Sarah Bireete, the executive director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), and Eunice Musiime, the executive director of Akina Mama wa Afrika, have been arrested today by armed men under unclear circumstances. Sources said the two were allegedly picked up from their respective homes and driven to a yet-to-be-disclosed location. The identities of the…
Solomon Serwanjja, the executive director of the African Institute for Investigative Journalism (AIIJ), has become the latest person to be summoned by police in what appears to be a widening crackdown on civil society organisations in the media, governance and human rights space. Serwanjja founded AIIJ in 2021, an organisation dedicated to training and building…
Operations at several good governance-centred civil society organisations have been disrupted after the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) froze their bank accounts. In a widening crackdown on organisations deemed to be “hostile” to the government, sources at the FIA alleged the CSOs have been receiving money to cause ‘unrest.” Among the organisations affected is Agora Centre…
In late May 2025, two activists, Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire revealed how they had been tortured and raped in Tanzanian custody. The Kenyan and Ugandan activist had travelled to Dar-es-Salaam to demonstrate solidarity for the country’s main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, who had a court appearance. Lissu faces treason charges he calls trumped up,…
May has been a terrible month, not just for Uganda, but East Africa. Off the jump, May announced its entry with a bang and has not let up. Charles Were The month started with the shock assassination of Kenyan legislator Charles Were in the capital Nairobi. Little known outside East Africa’s most vibrant economy, Were…
