Washington, D.C. / Kampala, Uganda – The long-standing security partnership between the United States and Uganda faces new uncertainty after U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch warned that Washington may reconsider its cooperation following incendiary social media posts by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces and…
Kampala, Uganda – Uganda’s army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba has issued an apology to the United States after briefly accusing its embassy in Kampala of helping opposition leader Bobi Wine evade authorities. On Friday, Kainerugaba posted on social media that the army was suspending all cooperation with the U.S. embassy. Within…
Kampala, Uganda – In a video shared from hiding, Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine walked through a family graveyard in central Uganda, mocking the army chief who has failed to capture him and lamenting what he called the injustice that has befallen him. The 43-year-old musician-turned-politician, whose real name is…
Uganda’s political crisis deepened on Friday after military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced that authorities had detained 2,000 opposition supporters, killed 30, and were hunting for more following the disputed January 15 presidential election. Museveni Declared Winner Amid Internet Blackout President Yoweri Museveni, 81, who has ruled Uganda for nearly four…
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has alleged that his wife was violently assaulted during a raid on their home by soldiers, intensifying concerns over political repression in the country following the disputed January 15 election. Allegations of Assault In a post on X on Saturday, Wine claimed that “hundreds of…
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and son of President Yoweri Museveni, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has publicly responded to questions surrounding the whereabouts of opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine, just days after Uganda’s general elections. On Thursday, January 22, 2026, Muhoozi took to his official X account to reply to…
CNN African correspondent Larry Madowo has publicly reacted to being blocked on the social media platform X by Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, following a heated online exchange in the aftermath of Uganda’s general elections. Blocked After Online Spat On Thursday, January 22, 2026, Madowo shared…
Uganda’s most prominent opposition presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, has declared that he is “not free,” raising concerns about his safety and the whereabouts of his close political allies just days after the country’s general elections. Taking to his official X account on Thursday, January 22, 2026, Wine revealed that his…
Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo engaged in a heated online exchange with Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, following controversial remarks about killings linked to Uganda’s opposition politics. The confrontation unfolded on X (formerly Twitter) after Muhoozi, the son of long-serving President Yoweri Museveni, made alarming statements referencing…
Uganda is experiencing heightened political tension following last week’s disputed presidential election, as authorities intensify a crackdown on dissent and the military openly threatens opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the army chief and son of President Yoweri Museveni, made headlines this week with…