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It was a busy month for Uganda and for all of Africa.
From the famous oil debate to Gaddafi’s killing. By Timothy Kalyegira. In October 1980, two months before the Ugandan general election, Brig. Moses Ali, the late Suleiman Kiggundu, former President Godfrey Binaisa and President Yoweri Museveni flew to Libya to meet Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. They sought and received Gaddafi’s support for the guerrilla war they [...]
Whose hands were “oiled”?
Serious corruption accusations have been leveled against government bigwigs concerning oil bribes. Some ruling party legislators want the accused to step aside, although the President thinks otherwise. By Edward Ronald Sekyewa The decision to recall parliament from recess on October 10th to discuss oil matters did not come easy. But when it came to pass, [...]
Somalia is on the path to recovery.
By Pamela Ankunda In Somalia today, you will see women police officers manning check points, the former Al-Shabaab revenue collection centre- Bakara Market re-opened, young boys playing a previously banned sport – football – on the open streets, press from all over the major houses reporting from the terrorists’ previously held training ground, Ugandan police [...]
UGANDA @ 50: ARE WE FOOD SECURE?
By Moses Hategeka. As Uganda, celebrates the Golden Jubilee on 9/10/2012 we need to reflect back and assess how far the country has travelled in its agricultural transformation attempts to become a food secure country and a regional food basket. The country is blessed with fertile soils, good climate, cool temperatures, green vegetation, and receives [...]
Civil society and private sector engagement with COMESA
Uganda Participants-from Left; Albert Mugumya (CECORE), Rev Fr Silvester Arinaitwe (UJCC), Mr Richard Bamuturaki (COMESA Expert on War- Economies), Patrick Tumwine (HURINET) and Godfrey Mukalazi (UJCC) By Albert Gomes Mugumya. Civil society and private sector organisations have continued their engagement with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in the field of peace [...]
What to do about alcoholism.
With the current global lifestyle revolution, no one has yet realized that alcoholism is increasing, especially among young people. Are we ready to lose more people? By Michael Wandati It’s a common question for parents to ask when they should begin talking to their children about alcohol use. Any parent with an honest assessment of [...]
Access to information becomes a human right
by Savio Kyambadde Government has come up with a communication strategy that will improve the capacity of each respective government ministry, department or agency to proactively give information. According to Simon Mayende, Director of Information and National Guidance in the office of the Prime Minister, the move is intended to ease information flow between the [...]
EBOLA!!!
by Savio Kyambadde Five years after the country celebrated the end of Ebola disease in Bundibugyo District in August 2007, government officials together with a World Health Organisation representative in Uganda have confirmed another outbreak in the country. Another five years earlier in August 2000, villages in the districts of Gulu, Masindi and Mbarara were [...]
Opposition in Parliament calls for report on dead policeman
By Savio Kyambadde The leader of opposition in Parliament Nandala Mafabi has asked government to make public the post mortem report of the deceased Police officer Bosco Ariongo to clear the air. Addressing journalists at Parliament Mafabi said that a detailed report indicating what killed Assistant Inspector of Police John Bosco Ariongo in yesterday’s riots [...]
KCCA’S AGABA GRANTED BAIL
By Savio Kyambadde The interdicted Kampala Capital City Authority Director of Physical Planning George Agaba has been granted bail. Agaba was remanded to Luzira Prison in January this year on charges of murder and attempted murder following an eviction exercise in Port Bell Luzira that turned bloody leaving John Onyango dead. He was remanded to [...]