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News Uganda » Security: Ahead of election, Uganda's security forces are accused of using violence against the opposition

News channel or source: https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2026/01/07/ahead-of-election-ugandas-security-forces-are-accused-of-using-violence-against-the-opposition/

Published on: Tuesday 06 January 2026

WAKISO – The Ugandan presidential candidate known as Bobi Wine wears a flak jacket and helmet while campaigning to protect himself from gunfire. But the safety gear offers no protection from the ...

News Uganda » Security: Stability, Security, and Uganda’s Ever-Elusive Leadership Transition

News channel or source: https://www.csis.org/analysis/stability-security-and-ugandas-ever-elusive-leadership-transition

Published on: Thursday 11 August 2022

In recent months, Uganda analysts and pundits have been parsing the meaning of an avalanche of self-promoting tweets issued by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Yoweri Museveni and ...

News Uganda » Security: Top US senator urges review of Uganda security ties after media shutdown sparks global backlash

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/top-us-senator-urges-review-of-uganda-security-ties-after-media-shutdown-sparks-global-backlash/ar-AA26RL56

Published on: Monday 29 June 2026

Uganda’s security partnership with the United States has come under fresh scrutiny after the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee called on Washington to review military ties with ...

News Uganda » Security: Omusugu wins NFSU Uganda-India maiden cyber security run in Jinja

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/sports/athletics/omusugu-wins-nfsu-uganda-india-maiden-cyber-security-run-in-jinja/ar-AA2fJMWB

Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026

The member of Busoga Athletics Club, based in Namayingo District, scooped a cash prize of sh500,000 and a gold medal, followed by his clubmate Sulaiman Nkuutu, who got sh300,000 and a silver medal.

News Uganda » Security: Security Chiefs Must Protect Gulu City's Educational Economy

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/security-chiefs-must-protect-gulu-citys-educational-economy/ar-AA2eaYVW

Published on: Tuesday 13 October 2026

The cost of ignoring Aguu is no longer limited to stolen phones or fear on the streets. It includes the loss of lives, threats to livelihoods and the possible erosion of Gulu City's future.In 2017, ...

News Uganda » Security: Uganda's Security Agencies Accused of Torture, Disappearances of Civilians

News channel or source: https://www.voanews.com/a/uganda-security-agencies-accused-of-torture-disappearances-of-civilians/6496166.html

Published on: Tuesday 22 March 2022

Human Rights Watch says Uganda’s security agencies are responsible for hundreds of enforced disappearances and torture among civilians. The Ugandan army describes the report as political and without ...

News Uganda » Security: Uganda security officers detain herders, cattle

News channel or source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/busia/article/2000054976/uganda-security-officers-detain-herders-cattle

Published on: Thursday 19 November 2020

Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have seized five Kenyan herders and impounded more than 500 head of cattle on the Uganda-Kenyan border. The herders from Oropoi in Turkana West were arrested ...

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