By Nangayi Guyson – A Man in Uganda’s Buyende district known to be Mr Vincent Onyango undressed himself in public before doctors in protest over poor government health facility services and unfair demands from medics at the facility centers. Mr Vincent Onyango who took the boy he adopted after he found him dumped in a dust bin for treatment, got infuriated after a hospital staff asked him for gloves before they could attend to a three-year-old child who was dying of pain from wound. In his statement, Onyango, said,“I am a good Samaritan sympathizing with this innocent boy with septic... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, May 6th 2011 |
By United Ugandans Pro-democratic Forum (UUPF) – We Ugandans in the Diaspora condemn in the strongest terms the brutal attack on FDC leader Kizza Besigye, the imprisonment of DP leader Nobert Mao, and the constant harassment and killing and maiming of their supporters by the Uganda police and UPDF. We also condemn the NRM government and President Museveni in particular for the intransigence and arrogance towards the people of Uganda. Never before have we witnessed scenes like we saw last week,not even in the dark days of Idi Amin. Uganda is a signatory to The International Covenant on Civil and... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, May 3rd 2011 |
By Nangayi Guyson – Kampala-Uganda’s main opposition leader Dr Kizz Besigye who have been so far arrested four times over fuel and food high prices, has lost his sight, his sister, Dr Olive Kobusinye, said. His sister, Dr Olive Kobusinye, said the extent of damage to Dr Besigye’s sight could only be ascertained by an eye specialist. “As of now he cannot see. He has difficulty in breathing and his skin is burning due to the pepper he was sprayed with,” she said. Opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye was violently again arrested and detained on Thursday in relation to the walk-to-work campaign against high... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, April 29th 2011 |
By Richard Semitego – Ugandans in the United Kingdom have Hijacked the Ugandan High Commission calling for the immediate release without an condition of those who were arrested during the Walk-to-work protests. About 100 protesters including opposition leaders have been arrested or detained and others charged for allegedly holding demonstrations, in protest of high food and fuel prices. According to one of the protesters, the group of people went to the embassy in London at 6am today, 19 April 2011 and tied themselves with chains blocking the staff from accessing their offices. They are demanding Uganda police and armed forces... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, April 20th 2011 |
By Nangayi Guysons – Kampala – As protests against rising food and fuel prices enters the third day spreading to several districts, the Ugandan government has banned all medias to broadcast live protests but to only give updates. Apart from Ugandan Media being banned from live broadcasts of protests, the Uganda Communications Commission quietly asked Internet service providers to block communication on Facebook and Tweeter messaging platforms for 24 hours during the Walk-to-Work campaign on Thursday last week. However, Internet services carried on without a glitch that day save for subscribers on one network who experienced intermittent interruptions. Army, police... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, April 19th 2011 |
