By Timothy Nsubuga
3rd Oct 2011:
Besigye, Mukula united by term limits
In a surprise move that is unlikely to please the ruling National Resistance Party [NRM] boss President Yoweri Museveni, Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] Party President Dr. Kiiza Besigye has praised Museveni’s Vice Chairman for eastern region ‘Capt’. Mike Mukula for his expression of support for the opposition-led campaign to restore presidential term limits to Uganda’s constitution.
“…Mukula is right to demand for (more…)
By George Murumba
3rd Oct 2011:
Museveni, Mugabe: Birds of the same feather?
In a clear sign that age and fatigue may be finally catching up with them, two of Africa’s longest serving ‘revolutionary rulers’ or psychotic tyrants to their critics, have in the last two weeks checked into medical facilities in the Asian sub-continent for treatment.
Zimbabwe’s 87 year old President Robert Mugabe was reported to have flown to Singapore for a medical check-up, (more…)
By M. Suleman
3rd Oct 2011:
Accused: Police Chief Gen. Kale Kayihura
The month of ‘September’, it appears, is a month that will not only be significant to millions of Americans, but for billions of other people on the planet, including Ugandans. Over the years, the things that have happened in the month of ‘September’ will never be forgotten.
‘September’ 11th 2001 was of course the day when the twin towers in New York were brought down by (more…)
By John Stephen Katende
3rd Oct 2011: The UN Security Council on Sept 30th called on the African Union (AU) to urgently increase the strength of its peacekeeping force in Somalia (AMISOM) to its mandated level of 12,000 to enable it (more…)
By Sharon Tibenda
3rd Oct 2011: The ex-wife of Nelson Mandela Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a veteran ANC member in her own right, has attacked her party’s disciplinary process in the recent case involving (more…)
3rd Oct 2011: When I wrote my last article (more…)
3rd Oct 2011: It is always a pleasure for a dictator to determine who (more…)
By Timothy Nsubuga
26th Sept 2011:
The 'ethnic' Generals keeping Museveni in power?
Whether it was justifiable or not, a great number of Ugandans raised a blaring alarm of concern about the ‘ethnic army’ that President Museveni unveiled to the world when he blasted his way into power on the 26th [some say 25th] of January 1986.
One of Museveni’s acclaimed early strengths was that as a leader, he had his fingers on the pulse of the nation. His reaction to the nation’s pulse however (more…)
By John Stephen Katende
26th Sept 2011:
Are they toasting Kagame's 'Gold Award'?
New York – Rwandan President Maj. General Paul Kagame has put his more senior Ugandan counterpart General Yoweri Museveni to great shame after he [Kagame] won the coveted United Nation’s ‘Gold Award’ for great ‘forest promotion policies’. For the context, it should be noted that while Uganda has been at it for decades, Rwanda only initiated its forestry programme in 2004. (more…)
By George Murumba
26th Sept 2011:
Is his new fairness drive genuine?
After more than twenty five years of hearing Ugandans complaining about the inequitable distribution of the nation’s resources a.k.a ‘national cake’, President Yoweri Museveni seems to have finally listened and consequently directed Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi to “immediately” implement his executive directive.
Museveni’s directive was contained in a strongly worded letter [seen by Uganda Correspondent] to the Prime Minister and copied to all Members of Parliament. Top among the ‘national cake’ issues to be reviewed by Amama Mbabazi is the allocation of road equipment and slots for army and police recruitment for districts. (more…)
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