By Haggai Matsiko Big money deals loom over election The general elections of Feb. 18 must not only be free and fair, they must be seen to be free and fair. That is the higher bar imposed on the Electoral Commission by numerous challenges leading into the elections; including procurement …
Read More »Uganda’s Museveni slams ‘partisan’ ICC
Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda’s veteran ruler Yoweri Museveni, who is standing for re-election on Thursday, has said he is in favour of his country pulling out of the “partisan” International Criminal Court based in The Hague. Museveni, who came to power in 1986, made the remarks during a …
Read More »Ugandan army takes LRA rebel commander “Sam” into custody
Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda’s army said it had taken custody of a top Lord’s Resistance Army rebel captured in Central African Republic, and would transport him home. Okot George Odek, once one of LRA supremo Joseph Kony’s most trusted aides, was held by Seleka rebels in CAR who …
Read More »Central African rebels say they handed LRA commander to US forces
Bangui, Central African Republic | AFP | Monday – A rebel group in the Central African Republic has captured and handed over to US forces a commander of the infamous Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), one of its leaders said Monday. “Our forces captured the commander ‘Sam’ at the weekend at …
Read More »Ugandans shouldn’t fear Zika virus
By Flavia Nassaka The Zika strain spreading in America is of Asian origin Ziika forest reserve along the Kampala-Entebbe Highway has until recently been relatively unknown. But Gerald Mukisa, a guide at the forest says that is quickly changing since it was revealed that the Zika virus behind the outbreak …
Read More »Sejusa’s arrest
By Haggai Matsiko What Museveni camp feared The Jan. 31 arrest of Gen. David Sejusa, the former coordinator of intelligence services, is connected to President Yoweri Museveni’s fear of the Feb. 18 ballot. At least that is the line being pushed to the press by his lawyers. His lawyer Laudislus …
Read More »Mediocre leaders, 30 years later
By Geoffrey Onegi‐Obel The real danger of desiring to enter State House without being the Best There is a saying that one way or the other we get the leaders we deserve. Another is we all raise our children to inherit a better economic and political dispensation. If that is …
Read More »Besigye gains in the east, Museveni sweeps the north
By Andrew M. Mwenda President Yoweri Museveni’s campaign in many parts of Eastern Uganda has run into serious trouble. From Jinja to Iganga, through Bugiri, Busia and Tororo all the way to Mbale, the president’s campaign is saddled with internal bickering, no clear message, lethargy, and an acute lack of …
Read More »How to avoid election-related violence
By Samuel Mondays Atuobi This is a slightly edited report by Samuel Mondays Atuobi on the causes of conflict before, during, and after elections, and what can be done to avoid it. It first appeared in a publication by the Institute for Security Studies. Elections in most African countries are …
Read More »Election war fears
By Ronald Musoke Kayihura, Lumumba reveal NRM’s 2016 plan Just days to the Feb.18 general election, tension and fear of election-related violence is rising across the country. Pressure has gone up over recent statements by the top leaders of the army, police, and the ruling NRM party warning opponents of …
Read More »