STATEMENT The government has explicitly targeted a specific religious group, categorically labeling it a “social harm” and a “detriment” while mobilizing state power in a retaliatory manner. Such actions constitute a grave violation of Article 20 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, which guarantees the freedom of religion and the principle of the separation of church and state. The Shincheonji Church of Jesus expresses profound concern over this unilateral interference by state power and strongly urges the administration to uphold the principles of fair, restrained, and constitutional governance. On 12 January, President Lee Jae-Myung stated during a meeting…
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The National Unity Platform (NUP) has registered significant gains in Busoga Region from the January 15, 2026 elections, increasing the number of MPS on its ticket from one in the 2021 elections, of only Margaret Kyebakutikka representing Jinja as Woman MP now contested as an independent, although she lost. The ruling NRM party gained 55 parliamentary seats in Buganda and maintained some notable gains in Busoga. Despite NRM’s capture of several constituencies in Buganda and Busoga, NUP remains a dominant player in the two sub regions. Herewith is a full list of confirmed NUP MPs elect with their areas of…
Museveni Declared the 2026 Election Winner Amid Rejection from His Opponents. Ugandan president incumbent Gen. Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni will once again rule the east African country for the next five years after being declared the winner of the contested January 15, 2026 presidential election by his leading opposition political parties. President Museveni (ruling NRM party) was declared the winner by the Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) chairperson justice Simon Mugyenyi Byabakama on Saturday 17 from the Commission’s grounds in Lubowa-Lweeza, Wakiso district. He was running against seven other presidential candidates including Robert Sentamu Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine (NUP),…
The ruling NRM party Kampala central division MP elect Hajjat Minsa Nabbengo Kabanda’s victory has met sharp criticisms from her opponents who accuse her of having deployed electoral fraud to be declared winner for the MP seat in the January 15, 2026 polls, replacing independent candidate Muhammed Nsereko who did not seek reelection. Kabanda also a minister for Kampala Metropolitan Affairs was declared winner by the Kampala district Electoral Commission Returning Officer Rashid Kasakya on Friday 16th January, 2026, with 22,332, against her main challenger of NUP party David Lewis Rubongoya with 18,242. Fifteen candidates had altogether been attracted in…
Some of the civil servants do not have the government vehicle that have been under their use, following a decision by the government to have them withdrawn from them with sort time to the January 15 polls. This has been confirmed to this News Website by one of the high-profile civil servants on condition of anonymity since is not authorized to speak to the media. According to this civil, his vehicle (names and registration number plates withheld) was withdrawn from him at the beginning of this month upon receiving a notice from his line supervisor that it was urgently needed…
Before the jailing of catholic priest Rev. Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira, the NRM party members in the greater Masaka sub region were already sharply split into camps, arising from the disputed outcome of the internal party primary elections that left several party members with a resolve to run as independent candidates come January 15, 2026 elections. Rev. Fr. Ssekabira’s continued incarceration just added salt to the already proven injury, exposing the once ruling party’s political strong hold candidates, to the high risk of losing a very few parliamentary seats left under its control in the forthcoming elections, that had survived the…
By Gladys Mukisa The Ugandan security forces are under the spotlight for meting out brutality on the BBS TV journalist Ivan Mbadhi who simply executing his lawful professional duty. Mbadhi a camera operator with the Buganda Kingdom’s broadcaster, was attacked in Kwen district- Kapichorwa on Monday 5th January trailing the NUP presidential flag bearer Bobi Wine. His brutal attack has since drawn wide spread condemnation from the human rights advocates and the journalist groups. The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) is one of those that strongly condemned the acts in the strong worded statement issued by the secretary general Emmanuel Kirunda,…
Whenever people speak of a stolen election, what often comes to mind are stuffed ballot boxes and forged tally sheets. Today, world over, it may look a little different. The concept is the same though, but the method has changed. Elections are now stolen quietly and invisibly, through lines of code and remote servers sometimes mounted thousands of kilometers away. In the digital age, the most vulnerable polling station is no longer a rural school or a crowded playground in a trading center, it is inside a network, inside the internet, in the cyber-space. When that network comes under a…
When Countries Bleed, When Peoples Sovereignty is Abused, where is UN? Uganda’s Democratic Party (DP) Gilbert Sami take on the recent abduction and detention of Venezuelan president by the Americans: Trump’s slogan of MAGA seems to manifest and go beyond the US borders, he has tried to place America in a position that portrays her might over other countries. Trumps administration has helped Israel bring down the Hezbollah threats, the Hamas, the Houthis and a crippling economy in Iran, fought for Americas space in trade, armed Taiwan against China, overstretched his power to steal Venezuela’s oil, and later defying international…
Manchester United have sacked manager Ruben Amorim, with Darren Fletcher set to take charge for Wednesday’s Premier League game against Burnley. On Friday Amorim hinted that his relationship with club officials was strained – suggesting he would not be fully backed in the transfer market. And following the 1-1 draw with Leeds on Sunday, the Portuguese aimed another dig at senior United figures, stating he wanted to work as a manager “not the coach” and was ready to leave when his contract expired in 18 months’ time. Less than 24 hours later, the club announced Amorim had “departed his role…