Maj. Gen. James Kazini’s widow yesterday said she was doubtful that Lydia Draru, her husband’s alleged killer, was the lone assailant in the killing of the former army commander. She described her husband as a loving man.
New Vision is reporting that the local council chief of Wabigalo project zone, Bosco Lule, has been detained over the killing of Gen. James Kazini. He was allegedly found with $300 that he got from Lydia Draru, the woman who confessed to killing Kazini.
The Observer looks into whether Kazini was plotting to overthrow Museveni as well as how he met his concubine, Lydia Draru.
Joseph Kony’s mother died on Tuesday night.
Lukiiko members object to Mutebi’s direct participation in discussions with President Museveni on issues such as federalism versus regional tier, the kingdom’s ancestral properties, and the Land (Amendment) Bill, 2007—issues they view as being political.
Teachers from Mukono district were blocked by security operatives on November 5 from visiting Mengo, Buganda Kingdom’s administrative seat.
Tension is building up between Ugandan fishermen in Ntoroko County and their counterparts in the DR Congo town of Chomya. After district authorities recently arrested 18 Congolese fishermen, the Congolese retaliated by abducting two Ugandan fishermen who were reportedly tortured for five days.
President Museveni had a joint meeting with energy minister Hilary Onek and his permanent secretary, Fred Kabagambe-Kaliisa, over the recent row about the Salim Saleh report. A ‘ceasefire’ between the two was agreed upon.
7 were killed and 30 seriously injured after a bus crashed on the Mubende-Fort Portal highway yesterday.
A New Vision editorial writes that Gen. Kazini’s death should be used as a lesson to further explore mechanisms for ensuring army discipline.
In the Monitor, Daniel Kalinaki asks whether Uganda can descend into the kind of ethnic violence that followed the disputed Kenyan elections in 2007.
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