The publicity hungry officer made his name during the Walk-to-Work protests in 2011 ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Sam Omala, the former police commander best known for leading brutal crackdowns on opposition protests and hounding opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, has died at the age of 64. He succumbed to cancer …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Erias Lukwago, the lawyer representing Dr Kizza Besigye has objected to charging his client with crimes allegedly committed outside the country. Speaking moments after the General Court Martial Chairman Brigadier Freeman Mugabe read out the charge sheet that listed four counts on which Besigye and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has tasked the Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola to intervene on the escalating cases of police brutality and explain claims that Nalufenya police station has once again turned into a torture chamber. The FDC Deputy Spokesperson, …
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By Julius Odeke The former party president Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Dr Kizza Besigye warns that the current political faith by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party is likely to throw the country into political turmoil. Besigye points out the manner in which government handled the death of …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
