Democratic Party (DP) is the oldest political party in Uganda having been formed in 1954. DP believes in non violent multi-party democracy and has been the vanguard in advocating for the rule of law in the country. The party, according to its president Norbert Mao is a strong proponent of dialogue as the best means […]
In his book, ”All Things Pass, Except The Past” Luc Huyse, the author is discussing the world’s conflicts and how the International community has tried to solve them. Some of the world conflicts the author is writing about are in Middle East, Africa and Europe including in Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Somalia and Rwanda. […]
Miss Uganda 2008, miss Dorah Mwima is not a happy woman these days as the police are hunting for her over a child she is keeping illegally. Miss Uganda is remembered very much for having spearheaded a fight against cancer spread in Uganda. It is said that former Miss Uganda and her hubby Nader […]
There are several reports in the local and foreign media that Ugandan government commits arbitrary or unlawful killings. According to media records available within and outside Uganda, Uganda’s Special Security Forces use excessive force and live ammunitions during joint security operations in various districts such as Kampala, Masaka, Jinja, Wakiso among others resulting into deaths. […]
Uganda is a constitutional republic led since 1986 by Gen. Yoweri Museveni of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, whom many people in Uganda now believe has turned into a ‘total dictator.’ Sections of Ugandans reelected him president to a fourth five-year term in February 2011. The 2011 elections were marred by irregularities. State […]
There is fear that a suspected Al-Qaida leaning group could be operating a small bank in Kampala where it bases to fund its activities around Africa. Uganda’s security intelligence is still investigating the validity of the development. The development comes at a time when Al Shabaab Islamists have just hit a Shopping Mall in Nairobi […]
Somalis fleeing serial killers in Mogadishu, insurgency, hunger, diseases and poor living conditions in Somalia are pouring into neighbouring Kenya where they later cross into Uganda at an average of 6000 per month. The entrance of refugees from Somalia is swelling what is already the world’s refugee population. Thirteen years of civil conflict in Somalia […]
Mogadishu-Ethiopian troops have undertaken military intelligence reconnaissance operations in wracked Somalia but the country is not planning to engage in battle gun quarrel with the Al Shabaab militants. Sources in Somalia say that Ethiopia has no plans to go back on a fighting mission but the redeployment is only for reconnaissance intelligence missions. Ethiopia is […]
It now seems the UPDF procurement has been streamlined. Gone are the days when the Ugandan army could buy junk helicopters, fighter jets and battle tanks among others. The latest we have heard from Uganda army circles is the procurement of the best army equipment including brand new fighter jets from Russia. Other army equipment […]
Racism also known as racialism is political and social practices based on differences between races of people, and on the belief that one’s own race is the best. Much of the racism according to the books of history was (is) practiced in England, United States, Spain, Italy and German among other European countries. In Spain […]