UHRC chairperson Wangadya tells COSASE that President Museveni rejected her resignation by phone

Appearing before COSASE, UHRC chairperson Mariam Wangadya said she had written a resignation letter to President Museveni, who rejected it in a phone call and told her to return to office. The Daily Monitor reports that the commission has not held a formal decision-making meeting since December 2025, affecting its tribunal work, and that the hearing showed strained relations between Ms Wangadya and fellow commissioners.