Independent Reporter and AFP REPORTS JUST IN INDICATE THAT Opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been held by the Uganda Police after he attempted to march into the city from his home in Kasangati, 14km outside Kampala. Besigye had planned to march with his supporters to the Electoral Commission to get …
Read More »Ugandan opposition chief Besigye rejects ‘sham elections’ results
Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Saturday 2/20/2016 Uganda’s top opposition leader Kizza Besigye said poll results Saturday handing President Yoweri Museveni a fifth term should be rejected, in a statement issued while under house arrest surrounded by dozens of police. “The results of the presidential elections must be rejected,” Besigye’s …
Read More »UCC “switches off” social media in Uganda on polls day
Uganda Communications Commission UCC has finally come out to explain the very poor internet access that hit the country from midnight to the start of polling day 7.00am February 18 – and later. They switched it off, they said. Many people found it difficult to access social media, especially Facebook, …
Read More »KAYIHURA: I fear a camera more than the bullet
By Independent Reporter Uganda’ Police chief has spoken out against what he called unprofessional journalism practiced by some media houses ahead of the elections. IGP Gen.Kale Kayihura said Uganda has had a relatively peaceful election period despite media exaggerations. He mainly hit out stories about a fire at a business …
Read More »Demography vs economy as Uganda heads to the polls
AFP Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Wednesday Labyrinthine and cacophonous, Kampala’s sprawling Owino Market is private enterprise unchained, a place where Ugandans struggle daily to survive and thrive. And after three decades of President Yoweri Museveni’s rule, his election promise of jobs and wealth rings hollow to many here. Francis …
Read More »IGAD deploys ahead of Uganda’s general election
A team of 10 members from the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have been deployed in the south-central Ugandan districts of Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono to observe the general election scheduled for Feb.18. IGAD member states include; Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda. Speaking to the media on …
Read More »Ex-President Obasanjo on observing Thursday’s election
FLAVIA NASSAKA Ahead of the February 18 Presidential and parliamentary election, various observer missions are in the country to analyze the legitimacy and quality of electoral processes as per the requirement of Chapter 7 of the United Nations Framework on the Declaration of Principles for International Observation 2005. The Electoral …
Read More »Ugandan rivals hold final rallies before polls
AFP Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Tuesday Uganda’s presidential contenders held their final rallies Tuesday, a day after opposition supporters clashed with police leaving at least one dead. Key opposition candidate Kizza Besigye, a three-time loser who was briefly detained by police in chaotic protests on Monday, said he …
Read More »Malaria, HIV funding
By Flavia Nassaka Global Fund CCM says there’s low absorption, Ministry says all is well On Feb.01, the Ministry of Health released yet another statement on malaria outbreak in Northern Uganda saying the number of people testing positive for severe malaria was increasing again. According to the statement, malaria had …
Read More »Rethinking science teaching at O’level
By Ronald Musoke Poor grades shine spotlight on compulsory sciences policy Peter Okello has been teaching physics for the last 16 years in many secondary schools in northern Uganda. He is now at Sir Samuel Baker School in Gulu District where he tells stories of the shocks and surprises he …
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