Tag Archives: Ronald Musoke

By Ronald Musoke When Dominic Ongwen finally had his day at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Jan.26, the simplicity of his testimony contrasted sharply with the complexity of his case. Though Ongwen probably spoke for less than five minutes out of the 47 minutes that the entire event lasted, …

By Ronald Musoke The Irish Ambassador to Uganda Donal Cronin talked to Ronald Musoke about the two countries’ cooperation over the last two decades It has been two decades since Ireland established bilateral ties with Uganda. How would you describe the relationship between the two countries over the last 20 …

By Ronald Musoke Should a child who was abducted and turned into a killing machine as an adult be punished for it? Hours before Brigadier Dominic Ongwen was flown from the AU Regional Task Force base in Obo to Bangui, the Central African Republic capital, a handful of his victims—former …

As Mathew Bukenya, the executive secretary of the Uganda National Examinations Board announced results for the 2014 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) he had both good and bad news for the candidates, parents, local leaders as well as policy makers. First, Bukenya said the overall performance of candidates in 2014 was …

By Ronald Musoke Eng. Badru Kiggundu, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, talked to Ronald Musoke. What should Ugandans expect from the EC in 2015 in terms of preparations for next year’s general elections? 2015 is going to be a loaded year. We should have already done the amendments [for] …

By Ronald Musoke The Germany Ambassador to Uganda, Peter Blomeyer, talked to Ronald Musoke about the two countries’ 50 years of developmental cooperation. What are some of your impressions of the country since you arrived in September, 2014? Uganda is a beautiful country; it is a country with very kind …

By Ronald Musoke Towards the end of November of every year, leaders of the five East African Community member states convene in one of the five regional capitals to hold their summit, called the Heads of State Summit.  And this has been the case since 1999 when the East African …

By Ronald Musoke Ruth Nankabirwa, the State Minister for Fisheries talked to Ronald Musoke and denied claims that the government is selling L. Victoria to enable investors do cage farming. Why is the government selling Lake Victoria? The Uganda government is not selling Lake Victoria. Lake Victoria belongs to Uganda …

By Ronald Musoke Conservationists ask Government for policy on disposal of impounded ivory Since news of the missing ivory from the Uganda Wildlife Authority’s strong room broke in mid-November, there are several questions that have remained unanswered:  Why doesn’t the government have a policy on handling ivory confiscated in Uganda? …

By Ronald Musoke Andrew Seguya, the executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has been suspended by Maria Mutagamba, the Minister of Wildlife, Tourism and Antiquities to pave way for a smooth investigation into the missing ivory. The letter dated Nov.21 and titled, “Alleged Ivory Scam,” is addressed to …