The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has criticized the plan to amend the UPDF Act to enable military courts to try civilians. Parliament will consider the bill today, in a session that is expected to be heated. Security has been beefed up around the parliamentary premises. Ibrahim Ssemujju, the spokesperson of PFF, told journalists that…
Tensions are running high as the Parliament prepares for a contentious second reading of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025, scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, 2025. The bill, which seeks to grant military courts the authority to try civilians under specific circumstances, has sparked widespread criticism from activists, legal experts, and opposition…
Leading Kenyan lawyer and activist Martha Karua was deported from Tanzania to prevent her from attending the court case of opposition leader Tundu Lissu. Two colleagues accompanying her were also reportedly detained and deported after flying in from neighbouring Kenya. Tanzanian authorities have not yet commented. Lissu, the leader of Tanzania’s main opposition Chadema party,…
The NRM grassroots elections in Makindye division yesterday were marred by violence and bickering amongst supporters after some candidates were stopped from participating. One of the candidates, Yasin Omar, expressed bitterness over the refusal by the party to allow army veterans to take part in the ongoing elections. “We are disappointed by the party election…
As Uganda gears up for the 2026 general elections, a wave of veteran politicians, including Brig Emmanuel Rwashande, Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde, Alice Kaboyo, and Jacqueline Mbabazi, have announced their intentions to vie for parliamentary seats. These figures, who have previously held senior government positions and, in some cases, had retired from active politics, have…
Busiro South aspirant Matia Lwanga Bwanika has urged fellow leaders to aid the youth by helping them form groups for development. Bwanika said many leaders are fond of castigating the youth as lazy instead and yet they have done little to help them. “Now and then, we blame the youth for being lazy and we…
Parliament has passed the Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2025 introducing a “near-duty” classification and effectively scrapping the longstanding Shs15,000 duty on agreements and mortgage deeds. The Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the Hides and Skins Export Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2025 were passed on Wednesday 14 May 2025 providing far-reaching implications for access to credit…
David Balondemu is a man on a mission. Having gone through several trials and tribulations, the seasoned lawyer appears to have emerged stronger. Now he has started laying the ground to unseat Luke Kyobe in Luuka North in the 2026 general election. He told Bbeg Media that the people of Luuka North deserve better leadership…
Allan Ssewanyana, the MP for Makindye West, came to prominence in 2013 when he jumped on minister Frank Tumwebaze’s table to try and frustrate a censure motion that had been brought against Erias Lukwago. Although he did not succeed, this act made Ssewanyana a darling to many people in Makindye, especially Lukwago’s supporters. In 2016,…
The NRM National Treasurer, Barbara Nekesa Oudo, has urged the people of the Busoga subregion to concentrate their efforts on combating household poverty through embracing empowerment programs of the government, like the Parish Development Model (PDM), Emyooga, among others. Nekesa made the call at Mbigiti Memorial Technical Institute in Makuutu town council, Bugweri during a…
