By Timothy Nsubuga

18^th Feb 2011

President Museveni & his wife Janet

The chaos that is engulfing the country has seen FDC polling agents kicked out of several polling stations in Janet Museveni’s Ruhama Constituency, Uganda Correspondent can exclusively reveal.

Mr. Augustine Ruzindana, FDC’s Secretary for Research, who is also the party’s candidate for the Ruhama Constituency parliamentary seat, has told this reporter that, “…the situation is still deteriorating in the constituency”.

In particular, Ruzindana said, “…FDC agents have been kicked out of a number of polling stations in Ruhaama Constituency like Rwendahi, Karukwanzi, Kanyerere, Kitashekwa, and Nyakahita.  At Kanyerere polling station, (more…)

By George Murumba

18^th Feb 2011

The 2011 Presidential Candidates

Reports reaching Uganda Correspondent indicate that chaos has broken out in most parts of the country as opposition supporters and their candidates clash with their opponents and security operatives.

Blood flows in the Elgon Sub-Region

In Budadiri West for example, supporters of incumbent MP Nandala Mafabi are fighting running battles with UPDF soldiers in Buwalasi and Bumuddu areas in Budadiri West. (more…)

By Sharon Tibenda

18^th Feb 2011

A police officer in Serere has been into unconsciousness and his gun stolen after he tried to intervene in a scuffle between NRM and FDC supporters at Kamod trading centre. (more…)

By John Stephen Katende

18^th Feb 2011

The Egyptian scenes govt is trying to prevent

The government has ordered all mobile phone companies operating in Uganda to intercept key words like ‘Egypt’, ‘People Power’, and ‘Bullet’ from all their short message services or SMS, Reuters News Agency has reported.

An internal email from the state-run Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) with the order was leaked (more…)

17^th Feb 2011

By Timothy Nsubuga

Dr. Besigye at Makerere University Freedom Sq yesterday

Yesterday, 16^th February at about 6.30pm, the government arrested 27 FDC supporters and poll agents at Kataraka.  The group were arrested from Mr. John Behumbiza’s house.  Mr. Behumbiza is the Chairman of Dr. Besigye’s Nyakyera Campaign Task Force.

The FDC supporters were arrested while they were training to act as (more…)

14^th Feb 2011

NRM's Museveni: His record is in the spotlight

For the last 25 years, President Yoweri Museveni has been in charge of Uganda’s stride into the future and he wants to continue.  Uganda Correspondent therefore feels that while the viability of the opposition’s programmes for government must not escape close public scrutiny in this election, it is also fair that the electorate focus their attention on Museveni’s 25 year record.  Mr. Bernard Ddumba, a regular contributor to Uganda Correspondent, gives his personal views below. (more…)

By John Stephen Katende

14^th Feb 2011

File Photo: Is he miles ahead in online polls?

Online opinion polls on three big newspaper websites, namely, www.newvision.co.ug, www.monitor.co.ug, and www.independent.ug about who is likely to win the presidential contest this Friday 18^th have put IPC presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye miles ahead of incumbent President and NRM party flag bearer Yoweri Museveni. (more…)

By George Murumba

14^th Feb 2011

The British government has warned the ruling NRM government to desist from using violence to quell protests by unarmed civilians if and when they chose to demand for political reforms and freedoms like the Tunisians and Egyptians did, Uganda Correspondent can reveal. (more…)

7^th February 2011

Left: Col. Samson Mande at an international conference

Col. Samson Mande, the man who was accused by Museveni’s government of involvement with the shadowy People’s Redemption Army [PRA] after the 2001 elections has advised President Yoweri Museveni to step down from power immediately.  He talked Uganda Correspondent’s John Stephen Katende in an exclusive interview. (more…)

By Timothy Nsubuga

7^th February 2011

File photo: There is no turning back to this

The IPC’s presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye, who is also the President of the Forum for Democratic Change [FDC], has told Ugandans that this time round there is no turning back because change is coming whether President Museveni likes it or not.

In an interview with Uganda Correspondent, Dr. Besigye said the time has now come for every Ugandan to get politically active in order to set Uganda on a permanent democratic path (more…)