By Sarah Bireete In recent debates on leadership and accountability, male chauvinists have increasingly weaponised the case of Anita Among to discredit women in leadership as a whole. Instead of interrogating individual conduct on its own merits, they present her example as “proof” that women are unfit to lead. This line of argument is not…
By Dr Sarah Bireete The Attorney General has significantly amended the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill. However, no amount of redrafting can cure what remains its Achilles heel. The certificate of financial implications that accompanied the Bill to Parliament does not comply with the law. The Bill is therefore invalid. A certificate of financial implications…
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…
Sarah Bireete, the executive director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), has been released on Shs1 million cash bail after spending about a month in detention. Bireete, who appeared at Buganda Road Chief Magistrates’ Court today, was ordered to deposit her passport with the court and was barred from leaving the country without permission….
On Tuesday, December 30, 2025, the Uganda Police Force arrested and detained Sarah Bireete, a prominent human rights activist and executive director of Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), on vague charges related to electoral data. The State (prosecution) purportedly charged her with unlawful obtaining or disclosure of personal data, contrary to Section 35(1) and (2)…
Sarah Bireete, a good governance activist and executive director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance has been remanded until January 21, 2026 when her bail application will be heard. Bireete was today arraigned before Buganda Road magistrates court and charged with unlawfully obtaining and sharing personal data belonging to registered voters. According to the charge…
Actors within the civil society space have called for the unconditional release of Dr. Kizza Besigye amid concerns about his failing health. At a press briefing held at the Center for Constitutional Governance, members argued that Besigye’s continued detention was not only a violation of his rights but it was also a slap in the…
