VIDEO: Ssebana Kizito buried amidst political drama and chaos Uganda | NTV UGANDA| Chaos broke out at the burial of former Democratic Party President Ssebaana Kizito as supporters of the current DP leader Norbert Mao tussled it out with supporters of Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago. The burial also turned into a political …
Read More »VIDEO: Pres. Museveni calls for peaceful eviction at Centenary Park
VIDEO: President Museveni calls for peaceful eviction at Centenary Park Uganda | NBS TV UGANDA| President Yoweri Museveni has ordered Nalongo estates to vacate Centenary Park to avoid forceful eviction. The President finally ruled on the matter during a meeting at State House between the two warring parties, KCCA and Nalongo …
Read More »Three arrested in Mbarara, Uganda for mock presidential funeral
Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Three people carrying a coffin marked with President Yoweri Museveni’s name were arrested in western Uganda on Friday and will be charged with “illegal assembly”, police said. The three men were arrested in Mbarara, 300 kilometres (186 miles) west of the capital Kampala, after holding …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Whose victory is Bobi Wine’s win?
In The Independent this week: Whose victory is Bobi Wine’s win? COVER STORY Bobi Wine’s win: Whose victory is it? THE LAST WORD Rethinking healthcare in Africa: Why attempts to provide too much too fast are the cause of corruption and institutionalised incompetence. NEWS ANALYSIS Strike looms in courts: Insiders …
Read More »COMMENT: Museveni poses a threat
President’s self-Preservation tactics after 30 year in power are derailing development |Stephanie Nguyen| “I don’t know any other country more democratic than Uganda; our democratic structures are comprehensive, massive, and thorough.” This statement is representative of a few propaganda lines that filled television screens as President Yoweri Museveni gave his …
Read More »Museveni meets Palestine President, Kazkhstan envoy
Addis Ababa, Ethopia | PPU |President Yoweri Museveni has held a bilateral meeting with the Palestine President Mohamoud Abbas at the sidelines of the 29th Ordinary Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Governments at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa. The Palestinian leader briefed his host about their liberation struggle …
Read More »President Museveni in Addis for 29th AU Summit
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | PPU| President Yoweri Museveni has today arrived in the Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa for the 29th Ordinary Session of the assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union. The President who is accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Museveni’s refugee summit warning
Why President told world leaders not to undervalue his hospitality Kampala, Uganda |Ronald Musoke| When President Yoweri Museveni successfully convened a meeting of world leaders in Kampala for the first ever UN-backed Refugee Solidarity Summit on June 22-23, his mission was half accomplished. Top on the summit agenda was how …
Read More »THE LAST WORD: The incongruence of the incongruence
THE LAST WORD: How Ugandans get angrier as government does the right thing when it comes to spending money THE LAST WORD |Andrew M. Mwenda| Two contradictory things are happening in Uganda. First, large sections of the public, especially the elite public, are angry, very angry with government. They …
Read More »Muntu faces FDC boot
Defiant members plot to oust party president Kampala, Uganda |Agather Atuhaire| It appears nothing and nobody is these days simple or innocent in Uganda’s biggest party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). But it is a reality that the leaders; from Party President Mugisha Muntu to Secretary General Nandala Mafabi …
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