent party leaders, including the Vice President for the Buganda
Chaos in Fort Portal as Police Block Bobi Wine From Final Rally
For yet another time, police and National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, found themselves at odds after he was blocked from accessing Fort Portal City center, causing a major standoff. More than a month since the presidential campaigns began, what started peacefully
What Really Killed Otim Leon Joshua?
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the death of Otim Leon Joshua, a 16-year-old student of Exel High School in Mukono, who died yesterday at Lacor Hospital in Gulu City where he had been admitted for treatment. According to National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, commonly known
EC Denounces Police Assaults During Bobi Wine Campaign
Justice Simon Byabakama has condemned the violent scenes that surrounded candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu’s campaign rally in Gulu on 6th December 2025. Over the weekend, police and other security agencies of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) descended on Bobi Wine’s team, assaulting several members. Many people were left injured
