By Timothy Nsubuga

4^th July 2011:

Muhoozi in a different uniform in Kampala

Following our exclusive story in which we reported about a failed April 2011 plot by two army Generals to overthrow President Yoweri Museveni’s government, [see: Army Generals tried to topple Museveni in April] two more veteran NRA Generals have broken their silence regarding the sensitive Museveni succession issue.

In two separate emails to Uganda Correspondent on (more…)

By Norman S. Miwambo

4^th July 2011:

Col. Edison Muzoora RIP. Is govt chasing 'invisible' rebels?

Nearly ten years since they had serious disagreements over each other’s alleged support for political dissidents that each of them accused of plotting to overthrow the sitting governments in both Uganda and Rwanda, Uganda is still practicing the politics of inviting trouble, a top Rwandan security official told this newspaper.

The Rwandese security officer, (more…)

By Julius Odeke

4^th July 2011:

Children march at Mbale celebrations. By Julius Odeke

MBALE – The Minister of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives Dr James Shinyabulo Mutende and NRM Local Council Five [LCV] Chairman for Mbale district Mr. Bernard Mujasi publicly clashed with each other during celebrations to mark the World Day Against Child Labour last Friday at Malukhu Boma grounds in Mbale-eastern Uganda, about 240kilometers from the capital city Kampala.

How the clash of the NRM titans started (more…)

By Our Reporter

4^th July 2011:  KAMPALA – Budadiri West MP and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Hon. Nandala Mafabi together with a Journalist Julius Odeke have filed a suit against government seeking nearly 400million shillings in (more…)

By M. Suleman

4^th July 2011:  She came, she saw, she conquered.  One would however have expected the visit of the US First Lady to have little impact to the South African landscape.  But if one is to judge it from (more…)

By John Stephen Katende

27^th June 2011:

Col. Gaddafi: Indicted by ICC for war crimes

The International Criminal Court [ICC] sitting in The Hague has today issued the long anticipated arrest warrants against the embattled Libyan Leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi and his intelligence Chief.  Col Gaddafi is accused of personally ordering attacks on civilians

The ICC accused Gaddafi of crimes against humanity and of ordering attacks on civilians after an uprising against his (more…)

By George Murumba

27^th June 2011:

Did some of his Generals try to topple him?

A strong NRM party stalwart who was recently appointed Minister of State in the new government has revealed that President Museveni unearthed a plan by two senior army Generals to “overthrow” the government in order to stop it falling into opposition leader Dr. Besigye’s hands during the ‘walk-to-work’ protests in April.

The State Minister, a controversial and wealthy businessman from the Lango (more…)

By Our Online Team

27^th June 2011:

The arrested FDC Bushenyi Chairman William Mukaira

Reports flying around on the internet that are yet to be confirmed by this newspaper suggest that the government may have offered one of the suspects who are being held in connection with the mysterious death of Col. Edison Muzoora [RIP] up to 3billion Shillings to concoct damning evidence that the State can use to pin President Museveni’s biggest political challenger (more…)

By Norman Miwambo

27^th June 2011:

Anti-Museveni protest in London last week. Photo by N. Miwambo

The ongoing anti-Museveni protests that have been taking place in London over the last few months took a different twist last week when the usual Ugandan pro-democracy activists were joined in solidarity by some white [wazungu] protesters who are concerned by the reckless way their taxes are being misused by Museveni’s regime.

The protest took place (more…)

By Norman Miwambo

20^th June 2011:

Activists protest outside British parliament

The political turmoil that has engulfed Uganda since the conclusion of the controversial elections on 18^th February intensified last week on Wednesday 15^th June as Ugandans living and working in the United Kingdom [UK] staged a protest in London outside the British parliament the House of Commons to highlight Uganda’s democracy deficit to the international community.

After several protests outside the Ugandan Embassy in London that lasted nearly two months, the protesters shifted their campaign and camped in-front of the British Parliament. (more…)