By Sam Orach

30^th May 2011: Nwoya – Mzee Emilio Odong, 72, is not a happy man in his tiny village of Panguu in Alero Sub-County, Nwoya district.  Walking like a disabled man in pain, Mzee Odong says he is not yet ready to forgive.  Why? (more…)

By Dennis Otim

30^th May 2011: The Director of the Counter Terrorism unit of Uganda Police Force Mr. Byakagaba Abasi, who is also an Assistant Inspector General of Police, [AIGP] has issued guidelines for countering terrorism threats in the country.  The guidelines, issued on 27^th May, are (more…)

By Timothy Nsubuga

23^rd May 2011:

A protester throwing tear gas canister at police

A certain Philip Nsajja, whom we shall assume is a Ugandan, or is at least a keen observer of Uganda’s recent political upheavals, has produced a powerful montage that documents Uganda’s most recent struggles for freedom and democracy against President Yoweri Museveni’s increasingly repressive regime.

In the accompanying text, Philip Nsajja says, “…through the course of history, (more…)

By George Murumba

23^rd May 2011:

"The Purple Rain Protests" in Apartheid South Africa

In a most dramatic twist of events, the ruling NRM’s own Deputy Spokesperson Mr. Ofwono Opondo has fired the first mutinous shot at his boss Yoweri Museveni’s “draconian” proposals to amend the constitution of Uganda in order to scrap the right to bail for suspects accused of committing some crimes and or offences.

Writing in the government owned newspaper The New Vision, Mr. Ofwono Opondo, in an audacious and jaw dropping departure from the usual ‘sycophancy’ that he has been variously accused of, said President Museveni’s latest proposals to amend the constitution would set Uganda back towards Apartheid.

“…In fact, this proposal sets Uganda back towards apartheid South Africa and colonialism during which those systems used draconian laws in the name of imposing “law and order”, arrested, sentenced and jailed people to very long terms to stifle African and particularly black consciousness, resistance, expression, freedom and (more…)

By M. Suleman

23^rd May 2011:

Museveni: Is he a pariah or a statesman?

For a President who had just won a general election with “a resounding 68% margin”, the inauguration was expected to be a momentous occasion, given especially, that Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was starting the journey to complete his three decades in power.

Indeed, not less than 30 African Heads of State were invited.  Museveni and his government no doubt wanted to make a serious statement in the face of the damaging fact that all the leading opposition parties had (more…)

By Sharon Tibenda

23^rd May 2011: The National Social Security Fund’s (NSSF)’s net worth has hit UGX 2 trillion as at 30^th April 2011, the Fund’s Managing Director Richard Byarugaba has (more…)