Kakwenza Rukirabashaija - Matooke Republic

Information coming in indicates that Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has been rearrested. Earlier today, the court granted him a non-cash ...

Stella Nyanzi jubilates the release of writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija

by Trevor Taremwa

January 25, 2022

Despite having fled the country for greener pastures, celebrated writer and academic Stella Nyanzi is ecstatic about the release of ...

Kakwenza released on bail, barred from talking about his case in media

by Matooke Republic

January 25, 2022

Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaijja has today been released by Buganda Road Court on a Shs500,000 cash bail. The court has also ...

Kakwenza charged with two counts of offensive communication, remanded to Kitalya Prisons

by Matooke Republic

January 11, 2022

Late last year, award-winning novelist, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was arrested for ‘insulting’ President Yoweri Museveni and First son Lt Gen Muhoozi ...

EU asks gov’t to release detained writer Kakwenza

by Matooke Republic

January 6, 2022

The European Union (EU) Human Rights Chief Eamon Gilmore has joined the civil society in Uganda in expressing concern for ...

Court orders for Kakwenza’s immediate release

by Matooke Republic

January 4, 2022

The Makindye chief Magistrate Court has ordered security operatives to produce detained novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija in Court to be officially ...

The Greedy Barbarian author- Kakwenza allegedly arrested after claiming to be under house arrest hours after posting that Museveni is computer generated

by Matooke Republic

December 28, 2021

Award-winning Novelist, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija claims his under house arrest. The 2021 PEN Pinter prize International Writer of Courage by Tsitsi ...

Gov’t critic Kakwenza Rukirabashaija named 2021 International Writer of Courage

by Trevor Taremwa

October 12, 2021

Ugandan Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has been named this year’s International Writer of Courage by Zimbabwean writer, Tsitsi Dangarembga. The Ugandan ...