Ugandans are not strangers to laws introduced in the name of order and security—only for them to later restrict freedoms.

From the Public Order Management Act to sections of the Computer Misuse Act, history has shown a clear pattern: laws presented as protective tools have often been applied selectively—targeting opposition leaders, journalists, and ordinary citizen...

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine who is currently in Washington onthe 28th of March 2026 held discussions with Gregory Meeks, a senior figure in the United States Congress who serves as Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and as a member of the House Committee on Financial Services. The engagement, which also referenced the Congressional Black Caucus, ref...

In a powerful address delivered at the One World Institute in Washington, Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine raised a question that continues to echo across continents:

“Why is the standard for human rights in Africa set so much lower?”

It is a question that...

In the aftermath of Uganda’s deeply contested elections, Members of the Inter-Religious Council visited Barbara Itungo Kyagulanyi, the wife of opposition leader Bobi Wine, who was at the time under de facto house arrest following her husband’s dramatic escape from state surveillance.

Before the carefully staged visits,Hundreds of heavily armed s...

In the tense aftermath of Uganda’s disputed 2026 elections, one event has shaken the foundations of power more than any protest, speech, or international condemnation:

The escape—and eventual exile—of Bobi Wine.

But this was not just an escape story.

It was something far more dangerous to the reg...