By Nangayi Guyson – Kampala -Despite the arrest of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye and several others on Monday charging them with inciting violence after they participated in the first “walk-to-work” as part of a campaign to highlight what they say are rising fuel prices and the cost of living in Uganda, Besigye and other opposition leaders of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) have called on another “walk-to-work” strike due on Thursday. The Rights groups, including Amnesty International, have called on the government to respect the rights of its citizens to demonstrate peacefully without intimidation. But, Internal Affairs minister... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, April 13th 2011 |
By Katongole Kiwanuka -A Planned demonstration by the opposition in Uganda has been quashed by the heavy deployment of armed police personnel on all roads leading into the capital, Kampala. The opposition had planned what they called the ‘walk-to-work’ campaign in protest to escalating commodity prices in Uganda. The organisers; Retired Col. Kiiza Besigye, a former presidential aspirant on the ticket of the allied opposition party – Inter Party Cooperation (IPC), Conservative Party president John Ken Lukyamuzi and a host of opposition Members of Parliament like Mathias Mpuuga of Masaka Municipality and Mukono Municipality’s Betty Nambooze Bakireke had last week decided to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, April 11th 2011 |
By Dorothy Nekesa Weekend Results Heathens 23 Kobs 6 Mongers 0 Pirates 15 Rhinos 22 Buffaloes 11 Impis 17 Nile 3 MTN Heathens were declared champions over the weekend, after completing a double against archrivals UTL Kobs at Kyadondo Rugby Club on Saturday. The fiercely contested game ended 23-6 in favour of the MTN sponsored side. Kobs were only successful at one front where they denied the champions-elect bonus points, the first time this season, Heathens have failed to secure both the win and bonuses. With both sides fielding all their top guns, Jude Kerimundu put through two penalty kicks... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, April 11th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – Drama ensued this morning in Kasangati trading centre in Wakiso district when the president of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Col. Kiiza Besigye was arrested and detained at Kasangati Police station. The police and other security organizations have accused Besigye of organising a demonstration against high fuel and commodity prices in Uganda. The police rounded off Besigye, along Kampala -Gayaza road, where some people had joined him to walk to the city centre. Besigye was arrested together with a group of seven other FDC activists. During the fiasco leading to his arrest, Besigye... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, April 11th 2011 |
By Johan van Dongen, s’Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands – The World Health Organization in cooperation with the United States Government has administered retroviruses to children in Uganda which not only causes aids but also Burkitt’s lymphoma cancer. “Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, Part 4 here, Part 5 here, Part 6 , Part 7, Part 8 here, Part 9 here, Part 10 here, Part 11 here , Part 12 here” Since the end of the nineteen sixties the Epstein-Barr virus EBV together with retroviruses are deliberately inoculated in Ugandan children. There it leads to the death of hundreds... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, April 4th 2011 |
