BY NANGAYI GUYSON – Mogadishu – Somalia’s al-Shabaab al-Qaeda-leaked group has warned Uganda that it would face more attacks if it did not pull out of Somalia. In July 11 this year ,Somalia’s al-Shabaab attacked Uganda’s capital Kampala in deadly suicide bombings that claimed the life of about 80 people. Sheikh Fuad Mohamed Khalaf ‘Shangole’, one of al-Shabaab’s most radical leaders speaking at a mosque in Mogadishu, issued a warning saying Ugandan President “Yoweri Museveni has become an obstacle and is refusing stability in our country,” Shangole said, in front of hundreds of supporters in the Suqaholaha neighbourhood. “So... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, September 8th 2010 |
KAMPALA, 7 September 2010 (IRIN) – An online database of people separated from relatives by conflict or natural disasters can now be accessed by mobile phone, thanks to a joint venture between the UN, an NGO and two private sector companies. Refugees United has entries for some 4,500 people seeking missing friends and family members, and this grows by hundreds every week, as we reach out to refugees in camps and urban areas, according to managing director Christopher Mikkelsen. Now that the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, mobile phone manufacturer Ericsson, and service provider MTN have teamed up with Refugees United,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, September 7th 2010 |
The Ruling National Resistance Movement, NRM, starts an elective General Assembly today at the Nelson Mandela National stadium, amidst chaos. The assembly was postponed last week by the party Secretary General, Amama Mbabazi to pave way for the Uganda Cranes game against Palancas Negras of Angola on Saturday. Uganda Cranes had a comfortable 3-0 win. By midday on Monday delegates were still lined up to register with some claiming that their names are missing on the register. The situation was made worse by a morning downpour that messed everything. Delegates could be seen running from one gate to another to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, September 6th 2010 |
By George Katongole (Kampala) – Security concerns take centre stage as Uganda Cranes take on ‘Palancas Negras’ of Angola in the first qualifying game for the 2012 Gabon-Equatorial Guinnea Orange Africa Cup of Nations. Close to 80 Uganda football fans watching Spain taking on Netherlands in the World cup finals game were killed in twin bombings at Kyaddondo Rugby club grounds and the Ethiopian Village Restaurant in Kabalagala, a city surburb. Federation of Uganda Football Associations, FUFA, has contracted a local security firm, G4 Security Company to oversee security issues at Namboole in conjunction with the Uganda Police. G4 Security... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, September 2nd 2010 |
The Uganda Electoral Commission has gazetted 25th and 26th October 2010 as the dates for the nomination of presidential and parliamentary candidates. By George Katongole (Uganda) –Engineer Dr. Badru Kiggundu, the embattled commission head, while announcing the dates at the Electoral Commission head offices in Kampala urged stakeholders to cooperate. Kiggundu explains that aspiring candidates for various elective positions would acquire nomination forms starting Wednesday 8th September 2010. Nomination dates for the lower positions at the subcounties, are slated for 27th until 29th October while municipality and district nominations would be held on 4th and 5th November. At the same... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, September 1st 2010 |
