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The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has revealed that his efforts to stamp out graft in the Defence ministry resulted in recovering UGX 2 trillion. Upon his appointment, ...

When the FinFisher suite of spy software first came to light in Uganda after activists were targeted with it between 2011 and 2013, the find threw a spotlight on how biometrics typically ...

Uganda’s security agencies are amongst the most active purchasers of spyware across the global murky world of surveillance. Specifically, the Uganda police and other intelligence agencies have purchased spyware and ...

The reign of terror under Idi Amin left thousands of Ugandans killed in a methodical and capricious manner led by his notorious intelligence outfits—the State Research Bureau (SRB) and the ...

It was during Father’s Day of 2016 when Tom Voltaire Okwalinga shared a moment with his Facebook audience that felt very raw. There was an innocence and a truthfulness to ...

The second edition of the MOSIP Create initiative has successfully concluded, spotlighting innovative, market-ready solutions that leverage digital identity to improve access, inclusion, and empowerment. The 2026 edition focused on four critical ...

As African countries accelerate digital transformation and invest in large-scale identification systems, questions about sustainability, trust, governance, and long-term public value are becoming increasingly urgent. Policymakers, technologists and civil society ...

African governments have been urged to move beyond pilot projects and develop a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) that is open, secure, nationally owned and capable of operating at a full ...

That the right to privacy is joined at the hip with the concept of human dignity is a no-brainer. Human dignity, which centuries ago had a denotative and connotative meaning ...

There was a media scrum after Jenifer Bamuturaki indicated that she was willing to field questions at the lobby of the House. It was August of 2022 and the chief ...