By Katongole Kiwanuka – Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was on Thursday 12 May sworn in for the fourth time as the Head of State, at a colourful ceremony in Kampala, amid post-election tensions with the opposition. But as his supporters cheered and ululated, the opposition expressed concern over the state of democracy in Uganda, where opposition politicians have in the recent past been subjected to violence and brutality. In Kampala, thousands of people, both the young and old, had thronged the Kololo ceremonial grounds to witness the swearing-in ceremony that was also attended by several African heads of state,... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – THERE are indications that leaders in Tanzania are now losing the speed that the incumbent president Jakaya Kikwete had earlier promised due to lack of preparation in the top managerial capacity. In 2006 President Kikwete met with cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries and their deputies to chart out what they should do in order to support him in his first five years, but the drastic fall from the over 80 percent of the cast votes in 2005, to 61 percent of the presidential votes during the last year’s General Election sent a strong message that things did... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday inaugurated a twenty man panel of inquiry into pre-election violence in Akwa Ibom State South-South Nigeria as well as the civil unrest in some states in the country following the declaration of President Jonathan as the winner of the 2011 presidential election. Inaugurating the panel President Jonathan directed the presidential panel to conclude their investigation and submit their reports within six weeks. The Chairman of the panel Sheikh Ahmed Lemu tendered what it described as two substantive requests before the president – effective security for its members and effective measures to... Continue Reading
Nangayi Guyson In Kampala Uganda – NAIROBI– Uganda main opposition Dr Kizza Besigye’s return from Kenya shakes national security as his return is blocked. Dr Kizza Besigye, is stuck at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Kenya after he was stopped from boarding a Kenya Airways flight to Uganda Wednesday morning. The Kenya airline’s officials told Dr Besigye that they were informed by Ugandan authorities that if he was on board the morning flight the aircraft would not be allowed to land at Entebbe International Airport, 40 km outside Kampala but the Ugandan government has denied that they had no authority on... Continue Reading
By Gambia Correspondent – A news release from the Office of the President yesterday revealed that President Yahya Jammeh has appointed Mr Ousman Jammeh, former minister of Foreign Affairs, International Relations and Gambians Abroad as the new Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service. Ousman Jammeh, who once served as Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service from April 2007 to March 2008, when he was appointed minister of Petroleum and Energy, replaces Mr Ebrima O. Camara, who according to the release has now been deployed to the Gambian embassy in Belgium as deputy head of mission. From... Continue Reading
