By John Stephen Katende

6^th Sept 2010

Pre-ticked NRM ballots

If there is one thing that has come out clearly from Uganda Correspondent’s interviews with people on the streets of Kampala, then it’s that the violence and rigging that characterised NRM’s primaries is a sign of things to come.

Even the more seasoned political analysts who spoke to Uganda Correspondent couldn’t find valid reasons to pour cold water on the views expressed on the streets.  The general fear is that similar or even worse violence and rigging will occur during the 2011 elections.

One political analyst who regularly comments on topical political issues in the Daily Monitor newspaper agreed (more…)

By Timothy Nsubuga

6^th Sept 2010

British PM Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative-Liberal Democrat [Con-Dem] coalition government has significantly watered down the UK’s previous policy of insisting on the observance of human rights when dealing with African countries.

In a move that some analysts say was widely expected from a Conservative government, the foreign policy insistence, it seems, has shifted to the pursuit of trade deals.  Dr. Ephraim Okalebo, a 59yr old strategic studies expert who works for a major multi-national company in Abuja-Naigeria, gave Uganda Correspondent two reasons that he thinks could explain the shift in British foreign policy towards Africa. (more…)

By Dr. Olara Otunnu – 30th Aug 2010

My fellow Ugandans, today I address you on the all-important issue and theme of: Free and fair elections — A fork in the road.  Our country is engaged in a historic struggle to regain our freedom, dignity and human rights. In this struggle, there are times when we have to make very tough choices.  In so doing, we must retain our resolve and clarity of purpose. (more…)