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Fabricated killer buses

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How lorry chassis could be causing fatal accidents

Fatal bus accidents are not unusual in Uganda. But the period from Sept. 18 to Oct. 14 might go down as the worst 30 days on record. In a space of a few days, four bus accidents occurred in the same [ … ]

 

`Mogadishu’: Where police live in 'toilets'

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No, no, no entering here!’’ they yelled, `` Journalists go back!’’

The plainclothes police officers were on the periphery of a protest by police officers wives, demonstrating against the living conditions of police. As the scuffle got bigger and the women and journalists managed to scramble through [ … ]

 

Museveni’s DR Congo mission

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How Kabila, UN boss begged him to help, then double-crossed him

When the M23 threatened to take over Goma city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) in July sparking fear within the country’s top leadership, President Yoweri Museveni received two very urgent telephone calls.

One [ … ]

 

Shaban Nkutu: Tragedy of a cabinet minister with solid achievements

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Shaban Kirunda Nkutu disappeared and died at the violent hands of Idi Amin in 1973 with one of the most outstanding personal records of public service and national development in the history of Ugandan Cabinet Ministers.

As Minister of Health (1966-67), he oversaw the construction of 21 regional re [ … ]

 

M23’s new political voice

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With the Eastern DRC town of Bunagana all but deserted, a bishop steps forward to speak for the rebels

At 9 am on July 11, with cameras strapped across chests, notebooks and pens in hand, I and a group of other journalists cross the Uganda border into the Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically [ … ]

 

Licensed killers

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How the state protects those who kill for it

Since Jan. 22, when a Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) operation to demolish illegal structures in Port Bell Luzira left at least one person dead and several injured, an angry public has demanded tough action against the killers. Many say the killin [ … ]

 

Oil exploration destroying environment

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Ministry of Environment has no knowledge at all about the petroleum activities, says consultant’s report

It is 2:30 in the afternoon on a Saturday and Henry Irumba, the chairman of the Local Council of  Kaiso Tonya landing site village on Lake Albert is repairing his fishing nets under the shade of [ … ]

 

Bukenya

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Why the CHOGM case was dropped

On Aug. 18, exactly two months after former Vice President Gilbert Bukenya was arraigned before court over alleged abuse of office and fraudulent practice, the Attorney General, Peter Nyombi, wrote an administrative note to President Yoweri Museveni.

It said in part: [ … ]

 

When Uganda, UK favoured one Sudan (Part II)

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The Envoy inquired if there was no midway between, secular state, one Sudan and a theocracy. Hon. Minister responded that Minister Mahdi told him that Sudanese Opposition Leaders cIamour for a secular state in the Sudan but once in power, they found the realities on the ground quite different. The M [ … ]

 
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