By John Stephen Katende

28^th May 2012:

Gen. Salim Saleh: Guilty or Not Guilty?

Hundreds upon hundreds of Ugandans recruited to work as security guards as well as to provide other support services to US marines in Iraq are being treated like slaves, a report in Le Monde diplomatique has claimed.

According to the report, private security firms that won lucrative contracts to supply support staff and security guards to back up US forces in Iraq took advantage of (more…)

By George Murumba

28^th May 2012:

Under Attack: DP Supremo Norbert Mao

Democratic Party [DP] President Norbert Mao’s leadership and personality has been severely criticised by a Diaspora based DP supporter, Uganda Correspondent can reveal.  In a long missive sent to this newspaper, Mr Timothy Mwaka, a DP supporter based in China, attacked Mao’s leadership on a number of personal and official fronts.

“…As any concerned member of DP, I would like to (more…)

By Timothy Nsubuga

28^th May 2012:

Preganant woman shot in stomach by police

The US government has delivered a damning verdict on Uganda’s human rights record, accusing Uganda of all sorts of rights violations – from torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, to arbitrary arrests and unlawful detentions and even extra-judicial killings.

The US assessment of Uganda’s human rights record is contained in the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011 issued by (more…)

By Online Team

28^th May 2012:

President Yoweri Museveni has gone on a charm offensive to woo geothermal investors to tackle Uganda’s perennial problems with power shortages.  Museveni said (more…)

By Online Team

28^th May 2012:

The “Ocampo Four”, being the four prominent Kenyans accused of being involved in orchestrating post-election violence in 2007 will stand trial at the International Criminal Court after their appeal was rejected. (more…)

By Dennis Otim

28^th May 2012:

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has spoken out against the killing of Kasese journalist Amon Thembo Wa’Mupaghasya who was gunned down on (more…)

By Sharon Tibenda

28^th May 2012:

Construction work on the second phase of the ‘Pension Towers’ project will begin in August 2012, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Managing Director Richard Byarugaba has announced. (more…)

By George Murumba

21^st May 2012:

Museveni at Mugarra's home, PPU courtesy photo

President Yoweri Museveni has warned the Allied Democratic Forces [ADF] rebels, saying they would “pay very dearly if they dared attack Uganda” and urged them to abandon banditry.

Museveni said he was aware of the presence of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  He however said Uganda had (more…)

By Sharon Tibenda

21^st May 2012:

In a move that analysts have interpreted as the government’s “attempt to put a stop to Allied Democratic Front [ADF] rebel recruitment in the region”, President Yoweri Museveni has told a delegation of (more…)