GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party president Dr Olara Otunnu has called on President Yoweri Museveni to allow Rtd Col. Dr Kiiza Besigye access better medication outside the prison confinement. Otunnu’s call comes amidst concerns surrounding Besigye’s health after he was rushed from Luzira …
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Kampala, Uganda | Sarah Namulondo | The president of Uganda People’s Congress, Olara Otunnu, will lead the Commonwealth Observer Group on Nov 17, in monitoring both National and Local Government Elections. The elections which are the third to take place in Sierra Leone since its decade-long conflict ended have always been observed …
Read More »Ugandans must enter the trenches and lead the way
By Olara Otunnu To effect democratic change in Uganda, you need a double hand approach. Ugandans on their own, without the international community cannot produce change. The international community on their own, without Ugandans being at the fore front, cannot make it happen. Because of the very particular nature of …
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