By John Stephen Katende

27^th June 2011:

Col. Gaddafi: Indicted by ICC for war crimes

The International Criminal Court [ICC] sitting in The Hague has today issued the long anticipated arrest warrants against the embattled Libyan Leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi and his intelligence Chief.  Col Gaddafi is accused of personally ordering attacks on civilians

The ICC accused Gaddafi of crimes against humanity and of ordering attacks on civilians after an uprising against his (more…)

By George Murumba

27^th June 2011:

Did some of his Generals try to topple him?

A strong NRM party stalwart who was recently appointed Minister of State in the new government has revealed that President Museveni unearthed a plan by two senior army Generals to “overthrow” the government in order to stop it falling into opposition leader Dr. Besigye’s hands during the ‘walk-to-work’ protests in April.

The State Minister, a controversial and wealthy businessman from the Lango (more…)

By Our Online Team

27^th June 2011:

The arrested FDC Bushenyi Chairman William Mukaira

Reports flying around on the internet that are yet to be confirmed by this newspaper suggest that the government may have offered one of the suspects who are being held in connection with the mysterious death of Col. Edison Muzoora [RIP] up to 3billion Shillings to concoct damning evidence that the State can use to pin President Museveni’s biggest political challenger (more…)

By Norman Miwambo

27^th June 2011:

Anti-Museveni protest in London last week. Photo by N. Miwambo

The ongoing anti-Museveni protests that have been taking place in London over the last few months took a different twist last week when the usual Ugandan pro-democracy activists were joined in solidarity by some white [wazungu] protesters who are concerned by the reckless way their taxes are being misused by Museveni’s regime.

The protest took place (more…)

By Norman Miwambo

20^th June 2011:

Activists protest outside British parliament

The political turmoil that has engulfed Uganda since the conclusion of the controversial elections on 18^th February intensified last week on Wednesday 15^th June as Ugandans living and working in the United Kingdom [UK] staged a protest in London outside the British parliament the House of Commons to highlight Uganda’s democracy deficit to the international community.

After several protests outside the Ugandan Embassy in London that lasted nearly two months, the protesters shifted their campaign and camped in-front of the British Parliament. (more…)

By Norman Miwambo

20^th June 2011:

Nandala: Accused fellow opposition leaders

The tough talking and no-nonsense new Leader of the Opposition in the 9^th parliament Hon. Nandala Mafabi has launched an attack on some ‘opposition leaders’ who he said put on different cloths during the day and change into other clothes at night in order to sneak into State House to see President Museveni.

Hon. Nandala, who is also credited with making the Public Accounts Committee of the (more…)

By Timothy Nsubuga

20^th June 2011:

L-R: Okwir, Besigye, and Akaki after their meeting

Reports from reliable sources have confirmed to Uganda Correspondent that Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] President Dr. Kizza Besigye, who was en-route to Entebbe from the US, briefly stopped over in London for a few hours on Saturday 11^th June to meet his London based aides to plot a “diplomatic offensive” against Museveni’s regime in the whole of Europe.

The FDC leader is reported to have met and discussed detailed diplomatic strategies with FDC’s (more…)

By John Stephen Katende

20^th June 2011:

Protester shot dead by security operatives on 29th April

President Yoweri Museveni should ensure that there is an independent and transparent investigation into the killings which occurred during the ‘walk-to-work’ protests and thereafter hold security forces accountable, a coalition of 105 human rights organisations demanded in a June 15^th letter to the President.

The coalition, which included civil society groups from every corner of Uganda, (more…)

By Norman Miwambo

20^th June 2011:

Kamya, Lukyamuzi at London federo conference

Uganda Federal Alliance [UFA] party President Beti Kamya and Hon. Ken Lukyamuzi, the Conservative Party [CP] President, clashed at a Federalism a.k.a “Federo” conference in London over Beti Kamya’s constant insistence that President Museveni is not Uganda’s problem.

During the Federo conference which took place at (more…)