Child rights activists say physical violence remains the most common and most visible form of child abuse in Uganda. This is closely followed by sexual abuse, child neglect and emotional abuse which is cross cutting. According to Peter Bahemuka of Raising Voices, if a child is molested or subjected to any other form of abuse, […]
The US ambassador to Uganda has added voice to those calling for more stringent measures in handling corruption. This comes at a time when more donors are suspending aid over the abuse of funds in the office of the prime minister. Scot De-Lissi says the aid is intended to reach the targeted people to make […]
This morning the FDC president Col. Kiiza Besigye went to Old Kampala Police Station to check on one of his supporters Henry Kimera who was arrested last tuesday in St. Balikuddembe (Owino) Market where he works. The police and some leaders of NRM in Owino market claim that Kimera and others still at large wanted […]
Ugandans petition ICC to probe Museveni over human rights violations It seems Ugandan president Gen. Yoweri Museveni is soon becoming the hunted. Sections of Ugandans have written a secret letter to the international Criminal Court (ICC) asking it to probe the increasing human rights abuse in Uganda reportedly by president Museveni using police and other […]
It seems President Museveni would have developed high blood pressure if he was not a revolutionary. The hardworking president summoned all MPs on government side for a meeting to discuss the resignation of Ministers Syda Bbumba (Gender) and Khiddu Makubuya (General Duties). The two ministers resigned last week after the Public Accounts Committee of the […]
Former Inspector General of Government and currently a high court judge Faith Mwondha has dragged the Monitor Publications Ltd, the editor of Sunday Monitor and Emmanuel Gyezaho accusing them of defaming her. Mwondha says she is aggrieved by the two defaming articles published in the Sunday Monitor newspaper in August 2007, indicating that she was […]
The Leader of opposition Nathan Nandala Mafabi has demanded the ministers implicated in any scandal to emulate the former minister presidency and kampala kabakumba masiko to resign before are censured when parliament resumes next year. Mafabi told journalist at parliament the list of ministers who should resign include the Attorney Peter Nyombi for abuse of […]
When the FDC leaders gathered yesterday at their Kampala district office located on city house building in Kampala, they indefinitely suspended their district chairperson, Livingstone Kizito over reported abuse of office. Kizito was suspended from the post of FDC Kampala district chairman pending investigations. Following the dismissal of Kizito, the FDC officials have warned the […]