There is fear that a suspected Al-Qaida leaning group could be operating a small bank in Kampala where it bases to fund its activities around Africa. Uganda’s security intelligence is still investigating the validity of the development. The development comes at a time when Al Shabaab Islamists have just hit a Shopping Mall in Nairobi […]
Somalis fleeing serial killers in Mogadishu, insurgency, hunger, diseases and poor living conditions in Somalia are pouring into neighbouring Kenya where they later cross into Uganda at an average of 6000 per month. The entrance of refugees from Somalia is swelling what is already the world’s refugee population. Thirteen years of civil conflict in Somalia […]
Mogadishu-Ethiopian troops have undertaken military intelligence reconnaissance operations in wracked Somalia but the country is not planning to engage in battle gun quarrel with the Al Shabaab militants. Sources in Somalia say that Ethiopia has no plans to go back on a fighting mission but the redeployment is only for reconnaissance intelligence missions. Ethiopia is […]
It now seems the UPDF procurement has been streamlined. Gone are the days when the Ugandan army could buy junk helicopters, fighter jets and battle tanks among others. The latest we have heard from Uganda army circles is the procurement of the best army equipment including brand new fighter jets from Russia. Other army equipment […]
Today I spent over two hours at the ministry of internal affairs with Gen. Aronda Nyakairima. We were discussing a number of issues in his ministry. During our long discussion, I discovered more who Gen. Aronda Nyakairima is and I now bring his true face to you, my dear readers, I am Walakira Nyanzi. President […]
In a book titled ‘Betrayed By My Leader,’ Major John Kazoora was summoned by former minister for health, Jim Muhwezi during the early days of president Museveni’s regime and was told that they were going to arrest Dr. Andrew Kayiira, David Lwanga and Everesto Nyanzi. Why because they were reportedly planning a coup. Major […]
Racism also known as racialism is political and social practices based on differences between races of people, and on the belief that one’s own race is the best. Much of the racism according to the books of history was (is) practiced in England, United States, Spain, Italy and German among other European countries. In Spain […]
It what looks like a bid by Al Shabaab terrorists to destabilize East African Community, they have threatened this time to target Ugandan president Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Ugandan security agencies have landed on fatal information from Al Shabaab network that the insurgents want to bomb president Museveni while on his way from State […]
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY EAST AFRICAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OPENING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON LEGAL, RULES AND PRIVILEGES ON THE PUBLIC HEARING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY LAWS INTER-CONTINENTAL HOTEL, NAIROBI, KENYA 18TH MARCH 2013 Honourable Members of the East African Legislative Assembly The Senior Director, Ministry of East […]
We are told that it is true. The government of Uganda reportedly failed to pay Kenya the hospital bills of Hon Eriya Kategaya. The Hospital bills in Nairobi were paid for by the deceased’s family friend. However, the NRM Government spent about 2 Billion Uganda shillings for his burial ceremony. But some […]