By Timothy Nsubuga

28^th Feb 2011

File photo, UPDF soldiers

Reports reaching Uganda Correspondent suggest that the government yesterday sent heavily armed UPDF soldiers to Jinja after it got intelligence reports that the opposition was planning to kick-start nationwide pro-democracy protests in Jinja.

Some eye witnesses whose reports are yet to be (more…)

By George Murumba

28^th Feb 2011

Is Besigye under seige from security agents?

The government has put Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] party President Dr. Kizza Besigye under 24hr security surveillance; FDC’s Director of Security has said.

In a letter 23^rd February to the Inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, which was also copied to the Ambassadors of the European Union, USA, Ireland, the Chairman Electoral Commission, and all the IPC Cooperation Parties, (more…)

By George Murumba

28^th Feb 2011

Matsanga greets Museveni

A senior official of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA] rebels who was deeply involved in the Juba peace talks to end the war in the north has congratulated Ugandans for voting President Museveni back into power.

Writing in The Standard, a Kenyan English daily newspaper, Mr. David Nyekorach Matsanga said (more…)

By Sharon Tibenda

28^th Feb 2011

The United Nations agency that promotes the integration of developing countries into the world economy is calling for cheaper ways for migrant workers aka ‘Nkuba Kyeyos’ to send money back home (more…)

By John Stephen Katende

28^th Feb 2011

Britain’s Minister for Africa has welcomed what he called the “peaceful” manner in which the just concluded Presidential and Parliamentary elections of 18^th February were conducted. (more…)

By George Murumba

28^th Feb 2011

The Inter Party Cooperation [IPC] has said government security personnel locked up many of their polling agents and only released them after the elections. (more…)

28^th Feb 2011

Uganda’s leading opposition leaders have called on the people of Uganda to go to the streets to protest against what they say was Museveni’s fraudulent victory in the just concluded Presidential and Parliamentary elections.  Below is their statement of 24^th February 2011. (more…)