By Bob Roberts Katende UNESCO experts plan to rebuild tombs Govt agrees to pay Buganda debt Traditionally, the Baganda have a saying: ‘Akugoba yakuwa ekkubo’. It is similar to the phrase often attributed to the Mandarin of China that any crisis represents both danger and opportunity. The burning of the …
Read More »What Rukiga win tells of NRM-FDC rivalry
By Mubatsi Asinja Habati In the March 22 Parliamentary by-elections in Rukiga County, NRM’s Edson Kakuru defeated three rivals after polling 10,910 votes against his closest opponent – FDC’s Jack Sabiiti with 9,329, Independent candidates Amos Mugisha’s 6,786 votes and Medard Gumusiriza’s 291 votes. The voter turnout was 63% of …
Read More »How IPC would share top cabinet posts after Museveni defeat
By Patrick Kagenda Namboole Stadium outside Kampala was on March 13 the venue of an election that has become the talk of the country. ‘I have felt, smelt, experienced true democracy,’ screamed Dickson Opul to an excited crowd of about 1,000 people who gathered in the stadium last week for …
Read More »New Bill spells doom for Ugandan press freedom
By Jocelyn Edwards On September 10th last year, police stormed the transmission room of the Baganda kingdoms Central Broadcasting Services (CBS) and carried away a link to the transmitter. The station suddenly went off the air. Its licence had been revoked by the Broadcasting Council for allegedly stirring up tribal …
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By Joseph Were The day the mountain Moved One survivor said it sounded like a bomb explosion. Another said the mud moved so fast that victims had no chance to escape. One man was in a church praying when he saw the mountain of rocks, debris, and mud pummeling downhill. …
Read More »Leave my dead dad to rest, Gen. Okello’s son tells Museveni
By Matsiko wa Mucoori During celebrations for the NRMs 24th year in power on January 26, 2010 President Museveni awarded medals to 190 people for their role in Uganda’s liberation wars. The national function had passed as any other previous ones under the NRM reign until a member of one …
Read More »Women lack voice, even in parliament
By Dicta Asiimwe Can getting more directly elected women change trend? On February, 2006, the Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET) led other women NGOs to the launch of the Women’s Manifesto 2006 at Hotel Africana in Kampala. The Women’s manifesto was designed to help women get a common understanding of issues …
Read More »Mbale FDC win maintains NRM urban jinx
By Mubatsi Asinja Habati & Joshua Masinde Next stop Rukiga; NRM already has an `independent When former Mbale Municipality MP Wilfred Kajeke resigned on December 20 last year, his Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party members feared they would again lose the seat they had just snatched from the NRM …
Read More »Mao targets Besigye, Museveni for 2011
By Bob Roberts Katende How Mao’s winning DP ticket has top politicians worried Norbert Mao, the new leader of one of the factions of the Democratic Party, is a stocky man with steady stare. When walking, his deliberate pace gives the impression of one who knows where he is going. …
Read More »Museveni, Mbabazi, Muhwezi: Top most corrupt Ugandans?
By Matsiko wa Mucoori, Rukiya Makuma & Mubatsi Asinja Habati 80% of perceived corrupt officials are NRM When the NRA rebels took power on January 26, 1986, President Museveni launched a working document called The Ten-Point Programme. The document contained 10 priority areas that the new leadership committed itself to …
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