Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has tasked government to issue a travel advisory to Ugandans visiting Rwanda, citing the recent reports of mistreatment and killing of Ugandan nationals. The matter came up during plenary on Tuesday afternoon. The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, noted with concern the failure of …
Read More »FDC blasts Nandala Mafabi over Museveni
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) rapped their secretary general for attending Independence Day ceremonies in Sironko district. FDC say it passed a resolution barring its members from attending events presided over by President Museveni. FDC officials led by party spokesperson Ibrahim …
Read More »US gov’t sanctions on Kayihura long overdue – Mao
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President-General of the Democratic Party-Norbert Mao has said that sanctions against the former Inspector General of Police-IGP Kale Kayihura were long overdue. On Friday, the United States Government announced visa and economic sanctions against Kale Kayihura. The announcement was made in a …
Read More »Togikwatako: ‘Museveni is panicking’
MPs say Museveni is panicking Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME, FLAVIA NASSAKA | With opposition politicians currently traversing the country chanting ‘Togikwatako’- the brand of the resistance to the constitutional amendment aimed at removing the presidential age cap of 75, the campaign appears to have engulfed the nation. Ibrahim Semujju …
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