All posts tagged "UPDF"

Parliament

Parliament Pass UPDF Amendment Bill, Allowing Civilian Trials in Military Courts Despite Supreme Court Ruling

A contentious new piece of legislation, the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025, has...

News

Wife of Missing Former CID Spokesperson Demands Answers from IGP Byakagaba

The wife of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Charles Twine, former spokesperson for the Criminal Investigations...

Parliament

Kalungu County West MP Ssewungu Calls for “Holy Spirit” to Guide NRM MPs on UPDF Amendment Act

As Parliament convenes today for a critical debate on the UPDF Amendment Act and the Political...

Life & Style

Army is a Calling, Not a Job; Remembering One of Gen Peter Elwelu’s Greatest Speeches

As Lt. Gen. Peter Elwelu prepares for retirement from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), one...

News

UPDF Bill Faces Scrutiny Amid Fears of Sidestepping Supreme Court and Constitution

A contentious debate unfolded in Parliament yesterday as the joint Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs...

Politics

Amended Bill seeking military trial of civilians tabled in Parliament

Parliament on Tuesday, 13 May 2025 received the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which...

Politics

Eddie Mutwe Appears in Masaka Court on Robbery Charges Amid Torture Allegations; Lawyers Denied Initial Access

Drama unfolded at Masaka High Court today as journalists and lawyers representing Edward Ssebuufu, alias Eddie...

Arts

Ugandan Film “Call 112” Premieres in Kampala, Exposing Digital Threats to Stability

The chilling realities of disinformation in the digital age took center stage on Wednesday, April 30th,...

Law

Court Of Appeal Affirms Conviction And Death Sentence For Human Trafficking And Child Sacrifice 

The Court of Appeal of Uganda has today, 30th April 2025, upheld the Aggravated Trafficking in...

Tech and Communication

Museveni Commands Enhancement Of Security For Telecom Towers

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has committed to designating telecommunication towers as critical national infrastructure, aimed at...