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By Independent Team & Agencies On Dec. 13, African Union peacekeepers thwarted an attack by suspected al-Shabaab fighters on Mogadishu International Airport. The attackers struck in the evening from the sea along the Mogadishu airport beach but were met by a heavy barrage of gunfire. Somali leaders were meeting in …

By Agnes .E. Nantaba News about the disappearance of Norman Tumuhimbise, the National Coordinator for the Jobless Brotherhood a group of graduates who have failed to get jobs made headlines. Many took to social media to announce that the soft spoken father of a two-year-old daughter had passed on. Two …

By Flavia Nassaka One year after it rebranded, the force gains notoriety ‘We come in and disperse them: Violations of the right to freedom of assembly by the Ugandan police ’. This is the title of the report launched on Dec. 07 by Amnesty International, a global NGO.  The report …

By Haggai Matsiko UN investigates Shs143bn deal involving South Sudan Uganda is once again under UN investigations surrounding the alleged purchase of classified military equipment from Russia, including four Mi24 attack helicopters that ended up in possession of the South Sudan government.  Details indicate that Uganda may have bypassed parliamentary …

By Independent Reporter Frank Tumwebaze, the minister for the Presidency and Kampala Capital City, might live to regret Nov.08, when he sent to a hastily recalled Parliament a Bill that was destined to become controversial.  Called `The Kampala Capital City (Amendment) Bill, 2015, the Bill was intended to block the …

By Ian Katusiime  Control of 11 million men and women shaping 2016 election at stake Henry Tumukunde is back. Barely two months after the long-time brigadier was promoted to Lieutenant General and retired from the army after over ten years on punitive demobilisation (katebe), Tumukunde is once again in the …

By Agather Atuhaire Reasons why Museveni, Besigye, Mbabazi are locked in fight over big crowds On Tuesday, Nov. 02, Uganda’s main daily newspaper, The New Vision, had on its front page an almost full-page photo of an overflowing crowd at President Yoweri Museveni’s Nov.01 nomination rally at Kololo Recreational Grounds …

President’s 30-year grip shaken as party primaries throw up new leaders President Yoweri Museveni is weaker. No he is stronger. Those are the contrasting views from the recent NRM party primaries and National Conference.  And Museveni was out to make a statement about it when on Nov.1 he sprinted to …

By Haggai Matsiko President’s 30-year grip shaken as party primaries throw up new leaders President Yoweri Museveni is weaker. No he is stronger. Those are the contrasting views from the recent NRM party primaries and National Conference.  And Museveni was out to make a statement about it when on Nov.1 …

By Agather Atuhaire Mbabazi ghost haunts party diehards going into 2016 Blood. Teargas. Supporters beaten, some killed, and candidates in punch-ups. Those were the scenes in the recent Oct.27 election of flag-bearers for the 2016 parliamentary and local government elections. It was a continuation of the violence seen earlier in …