The Uganda opposition Member of Parliament Abdu Katuntu has said that the recent beating of the Uganda Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader Dr. Kiiza Besigye shows the country’s political situation is deterioting. He says, if the situation doesn’t improve, the country’s political situation will soon only be comparable to Zimbabwe where political intimidations, arrests […]
The Uganda ruling NRM party Member of Parliament for Kinkizi East in Kanungu district has indicated that the breakoff faction of the Uganda Democratic Party (DP) headed by Dr. Luluume Bayiga shows that the party is tribalistic and bent towards only promoting the interests of the Baganda. The DP party is currently headed by Nobert […]
The Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) has organized a workshop to sensitize journalists on the Marriage and Divorce bill to enhance their understanding of the bill. A number of issues in the bill are still under contention like the issue of bride price hence delaying the enactment of the bill. The UWOPA Coordinator Monica Amoding […]
The Former Minister of Ethics and Integrity Miria Matembe has slammed claims by the Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura indictaing that he doesn’t know the Kiboko Squad. The squad recently whipped the President of Forum for Democratic Change leader Dr. Kiiza Besigye when he tried to stage a rally in Kampala to protest the […]
Five members of the Inter-Party Coalition (IPC) who were arrested by Uganda Police last Wednesday over participating in what the Uganda police called an illegal demonstration in Kampala have been charged at Buganda Road Court. They accused persons include Sam Mugumya, a personal political assist to the President of Forum for Democratic Change, Dr. Kizza […]
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has appealed to all stakeholders involved in fighting against the practice of child labour to advocate for ILO child labour conventions so that child exploitation can be reduced. In a press statement seen by Ultimate Media, ILO says all stakeholders involved must focus on raising awareness on the dangers of […]
IS the ICC Europe’s Guantánamo Bay for Africa? By Dr David Hoile A new 345-page study of the International Criminal Court, ‘The International Criminal Court: Europe’s Guantánamo Bay?’, published by the Africa Research Centre to coincide with the ICC’s first ever review conference (in Kampala, Uganda, 31 May – 8 June 2010), has found the […]
The government of Uganda is planning to set up a special fund targeting the youth in a bid to curb unemployment in Uganda. The Minister of Uganda for Finance, Hajjati Syda Bbumba said this during the budget reading on Thursday this week. Bumba says that the government of Uganda in its effort to create more […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has clarified anomalies involved in ongoing national voter registration exercise. The chairperson of EC, Eng. Badru Kiggundu says the commission kicked off the exercise on May 3rd to June 14th, 2010. The ongoing national voters’ registration exercise conducted in different parts of Uganda is intended to accommodate new eligible voters and […]
The presidential advisor on Northern Uganda, Richard Todwong has appealed to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to consider reconciliation as the only way of punishing members of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels to avoid further conflicts in future. He says reconciliation mostly practiced in Africa helps reconcile the victim with the culprit and therefore, […]