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KAMPALA, Uganda — The Chairperson of Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC), Justice Simon Byabakama, has dismissed threats aimed at influencing the outcome of the January 15…
KAMPALA, Uganda — When Ugandan journalist Ssematimba Bwegiire collapsed after being electrocuted with a stun gun and pepper-sprayed in the mouth by a security officer,…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan pop star-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, widely known as Bobi Wine, says he has been beaten, tasered, teargassed and pepper-sprayed while campaigning…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has urged Ugandans not to be deterred by intimidation tactics and…
KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has rejected assertions that his National Resistance Movement (NRM) government has failed Ugandans, calling such criticisms “misleading” and hostile…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has entered a new digital blackout as the government enforces sweeping restrictions on public internet access and mobile services, raising fresh…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s government has ordered a sweeping suspension of public internet access and selected mobile services as the country enters a critical phase…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s National NGO Bureau has ordered five prominent civil society organisations to immediately suspend all activities, citing national security concerns and ongoing…
KAMPALA, Uganda — As Uganda approaches its most closely watched election in decades, Vivid Voice News has formally positioned itself as a national election nerve…
KAMPALA, Uganda — As dark clouds gathered overhead, members of Uganda’s embattled opposition met in prayer at the home of an imprisoned politician Dr. Kizza…