Uganda Stories
On Tuesday, Amnesty International, the Law Society of Kenya, and Vocal Africa launched a global petition urging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to s...
The statement was issued in response to a habeas corpus order requiring the UPDF to produce the activists, dead or alive, within seven days, a deadlin...
The bodies of the deceased have been transported to the same hospital mortuary for post-mortem examinations and identification.
Amnesty International Kenya, the LSK and Vocal Africa are now rallying global support through an online campaign urging citizens worldwide to write to...
President Yoweri Museveni faces opposition star Bobi Wine in a high-stakes race, with six other candidates also in the running and nationwide parliame...
The 256-kilometre Kisumu–Kakira Expressway will upgrade key trade routes, modernise border posts, and enhance connectivity across five EAC countries.
President Yoweri Museveni urged countries to focus on areas of common benefit such as trade, investment, and tourism, saying cooperation in these sect...
Local leaders, including Lorengkippi Chief Nathan Longorio, praised the initiative, highlighting its deliberate transfer of peacebuilding knowledge fr...
Bobi Wine, who leads the National Unity Platform (NUP), said the case highlights a long-standing pattern of arbitrary arrests and disappearances of op...
The meeting brought together senior government officials, business leaders, and private sector representatives from both countries to review progress...
Despite the operational challenges, the border continues to perform well financially. In the 2024/2025 financial year, it collected SDh6.83 billion, e...
On Tuesday, the families, accompanied by activists, visited the KNCHR offices in Nairobi to file official statements regarding the disappearance.
In a statement read by representatives of the three organisations and family spokesperson Nobert Ochieng, they said eyewitness accounts indicate the t...
Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi were reported apprehended by military operatives in Kaliro District, eastern Uganda, while accompanying Ugandan opposition...
In July 2025, Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi was abducted in Tanzania, while in May 2025, Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire were also kidnapped an...
The Mombasa Comrades and Activists Forum claims that Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, both well-known human rights defenders, were abducted and are being...
The exercise was part of the ninth Africa Amnesty Month, observed under the theme "Safer Communities through Voluntary Disarmament".
In a statement dated October 3, 2025, the Commission said it had requested Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to coordinate with local authorities t...
The meeting brings together representatives of the AU, the East African Community, the United Nations, civil society, youth, women's groups, the media...
In a statement on Wednesday, Free Kenya Movement National Coordinator Felix Wambua confirmed that the two were apprehended at Stabex Filling Station i...
Julius Mucunguzi, spokesperson for the Electoral Commission, said the body is fully prepared to deliver free and fair elections, with campaigns permit...
The two accuse the Kenyan Government of colluding with Ugandan authorities in a covert operation that violated their rights and undermined Kenya's sov...
Museveni and his government have amended the constitution twice to remove age and term limits, allowing him to remain in office for four decades.
President Yoweri Museveni pledged to focus on wealth creation by ensuring Ugandans join the money economy, free education for children in government s...
The naming ceremony, which coincided with World Rhino Day, allows individuals, corporations, and philanthropists to symbolically "adopt" and name a rh...
On September 19, the electoral commission had stated that Kyagulanyi had not met the nomination requirements, noting that only 80 out of 130 districts...
The wooden vessel was travelling from Muchora Abino A village to escort a catechist to a burial ceremony when it overturned near Kiryanga Village in A...
The clarification follows widespread speculation that the UAE - a key destination for Ugandans seeking employment opportunities - had introduced restr...
Murkomen also announced plans to establish a patrol base at Usenge Beach, which will work with Muhuru Bay and Isebania posts under a multi-agency team...
The most prominent project in the package is the Uganda-South Sudan electricity interconnection, which will allow Kampala to export surplus power and...
