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The advocates alleged that his conduct was not an isolated incident, citing both his refusal to grant a constitutionally urgent hearing to Advocate Eron Kiiza and his participation in human rights abuses as evidence.

The local NTV broadcaster also reported late on Sunday that Besigye had been taken to the health facility and that the area was under "tight security".

Uganda's health ministry said in a statement late on Monday that of the nine confirmed cases one person had died, seven were being treated in a hospital in the capital Kampala and one was in a hospital in the eastern city of Mbale, near the Kenyan border.

The trial, which uses a vaccine provided by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), is seen as a critical step in controlling the outbreak.

The trial will target those at the highest risk of infection, including individuals who have had close contact with confirmed or deceased Ebola patients.

This follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling on January 31, which decreed that civilians should no longer be tried in military courts.

Museveni described the court's decision as wrong and said military prosecutions reinforce the civil courts and had helped in pacifying Karamoja, a region in Uganda's northeast plagued by armed violence.

The ruling will offer relief to a key opposition figure, Kizza Besigye, who has been undergoing trial by the country's general court martial, his lawyer Erias Lukwago said, adding that the defendant would now not appear in court on Monday as originally scheduled.

The patient, a male nurse at the Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, had initially sought treatment at various facilities, including Mulago, as well as with a traditional healer.

According to a charge sheet seen by Reuters, Besigye and his co-accused possessed intelligence about a plot to undermine national security but "consciously withheld the said vital information from the proper authorities".

The outcomes of the meeting are expected to shape policies that drive economic growth and ensure food security across the continent.

The incident occurred as Kiiza attempted to take a seat designated for lawyers before the delayed court session at the Kampala-based court martial.

The Suam OSBP, a joint initiative by Kenya and Uganda, is designed to centralise operations such as immigration, customs, security, and sanitary inspections.

The Partner State status, introduced to foster deeper collaboration, enables these nations to actively engage with BRICS initiatives and contribute to its broader objectives.

Kenya's U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification campaign came to a devastating end after a 5-0 defeat to Uganda in the CECAFA qualifiers. The young Harambee Stars needed a win to progress but were overwhelmed by a dominant Ugandan side, marking their second consecutive loss in Group A.

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Since October, unusually heavy rains have triggered widespread flooding and landslides in some areas of Uganda.

The area where the landslide occurred is mountainous and has experienced similar disasters in the past, including an avalanche in 2010 that killed at least 80 people.

Ugandan Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi said the government of Uganda was coordinating with its Kenyan counterpart in the arrest of Kizza Besigye.

He further expressed shock at the incident that led to Besigye being held incommunicado in detention before he was produced before a military court in Kampala on Wednesday.

The charges stem from incidents dating between October 2023 and November 2024, allegedly taking place in Geneva, Athens, and Nairobi.

Kenya Simbas retained the Elgon Cup title with a narrow 27-25 victory over Uganda Cranes at Nairobi's RFUEA Grounds.

The victims were mostly juveniles and included a nine-year-old girl, police said.

The incident occurred in the suburb of Kigoowa on the city's northern outskirts, on a road connecting Kampala and the northern city of Gulu, police said.

Uganda's Standard Gauge Railway project coordinator, Perez Wamburu, said the agreement was for the first section of a planned 1,700 km electric rail line.

The government says borrowing has been used to drive economic growth, which has been faster than many of its African peers since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first two cases in Uganda were confirmed in July.

The World Health Organisation declared the recent outbreak of the disease a public health emergency after the new variant, which appears to spread more easily between people, was identified.

Government geologists are exploring two new regions located in Uganda's north and northeast, Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa told a press conference in the capital Kampala.