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 […]
Today I spent over two hours at the ministry of internal affairs with Gen. Aronda Nyakairima. We were discussing a number of issues in his ministry. During our long discussion, I discovered more who Gen. Aronda Nyakairima is and I now bring his true face to you, my dear readers, I am Walakira Nyanzi. President […]
In a book titled ‘Betrayed By My Leader,’ Major John Kazoora was summoned by former minister for health, Jim Muhwezi during the early days of president Museveni’s regime and was told that they were going to arrest Dr. Andrew Kayiira, David Lwanga and Everesto Nyanzi. Why because they were reportedly planning a coup. Major […]
It what looks like a bid by Al Shabaab terrorists to destabilize East African Community, they have threatened this time to target Ugandan president Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Ugandan security agencies have landed on fatal information from Al Shabaab network that the insurgents want to bomb president Museveni while on his way from State […]
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY EAST AFRICAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OPENING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON LEGAL, RULES AND PRIVILEGES ON THE PUBLIC HEARING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY LAWS INTER-CONTINENTAL HOTEL, NAIROBI, KENYA 18TH MARCH 2013 Honourable Members of the East African Legislative Assembly The Senior Director, Ministry of East […]
Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President General, Dr. Kizza Besigye has thanked all those people who spent their time and resources at Kira Division in a bid to rescue him from police brutality. Besigye says that hundreds of opposition politicians and supporters who were headed by Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, Kyadodno East […]
Kampala, Uganda-Ugandan president Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni says he is no longer interested in running for president for a fifth term when his term of office expires in 2016. There have been speculations that Uganda’s longest serving president (Museveni) is still interested in running for president. Museveni, while meeting his military commanders at Statehouse […]
On Monday March 4th a group of suspected opposition elements attempted to force entry into the nuclear of Mbuya army barracks. The attackers, whom eyewitnesses tell us looked so determined to force entry at Mbuya barracks, fired several bullets inside the barracks. The army and defence spokesperson, Col. Felix Kulayigye confirmed the incident after journalists […]