Muwanga Kivumbi remanded after 19 days incommunicado
Former Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been remanded to Kitalya prison following 19 days incommunicado after his arrest. Kivumbi was on Wednesday produced before Butambala Magistrate’s court, where he was charged with inciting violence and holding an unlawful assembly. He had earlier been held at Nateete police station
Court Pauses Kivumb’s Terrorism Case Over Suspected Minors
The Butambala Chief Magistrate’s Court has halted the hearing of a terrorism case involving Butambala County Member of Parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi and 24 other accused persons following concerns about two suspected minors among the defendants. While appearing before Chief Magistrate Deogratias Ssejjemba, information presented during the hearing suggested that
Shock as gov’t spends Shs 5.5 billion on supervising 4km of road in Arua and Mubende
The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Central Government has raised red flags over grossly exaggerated costs of government-funded infrastructure projects, warning that taxpayers are losing billions to inflated contracts, weak supervision, and poor loan absorption. Presenting the committee’s findings on the Auditor General’s report for FY 2023/2024, PAC Chairperson
Mpuuga’s Party Move Signals Shift in Opposition Politics Before 2026
Neyedo-Mukungwe Member of Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga, is set to launch a new political party, the Democratic Front (DF), ahead of Uganda’s 2026 General Elections, The Daily Star has learned. The announcement was made at the party’s offices on Namirembe Bishop Road in Kampala. Mpuuga’s Party Move Signals Shift in Opposition Politics
