By Online Team

4^th June 2012:

Ex-LRA commander Acellam: Will he get amnesty?

The UN’s news agency IRIN has reported that the government has pulled the plug on the Amnesty Act which, since 2000, has enabled the grant of a blanket amnesty to more than 26,000 members of armed groups, especially members of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).

The Act was (more…)

By Norman Miwambo

4^th June 2012:

Gen. Museveni: Should he be afraid?

The judgment of The Hague-based Special Court for Sierra Leone that handed a 50 year-jail sentence to former Liberian leader Charles Taylor was a landmark decision that also has a chilling message for the leadership in Uganda.  It is well documented that Uganda’s leaders have previously sponsored indicted war criminals in the region.

Taylor became the first former head of state to be convicted since World War II. Taylor, 64, was found guilty on (more…)

By Julius Odeke

4^th June 2012:

The state of the roads in Teso region was thrust to the fore over a week ago when several government officials who had gone to bury the late Joseph Cuthbert Obwangor got stuck in the muddy roads and were (more…)

By Julius Odeke

4^th June 2012:

It was all smiles and ululations for the families of Uganda Police officers who were promoted at the piping exercise at Soroti Lions International Club last week. (more…)

By Julius Odeke

4^th June 2012:

SOROTI:  The UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization [FAO] has said approximately half a million Ugandan farmers will benefit from its technical services.  In an interview with Uganda Correspondent on (more…)