Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has demanded transparency and respect for constitutional rights in the arrest of retired Lieutenant General Peter Elwelu. In a statement on Tuesday, the Law Society President, Isaac Ssemakadde, warned security agencies against conducting what it describes as a trial …
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COMMENT | MORRISON RWAKAKAMBA | Writing recently in The Observer, Asuman Kiyingi advanced a sweeping claim: that General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, while serving as Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), is unlawfully directing a political movement through the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU). In Kiyingi’s telling, President Yoweri Museveni’s October letter …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Renegade retired Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) officer Gen. Peter Elwelu has been arrested in Soroti City, the military announced Monday evening. It ends a weeks-long manhunt for the senior officer accused of involvement in subversive activities. UPDF spokesperson Col. Chris Magezi confirmed the …
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Fear Grips Kalaki Residents After Reported Raid on Gen. Elwelu’s Home Kalaki, Uganda | URN | Increased movements by security officials at the Kalaki District country home of retired Lt Gen Peter Elwelu has raised concern in the neighbourhood, with some residents reportedly fleeing their homes fearing an …
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COMMENT | MORRISON RWAKAKAMBA | When I set out the specific constitutional and statutory boundaries governing the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) and General Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s chairmanship in my recent submissions online, I did not argue that a serving military officer has an open right to run a …
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Civic Association Within the Ruling Movement Is Lawful COMMENT | MORRISON RWAKAKAMBA | The Uganda Law Society’s Executive Order RNB No. 13 of 2026 correctly recalls that the Defence Forces must remain non-partisan under Article 208(2) of the Constitution. It does not correctly apply that principle, or the registration …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has demanded the resignation of Dr Douglas Singiza as Chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission. The exiled leader of Uganda’s Bar argues that Dr Douglas Singiza’s reported endorsement of General Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s presidential ambitions raises questions about the political …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has warned National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters against attempting to sabotage its activities, as the pressure group intensifies mobilisation for the 2031 presidential bid of its chairman, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The warning was delivered by Jimmy Lwanga, former Njeru …
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Soroti, Uganda | URN | Teso leaders under a pressure group, Kazi Ni Kazi, have launched a mobilisation team to rally support for Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s 2031 presidential ambitions while preparing a development agenda to present to the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU). The meeting, held at Sparrow Hotels in …
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Arua, Uganda | URN | West Nile is set to become the first region to formally endorse Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s bid for the Ugandan presidency in 2031, with supporters of the Patriotic League of Uganda-PLU preparing for a major mobilisation event in Arua City. The endorsement is scheduled for today, September …
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