Museveni rules out talks with LRA - New Vision
Museveni rules out talks with LRANew VisionPresident Yoweri Museveni has ruled out a possibility of more peace talks with Lords Resistance Army rebels. This follows failed talks between the government and the rebel group led by Joseph Kony in Juba two yea...
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Experts issue new landslide warning - Daily Monitor
Experts issue new landslide warningDaily MonitorBy Tabu Butagira (email the author) Last Monday's mudslide, drifting from 800 metres high and pushing down significant amounts of debris, cracked from weakened water concentration point in the protected area...
SSEMUJJU NGANDA: Electoral reforms good for NRM too - The Observer
SSEMUJJU NGANDA: Electoral reforms good for NRM tooThe ObserverDespite having a generally good Constitution, the ruling party, NRM, has adopted and is implementing very radical internal reforms ahead of next year's general elections. The reason I call the...
Works officials fail to explain CHOGM road repairs - New Vision
Works officials fail to explain CHOGM road repairsNew VisionOfficials from the ministry of works have failed to explain the circumstances under which some city roads which not on the CHOGM list were repaired using CHOGM budget. The Parliamentary committee...
Heavy rains cut off Kabale-Rwanda highway - Daily Monitor
Heavy rains cut off Kabale-Rwanda highwayDaily MonitorWATER EFFECT: Residents inspect a section of the Kabale-Katuna road at Rukaranga that has been cut-off by heavy rains. PHOTO BY EMMY MUCUNGUZI. By Robert Muhereza & Emmy Mucunguzi (email the author) He...
Judge warns IPC on electoral reforms - The Observer
Judge warns IPC on electoral reformsThe ObserverA former Supreme Court Justice has strongly criticised the opposition Inter-Party Alliance's push for electoral reforms, saying the opposition should instead focus on ensuring that the existing electoral law...
Ministers hit back at MPs in row over foreign travel - Daily Monitor
Ministers hit back at MPs in row over foreign travelDaily MonitorWhile the American embassy in Kampala said they have not received any request from the MPs to blacklist ministers, the Public Affairs Officer at the embassy Ms, Joann Lockard said the US reg...
A Gay African's Best Hope? - Atlantic Online (blog)
A Gay African's Best Hope?Atlantic Online (blog)Homophobia is real and widespread. Yet Uganda boasts a vibrant gay rights movement, and nowhere else in Africa have I seen a more open and public debate. Gay men and women tell their stories in the newspaper...
14 arrested over taxi robberies - New Vision
14 arrested over taxi robberiesNew VisionTHE Police have burst a racket of criminals who have been robbing passengers aboard commuter taxis. Herbert Mawanda, a resident of Nateete in Rubaga Church Zone, who is believed to be the coordinator of the racket,...
Bududa landslides: About 700 families moved to camps - Daily Monitor
BBC NewsBududa landslides: About 700 families moved to campsDaily MonitorAbout 712 families from the landslide-affected areas of Nametsi in Bududa District have been relocated to camps set up at Bulucheke Sub-county headquarters. The move comes after Pres...
Nsibambi discharged - New Vision
Daily MonitorNsibambi dischargedNew VisionPRIME Minister Apolo Nsibambi was discharged from hospital yesterday, two days after being involved in a helicopter crash, injuring his back. Nsibambi emerged out of Mulago Hospital at about 12:48pm sitting in a w...
