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Pigs left at parliament in protest over Constitutional amendments

Pigs left at parliament in protest over Constitutional amendments

Early this morning a litter of piglets was left at parliament. The piglets painted yellow red and blue were left in protest against the act by parliament, mainly the opposition, to dine with the NRM MPs and have the constitutional amendments passed which the jobless brotherhood say was betrayal to the citizens who had a strong input […]

Besigye, Lukwago and Nabilah to protest at Buganda Road Court

  On Tuesday 5th March 2013 John Bosco Ariong’s Trial will be on at Buganda Rd Court at 9:00am. The defendants in this case are Dr. Kizza Besigye-Kifefe [former president of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)], Lord Mayor of Kampala, Erias Lukwago, FDC woman leader, Ingrid Turinawe, the Lord Mayor of Kawempe division, Hajji Mubarak […]

‘Police officers wives planning massive armed protest’

  Information reaching intelligent offices in Kampala have it that the Police officers’ wives are planning massive armed protest in Kampala. The protest, if at all it takes place, would follow the first violent one the police officers wives staged in Kampala over poor living conditions in police barracks. The police officers wives are accusing […]

Business people protest failure to offer Uganda national IDs

Business people protest failure to offer Uganda national IDs

Business communities on the Borders of Uganda have petitioned parliament accusing Parliament government for delay to speed up the National Identity project. The petition was forwarded to parliament by Kakuto Member of parliament Mathias Kasamba on behalf of 95 petitioners led by Godfrey Mitchiger seruwagi. The petitioners  especially from mutukula boarder through Kasamba have said […]

Besigye vows not to celebrate 50 years of independence

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye has said he is not interested in celebrating the 50 years of Uganda’s independence Uganda having been a part of a successful neo-colony in which the leaders, with very few exceptions, have served the interests of former African colonial masters. “How can I celebrate the […]

Breaking news: Court dismisses Ariongo’s murder suspects

  The Nakawa Magistrate court has dismissed all charges against the people who have been on remand in connection to the murder of the former inspector of Police, John Bosco Ariongo. Ariongo was hit with an object along William Street in Kampala and died on spot during a peaceful protest that was organised by the […]

Concerned citizens protest over MPs car money

  Four concerned citizens have protested outside parliament north wing over the money which was given to new mps to buy cars. The four were holding placards written on “mps are heartless and shame less; others had words like mps are u with the people or against them”. They are accusing the mps of robbing […]

Kampala traders demonstrate over power

Traders in Kampalaoperating along Kampala-Gayaza Roadtoday brought work to a standstill as they closed the Road in protest over load shedding.   The angry demonstrators smashed vehicles while police looks on for sometime. However the police later acted when it gained the numbers of policemen it needed to take action. The problem with Ugandan demonstrators […]

Journalists protest failure by Uganda Human Rights Commission to hear their case

Hearing of case lodged with Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC)  Court four years ago by journalists has failed to take off under unclear circumstances. A case in which journalists protested brutal attacks by police and other security  agencies had been fixed for hearing on  December 9th 2011 at 9 00am local time at the Commission premises on Buganda […]