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Winnie Byanyima, wife of veteran Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, has called for her husband’s immediate release, accusing the Uganda Prison Service of concealing the true state of his health and denying him proper medical care. In a statement on Wednesday, Byanyima said Besigye’s condition is rapidly deteriorating while authorities …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has alleged that two Kenyan nationals, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, were collaborating with the Ugandan Opposition to incite unrest in the country. During an interview at Mbale State Lodge on Saturday night, Museveni claimed the two were apprehended after intelligence reports linked them to activities …

A court in Uganda has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison for insulting the president and his family through his video posted on TikTok. Edward Awebwa was charged with hate speech and spreading “misleading and malicious” information against President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and his …

President William Ruto and Azimio La Umoja Coalition leader Raila Odinga convened with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday at his Kisozi estate. Images of the two political adversaries depicted them engaged in conversation with Uganda’s leader, strolling with canes in hand, with Museveni’s renowned Ankole cows grazing in the …

Uganda is in discussions with Tanzania regarding the possibility of importing all of its oil products through Dar es Salaam, marking a potential shift away from using Kenya’s Mombasa port for imports, Uganda’s Energy minister informed the press on Thursday. Uganda has expressed dissatisfaction with the current arrangement where Ugandan …

President William Ruto is set to meet Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in the coming days to resolve a diplomatic conflict arising from a dispute over fuel imports. The neighboring country has taken legal action against Nairobi at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) after Kenya rejected a request to …