Tag Archives: Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Abducted by gunmen as a 10-year-old boy on his way to school, Dominic Ongwen rose to become one of the most feared commanders in Uganda’s brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The former child soldier, now in his early 40s, goes on trial before the International …

When astronauts return from space, many of them report that their perspective of life on earth has been transformed for the better. All differences, borders and barriers seem less important when you’ve seen the planet from 250 miles (400 km) above the surface, they say. For this reason, BBC features …

Royal Van Zanten chemical poisoning common, say workers’ rights groups “That one flower, for a new girlfriend or a father, a colleague’s birthday or a grandmother, often means more than all the bunches put together. It’s not about the numbers, the colours or sizes. It’s about the love and passion …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  The bodies of 51 unidentified victims of fierce fighting in the Rwenzururu kingdom in Uganda’s restive Kasese region were buried in a mass ceremony on Sunday, officials said. They were among nearly 90 people killed in fighting last month between palace guardsand security forces in the …

MUASA disassociates itself from fundraising, Besigye responds The Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) has distanced itself from political activities said to support their lecturers’ cause. This follows a foiled fundraising campaign by former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye and the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) that was scheduled to …

THE LAST WORD: By Andrew M. Mwenda How 50 years have not changed the nature of the confrontation between the central government, traditional authorities Exactly 50 years since Prime Minister Milton Obote attacked the palace of Sir Edward Mutesa, the King of Buganda, President Yoweri Museveni has attacked the palace …

Victim or villain as 100 are killed in Kasese massacre? On Nov. 14, two police officers on guard at Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kasese district were attacked and killed by unknown assailants who grabbed their two guns and disappeared. This was just two days after Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga …

Tanzanian based -lowcost carrier Fastjet has announced plans to cut flights in East Africa starting this month as part of a route rationalisation exercise meant to match frequencies and customer demand. Fastjet, which launched direct flights between Dar es Salaam and Entebbe International Airport in 2014, says “rationalisation” of its …

Controversy has emerged over a private Members Bill, the National Graduate Service Bill tabled by Bunya County MP Waira Majegere. The bill seeks to establish mandatory one year service for Ugandans 18 years old and above as a requirement for any sort of employment. It also proposes that graduates of …

VIDEO: The bodies of 52 unidentified Rwenzururu palace attack victims have finally been buried, amidst controversy and skepticism. Whereas police announced that 46 royal guards had been killed in the attack, 52 bodies have been buried today at Rakoki army barracks, excluding the 16 bodies that were identified and claimed by …