5th–11th July 2010
By Ofwono Opondo
Thank you for seeking our [NRM’s] views on the various claims, allegations, and accusations by the once notorious Lt. Col. John Martin Ogole of the defunct UNLA-UPC military fascist wing that operated and run an atrocious war in the famous Luwero Triangle. (more…)
5th–11th July 2010
By Charles Ochen Okwir
The author
Scanning through Uganda’s newspapers last week, I bumped onto one particular article that I thought needs revisiting. In his opinion article [Why should the opposition discredit Badru Kiggundu] that appeared in the government owned Newvision newspaper of June 29th, Mr. Awel Uwihanganye who signed off as a “Public Relations and Communications Consultant”, appears to have taken it upon himself to repair EC Chairman Badru Kiggundu’s beleaguered image. Of course, as PR consultant, we must all assume that Uwihanganye was merely doing a job for which he had [probably] been paid handsomely. (more…)
5th–11th July 2010
By Abbey Semuwemba
We should not get over excited over the joining of politics by former Mengo ministers till we see some changes in the Badru Kiggundu Electoral Commission [EC]. The NRM will still win big in Buganda and other parts of the country in 2011 as long as the EC remains as it is. (more…)
5th–11th July 2010
By Stephen Ssengoba
Kiboko Squad Gangs
Two weeks ago, I wrote a short letter in the Uganda Correspondent reacting to the news “Opposition Warned on Planned Demo” that the Daily Monitor published on Monday 14th June 2010. In it, I wondered what was really going on in this terminally ill country called Uganda. I also asked if what we are seeing in Uganda today is indeed the democracy that Museveni promised us in 1986. I also predicted that if nothing changed, Uganda could be heading for some very turbulent political times. How, I wondered, was the so-called “Kiboko Squad” allowed to beat up FDC President Dr. Kizza Besigye in full view of police officers? (more…)
5th–11th July 2010
By C.D Rauxen Zedriga
I am back with our youth; our future leaders! On the social front, it is irrelevant now to state here that Iddi Amin had decreed the establishment of a National Council for Women in 1975. Let’s deal with our most recent history. (more…)
5th-11th July 2010
By Our Sports Writer
The world’s number one tennis player Rafael Nadal romped to victory again to win the 2010 Wimbledon men’s singles title. The 24yr old Spaniard destroyed the 12th seed Czech Tomas Berdych in straight sets [6-3 7-5 6-4] to regain the Wimbledon crown that he failed to defend last year due to injury. (more…)
5th-11th July 2010
By Our Sports Writer
The Black Stars’ surge to the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA world is expected to lead to a large number of the squad playing in England next season; sports analysts say. (more…)
Fierce debate is raging across the country about whether or not Uganda’s present Electoral Commission is competent enough to organise free and fair elections in 2011. Uganda Correspondent’s Political Editor feels therefore that this article, published in one of Uganda’s English dailies, deserves particular debate. Let the big debate commence! (more…)
5th-11th July 2010
By Our Staff Writer
DRC Fuel Tanker Victims
The BBC has reported that bodies of scores of people killed in a fuel truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] have been buried in mass graves. At least 230 people were killed when the overturned oil tanker exploded and sparked a fire in Sange village. Some of those who died were trying to collect leaking fuel but others were trapped inside buildings, including a cinema, by the blaze. UN peacekeepers, aid workers and troops have been helping the injured. The truck overturned in the village of Sange as it tried to overtake a minibus. (more…)
5th–11th July 2010
The government of Uganda has finally succumbed to pressure to open up the pensions sector. The proposed reforms, if passed into law, will open up the sector to competition and end the monopoly that has been enjoyed by the National Social Security Fund [NSSF] since time immemorial. (more…)
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