By Nangayi Guyson –Kampala – AFP- The opposition leader Dr Kiiza Besigye, the flag bearer of the Inter-Party Cooperation alliance who arrived in a convoy of seven vehicles at the EC at around 7am was on Thursday denied entry by guards manning the entrance. Besigye and a group of supporters approached the commission’s office in central Kampala early Thursday, aiming to meet election officials about preparations for the country’s upcoming vote. “The reason we came here was to remind the individuals running the electoral commission that they have a non-negotiable constitutional duty to organise free and fair elections,” Ssemujju Ibrahim... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, October 22nd 2010 |
By Nangayi Guyson – Kampala -Gays in Uganda say they have faced a year of harassment and attacks since the introduction of a bill — later shelved — that would have imposed the death penalty for some homosexual acts and life in prison for others. The legislation was drawn up following a visit by leaders of US conservative Christian ministries that promote therapy they say allows gays to become heterosexual. Recently, one of the Uganda’s newspaper known as “Rolling Stone” published a list of Uganda’s 100 “top” homosexuals, with a bright yellow banner across it that read: “Hang Them.” Alongside... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, October 20th 2010 |
By Nangayi Guyson – Entebbe – Uganda’s president on Wednesday said his government is willing to provide as many as 20 000 troops to restore order in Somalia if enough money is provided for the mission. President Yoweri Museveni speaking to visiting members of the United Nations Security Council suggested that anywhere from 12 000 to 20 000 troops could be provided for a UN- or African Union-led mission in the anarchic Horn of Africa nation. He said Uganda had the manpower, experience and training, but merely lacked the funding. “The number is not a big deal, we can provide... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, October 7th 2010 |
By Guyson Nanagayi – Geneva – AFP- The UN on Friday published a hotly-contested report detailing massacres by foreign armies and rebels saying acts of genocide may have been committed in the DR Congo. Although the report was published, Rwanda, whose troops are at the center of the most serious accusations, said it categorically rejected the report after it failed to have it suppressed.”The government of Rwanda categorically rejects this report,” said a statement. “The desire to validate the double genocide theory is consistently present throughout The Draft Mapping Report by mirror imaging’ the actors, ideology, and methods employed during... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, October 3rd 2010 |
By Novell Zwange – KAMPALA – Ugandan authorities should either release a Kenyan human rights activist who is being held on terrorism charges or provide details of the charges, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today in a joint letter to the Ugandan government. Al-Amin Kimathi was arrested, along with Kenyan lawyer Mbugua Mureithi, on September 15 after the two travelled from Kenya to Uganda to observe a hearing of six Kenyans charged with terrorism in connection with the July bomb attacks in Kampala, which killed over 76 people who were watching the World Cup final. Mureithi was released... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, September 28th 2010 |
