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UN condemns Ugandan bill to criminalize same-sex relations
People from Uganda participate in the annual Pride London parade which highlights issues of the gay, lesbian and transgender community,...
May 10, 2021
ICC sentences Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army leader to 25 years
Former child soldier Dominic Ongwen committed crimes against humanity as commander in cult Dominic Ongwen in court in 2016. The senior...
May 7, 2021
Uganda passes bill criminalising same-sex relationships and sex work
The conservative African country insists it is ‘not yet ready’ for gay rights as campaigners say the flawed legislation sanctions rape...
May 6, 2021
Ugandan president’s son named in ICC complaint over abductions and abuse
Muhoozi Kainerugaba leads Special Forces Command, an elite military unit blamed for widespread abuses Security forces block the entrance...
May 4, 2021
Uganda: UBC journalist, Robert Kagolo shot dead
Deceased. Robert Kagolo was the head of production at Star Radio under the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC). (Courtesy) By Ritah...
Apr 30, 2021
Uganda: Soldiers brutalise journalists again
The Defense and army spokesperson, Brig Flavia Byekwaso, told Daily Monitor that she wasn’t aware of the incident and could not,...
Apr 29, 2021
Uganda: Museveni’s general blames colonialism for failures, while regime eats $2bn in Western aid
By Philip Matogo Felix Kulayigye, a Brigadier General in the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) said on KFM’s radio talk VPN last...
Apr 28, 2021
Uganda: Police sack 24 officers
Internal Affairs minister and Chairman of Police authority Jeje Odongo. (PHOTO/FILE) By Andrew Bagala Police Authority has dismissed 24...
Apr 27, 2021
Thanks America for the visa bans on Ugandans who abuse our rights
The author, Musaazi Namiti. By Musaazi Namiti Uganda is for all Ugandans even if they were not born in Uganda. All that matters is that...
Apr 26, 2021
‘It was a torture chamber’: Ugandans abducted in vicious crackdown
Exclusive: victims and relatives describe suffering as repression intensifies under Yoweri Museveni Security forces gather on election...
Apr 23, 2021
Uganda ranked worst in rule of law, justice
By Anthony Wesaka Uganda is the worst country in the East African region in terms of not adhering to justice and rule of law, a new...
Apr 22, 2021
DR Congo seeks over $4bn in reparations from Uganda at ICJ
UN court is holding hearings this week in long-running dispute between DR Congo and Uganda over 1998-2003 damages. Young villagers watch...
Apr 21, 2021
‘We cannot drink oil’: campaigners condemn east African pipeline project
Activists say the ‘heart of Africa’ line shipping crude from Uganda to Tanzania is unnecessary and poses a huge environmental risk...
Apr 20, 2021
Uganda: Do not be compromised by Museveni – Kyagulanyi
Some of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party leaders during the retreat in Jinja City on Friday. (Tausi Nakato) By Tausi Nakato...
Apr 19, 2021
Uganda's 'missing' confirmed to be detention
(BBC) By Patience Atuhaire The Ugandan government has admitted to having held more than 1,000 people who were arrested in the run-up to...
Apr 16, 2021
Kenya trails Tanzania, UG in gender parity - report
According to the World Economic Forum, gender-sensitive recovery strategies will be critical in making up ground lost during 2020. (The...
Apr 14, 2021
Ugandans criticize oil pipeline deal with Tanzania and Total
Ugandans are making disparaging comments on social media about the multibillion-dollar oil pipeline deal that the country has signed with...
Apr 14, 2021
‘Tell Us if He’s Dead’: Abductions and Torture Rattle Uganda
Hundreds have been detained, many brutalized, after a bloody, contested election. The government of Yoweri Museveni appears intent on...
Apr 12, 2021
Uganda: Why dictator Museveni destroyed intellectualism
By Philip Matogo Ugandan Member of Parliament-elect Ssegirinya Muhammed, also known as “Mr. Update,” has to jump through a number of...
Apr 6, 2021
Is Uganda Returning to the “Dark Days”?
As protesters disappear, Bobi Wine’s opposition is demanding answers from the Museveni regime. Supporters of Ugandan opposition leader...
Apr 1, 2021
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