Military Seizing Government Critics: Targeting OppFriday, July 17, 2026
Military in an East African country arbitrarily seizing government critics, holding them incommunicado, then handing them over for bogus prosecutions, Human Rights Watch said, Thursday, 16, 2026. These actions are an apparent effort to silence and curtail all opposition and the independent media, ...
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‘Press Freedom Is Dead’: Journalist Detained In Ugandan Media CrackdownThursday, July 2, 2026
Lusaka, July 2, 2026 mdash;The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ugandan authorities to immediately release veteran journalist Timothy Kalyegira, whose detention coincides with the military rsquo;s shutdown of east and central Africa rsquo;s largest media house. ldquo;The detention ... |
A Free Press Is Not Obtainable Here – Museveni’s SonThursday, July 2, 2026
Uganda rsquo;s army chief said on Sunday that he did not subscribe to a free press and ordered an independent media group to shut its newspaper, TV station and radio outlets. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the head of Uganda rsquo;s military and President Yoweri Museveni rsquo;s son, has asserted growing c ... |
Uganda Military Chief Orders Nation Media Group Shutdowns, Threatens Managing DiTuesday, June 30, 2026
New York, June 29, 2026 mdash;The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for Ugandan authorities to swiftly and unreservedly remove security forces from the premises of the privately owned Nation Media Group-Uganda (NMG-U), permit the company to operate freely, and ensure Managing Director Susan Nsi ... |
Are Uganda’s Environmental Impact Reports Just A Box‑ticking Exercise? What A StSunday, June 7, 2026
Uganda rsquo;s environmental impact assessment system is meant to protect the environment from harmful development projects. For nearly 30 years, the law has required developers applying for approval to consider alternatives to their proposed projects, such as different sites, designs, technologies ... |
UN Launches Major Nairobi Expansion As Guterres Highlights Africa’s Growing GlobWednesday, May 13, 2026
The United Nations on Monday launched a major expansion of its Nairobi headquarters, with Secretary-General Ant oacute;nio Guterres and Kenyan President William Ruto marking what officials described as a significant milestone for the Organization rsquo;s presence in Africa. The ceremony included ... |
Anselm Will Eventually Be Good For UgandaThursday, May 7, 2026
I have watched with amazement the criticism that has been showered towards Besigye rsquo;s son, Anselm Besigye, after his interview with the NUP leader at Columbian university. He was putting on a cardigan that looked unisex to me but it couldn 39;t stop some people from accusing him of using w ... |
The Sovereignty Bill Is Decoy PoliticsFriday, May 1, 2026
The Sovereignty Bill has caused a lot of noise from Ugandans in the last few months, according to President Museveni, and he came out, unsurprisingly, yesterday to address the noise makers. First, I personally think this was the worst bill to ever be tabled in parliament since we got independen ... |
Forgiveness Is Good But Can Be RiskyThursday, April 30, 2026
Uganda 39;s Okello Christopher Onyum 39;s story, the man accused of killing four toddlers in Ggaba Daycare horror, reminds me of the man who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi. Okello reportedly first murdered someone in 2018. A woman claiming to be Okello 39;s stepmother alleged that in 2018, Okello ... |
Ugandan Journalists Face Up To 20 Years In Jail Under Draconian Foreign Agents BMonday, April 27, 2026
Uganda is set to pass a foreign agents bill, whose sweeping provisions could be used to imprison journalists critically reporting on economics, foreign policy, or elections for up to 20 years, limit foreign media funding to about $100,000, and subject newsrooms to intrusive state oversight. ... |
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