Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) Party president Olara Otunnu has described his rare public photo moment with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in Gulu City as a surprise, saying the moment was not planned. The two leaders briefly met and posed for photographs on Saturday …
Read More »Otunnu to Museveni: Leave politics aside and consider Besigye’s health
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party president Dr Olara Otunnu has called on President Yoweri Museveni to allow Rtd Col. Dr Kiiza Besigye access better medication outside the prison confinement. Otunnu’s call comes amidst concerns surrounding Besigye’s health after he was rushed from Luzira …
Read More »Olara Otunnu to observe Sierra Leone elections
Kampala, Uganda | Sarah Namulondo | The president of Uganda People’s Congress, Olara Otunnu, will lead the Commonwealth Observer Group on Nov 17, in monitoring both National and Local Government Elections. The elections which are the third to take place in Sierra Leone since its decade-long conflict ended have always been observed …
Read More »Ugandans must enter the trenches and lead the way
By Olara Otunnu To effect democratic change in Uganda, you need a double hand approach. Ugandans on their own, without the international community cannot produce change. The international community on their own, without Ugandans being at the fore front, cannot make it happen. Because of the very particular nature of …
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