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FORMER ENTEBBE HOSTAGE RETURNS TO UGANDA AFTER 50 YEARS

Reflecting on the 1976 incident, President Museveni noted that although the hijacking was a tragic event, the rescue operation became a turning point in weakening the grip of former dictator Idi Amin, whose prestige and fear among the population were significantly shaken by the events that followed.

Opposition Parties Want State to Reverse Karua’s Persona Non Grata Status

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Michael Phillip Lulume Bayigga, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party Deputy President for Buganda region revealed that the declaration of Karua as Persona Non Grata doesn’t represent Uganda as a leading actor in the East African Community, which guarantees the East Africans the freedom of movement.

Court

NUP Criticizes Implementation of Ruling Ending Civilian Trials in...

David Lewis Rubongoya, Secretary General of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has criticized what he described as the ineffective...

Opinion

IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE...

This week, the Ugandan Parliament passed the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2025, after a heated debate that exposed...

National News

City lawyer, Eron Kiiza Granted Bail

Prominent human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza has been granted bail by the High Court’s Criminal Division today, April 4,...

National News

High Court Sets New Date for Ruling on Lawyer...

The High Court’s Criminal Division has set April 4th, 2025, as the date to deliver a ruling on the...

Court

Besigye Breaks Eight-Day Fast after Appearance in Civilian Court

City lawyer Erias Lukwago has said his client, Kizza Besigye, has called off his hunger strike following his appearance...

Politics

Court Martial Rejects Application to Drop Treachery Charges against...

The General Court Martial handling former opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye’s case has rejected an application by defense lawyers...

Politics

Museveni’s Court Martial Stand Contradicts Supreme Court Ruling- Lukwago

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni declared his support for the trial of civilians in the court martial, recognizing its role in addressing gun-related crimes.

Politics

UPC Condemns Trial of Civilians in Military Court

Besigye and the co-accused Kamulegeya are not the first civilians to appear before the military court; many have been charged, and in the case of Micheal Kabaziguruka, the former MP for Nakawa division, the Constitutional Court held a decision that the General Court Martial has no power to try civilians, though this still continues to happen.

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