7 month agoUganda: Six children killed and five injured in northwestern Uganda after an old explosive found in bushes detonated while playing with it, police said Thursday
7 month agoThugs kill youth in Ntungamo night attack. Police have revealed that the deceased is a son to a high-ranking Uganda People's Defense Forces officer (names withheld) was unemployed
7 month agoAn explosive device has killed two people and left two others critically injured in Okawa village, Pakelle Sub County, Adjumani district
A female officer of the Uganda Peoples Defence Airforce (UPDAF) has died of the injuries she sustained in a helicopter crash near the Airforce Airbase in Entebbe, Wakiso District
A Ugandan military helicopter used by AU forces in Somalia crashed shortly after takeoff at Ballidogle airport on Feb 5. All 4 soldiers onboard were rescued and are in stable condition. Preliminary reports indicate that it was due to a mechanical failure, per @amisomsomalia
Former Uganda militia leader is convicted of war crimes
7 month agoOne person was injured and another shot dead as unknown gunmen attacked Katanga village, Moroto district last night. The injured victim identified as Lolim Joseph is currently admitted at Moroto Hospital.
7 month agoPHOTO: Aaron Ainomugisha, a journalist attached to Mbarara based Crooze FM says he was attacked by security operatives during the western youth MP elections because he had captured some of them on camera trying to bribe voters
7 month agoPolice in Kabale has arrested three men, suspected to have killed a police constable two days ago and running away with his gun
8 month agoPolice are investigating a shooting in Entebbe where one person was killed and another injured during protests over the results of the Entebbe mayoral race
8 month agoEric Kyeyune, a boda boda rider and the @NRMOnline chairman for Kitubulu Katabi was shot dead after soldiers attached to SFC opened fire to disperse protesters at Central market in Entebbe on January 26, 2021
Uganda security forces end house arrest of opposition leader Bobi Wine
Uganda Court Orders Opposition Leader Released from House Arrest
8 month agoPolice says it will withdraw its deployment from former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka @HEBobiwine 's home as per the High Court ruling issued this morning. The force adds that it will maintain surveillance on his movements
Ugandan army operating in Somalia says it has killed 189 Al-Shabaab fighters during a raid on Friday
8 month agoPolice in Hoima have fired teargas at over 60 Special Police Constables, who today staged peaceful protests at delays in their pay. The constables had been contracted to support the electoral commission in overseeing the elections
8 month agoU.S. Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown attempted to visit presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi at his residence on January 18, but was denied access by Ugandan security forces.
8 month agoIt has been 100 hours since Uganda imposed a nationwide internet blackout on the eve of elections. Service has not been restored and real-time network data show connectivity hovers at just 13% of ordinary levels
@HEBobiwine House remains surrounded by the military - "the presence has increased." The internet remains shut off, they are living in constant fear. Word also coming in that his colleague, MP @ZaakeFrancis, has been badly beaten
8 month agoCitizens remain offline without access to independent sources of information as Uganda announces election results; real-time network data show national internet connectivity hovering at just 13% of ordinary levels
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term as president, extending his 35 years in office. The 76-year-old won 58.6.% of the vote while his nearest rival Robert Kyagulanyi, known by his stage name Bobi Wine, took 34.8%, the election commission said
Ugandan opposition leader has reported that the military has taken control of his house as votes are being counted in the Presidential election
Bobi Wine: We are under siege. The military has jumped over the fence and has now taken control of our home
8 month agoReporting from the Electoral Commission, NTV Uganda reports President Yoweri Museveni has a wide lead over opposition leader Bobi Wine. Note that with the internet off, reporters are doing lives via phone. It's back to old school TV here in Uganda
8 month agoIt's now 6 pm in Uganda where vote counting is under way amidst a national information blackout. Real-time network data show internet connectivity at just 12% of ordinary levels, with poll results expected in 48 hours
10 candidates, including Bobi Wine, are seeking to end President Yoweri Museveni's 35-year-rule in Uganda
Uganda President warns that if the social media channels like @Facebook and @Twitter are not being friendly and equitable to some of the Ugandans, then there is no reason as to why we should have them operate here.
8 month agoSocial media and messaging restricted in Uganda as authorities impose internet gag order for elections; data show Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat, Skype, Viber and some Google and Telegram servers impacted
Uganda regulator orders social media shutdown ahead of vote
8 month agoThe Uganda People's Defense Forces has launched investigations in the shooting of more than four people at Ganda in Nansana, Wakiso district by Lance Corporal Omara Awillo Denis before he was put out of action by an LDU officer in self-defense
