Recently, PFF declared weekly days, including every Wednesday, for Ugandans to wear national flag colours as an act that demonstrates their salient and peaceful demand for the release of Besigye, Lukwago and other alleged political prisoners, but the move has since faced hurdles, citing poor mobilisation and lack of resources to provide T-shirts.

Uganda’s opposition leader, Dr. Kizza Besigye, and his colleague, Hajj Obed Lutale, were remanded to Luzira Prison till December 2, 2024, on charges of illegal possession of firearms and eight rounds of ammunition.

The mystery of Dr. Besigye's disappearance in Nairobi comes on the back of 36 FDC Katonga members arrested in Kisumu four months ago and clandestinely handed over to the government back home.

The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Wangadya, has called on the state to drop charges...

“We want to put the Kenyan government on the spot; how do people come to visit Kenya and are returned back to the country forcefully without being deported or extradited?"

Regional carriers cancel flights to JKIA as the strike continues to disrupt operations at JKIA, which serves as a major hub for air travel in East Africa, handling over 40 passenger airlines and 25 cargo airlines annually.

The 36 party members were arrested in Kisumu, Kenya, and deported back to Uganda after they were accused of engaging in subversive activities.

The EAC is aimed at widening and deepening cooperation among the partner states in, among others, political, economic, and social fields for their mutual benefit.