Kampala, September 4, 2026 — The High Court in Kampala has granted businessman Bryan Kirumira, popularly known as Bryan White, mandatory bail after ruling that he had spent 293 days on remand without being committed for trial. Justice Gadenya Paul Wolimbwa found that Kirumira had remained in custody for 113 days beyond the constitutional limit…
Uganda’s Minister of Health, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has shared a positive update on the condition of veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye after visiting him at Mulago National Referral Hospital on Friday morning. Besigye has been receiving specialized medical treatment after collapsing during a High Court session last week, an incident that sparked nationwide concern…
Opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Mulago National Referral Hospital. His family and supporters are awaiting an official medical update after he collapsed during a High Court session earlier this week. The former presidential candidate was rushed to hospital on Wednesday after falling unconscious during a treason case…
KAMPALA — The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has denied holding opposition politician Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi. The army told the High Court that searches of military detention facilities found no trace of him. The denial comes as concern over Kivumbi’s whereabouts continues to grow. His family and lawyers say they have been unable to establish…
Former Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been granted bail by the International Crimes Division of the High Court after spending 169 days in custody. Kivumbi, a senior leader in the National Unity Platform (NUP), had been on remand at Kitalya Prison since his arrest in January 2026 over terrorism-related charges linked to the…
KAMPALA — The Rotary Club suspension case Uganda will return to the High Court on July 7, 2026, when judges deliver a ruling on a petition filed by five suspended members of the Kampala Ssese Rotary Club challenging the legality of disciplinary action taken against them. The petitioners — Nelson Turyatemba, Ronald Samuel Wanda, Gladys…
The High Court in Kampala has concluded preliminary proceedings in the treason case involving veteran opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and two co-accused persons. The decision clears the way for the full trial to begin later this week. Justice Emmanuel Baguma on Monday appointed three assessors to assist the court during the hearing. The decision…
Kampala, Uganda — April 10, 2026 — Former Karamoja Affairs Minister Agnes Nandutu has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty in the high-profile iron sheets scandal involving government relief items meant for vulnerable communities in Karamoja. The court also banned her from holding public office for ten years. The ruling…
KAMPALA — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has granted a presidential pardon to city businessman Muhammad Ssebuwufu, the proprietor of Pine Car Bond, who was convicted in 2019 over the 2015 kidnap and murder of businesswoman Betty Donah Katusabe. Ssebuwufu was sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court in Kampala after being found guilty of…
By our reporter (Peterson Luzinda) Kampala—National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General Lewis Rubongoya has announced plans to file an election petition challenging the victory of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs Minister Hajjat Minsa Kabanda in the recently concluded Kampala Central parliamentary race. Kabanda, who contested on the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket, was…
