BOU’s very cautious optimism

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UGANDA TALKS

“Does the opposition gain from their planned rallies and protests?”

For our 20^th January 2012 Poll, we asked our readers “Does the opposition gain from their planned rallies and protests?” Lately the opposition politicians in company of the Activists For Change (A4C) have picked up where they had stopped last year. Unlike the previous A4C activities which were characterised by massive confrontations between the activists and the police, this time the police has given a green light to the opposition politicians to ca

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Traders on Luwum Street watch the situation from above as shops remain closed on January 11. Traders were striking over high bank interest rates. INDEPENDENT/JIMMY SIYA

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THE LAST WORD

Museveni’s rupture with traders Is the standoff between government and traders the tip of an irreparable breakdown of their relationship? Last week, striking traders paralysed business in Kampala. Negotiations between their associa...

INTELLIGENCE FILE

Musinguzi Garuga, Ruranga cited in rebel recruitment To: H. E The President Date: 19.April.01 Your Excellency, I briefly visited Rukungiri on Saturday; the following is what I found Consistent rumours of registration of rebels Consistent meetings with gentlemen from Kampala like Musinguzi Garuga, The Babihuga family, Maj. Rubarama Ruranga and others all on the same subject...

NEWS ANALYSIS

Media challenged on anti-corruption fight Most of the reports now being discussed in Parliament relating to corruption have been lying in newsrooms As the demand for accountability in the use of public resources in Uganda intensifies, with parliamentarians on top of the efforts, one wonders how Ugandans will be mobilised to join the effort...

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President Yoweri Museveni says he needs 2000 Jennifer Musisi's to defeat corruption. Do you consider this the best approach?

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LATEST COMMENTS

Ocheto Says:

2012-01-27 01:36:13

For people who have miserably failed to contain let alone extirpate Museveni's brand of corrupt and divisive or sectarian politics to keep ridiculing Besigye or opposition efforts at it is the worst

mulwani taminwa Says:

2012-01-27 19:01:55

my opinion i would think A4C now should target the rural area because they live in fear, however much you concentrate in urban area the impact can be felt internationally but it will not achieve