Category: Uganda
Uganda: General Sejusa Charged with Insubordination, Remanded in Prison
KAMPALA (HAN) February 3, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Former Ugandan intelligence chief and outspoken critic of President Yoweri Museveni has been charged and remanded in Luzira prison in Kampala’s suburb as tensions mount ahead of a presidential poll this month. General David Sejusa, 61, was in military court Tuesday charged with…
Uganda: Ahead of National Poll, Youth Feel Marginalized
KAMPALA (HAN) February 3, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. As Uganda prepares for national elections this month, the country’s youth are split over the decision to exercise their right to vote. The growing number of young eligible voters could hold considerable sway in the balloting. Yet many feel ignored by candidates.…
Uganda: Urges the E.U. to Stop Meddling in Country’s Affairs
KAMPALA (HAN) February 2, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Uganda is cautioning the European Union diplomatic mission to stop meddling in the countries affairs as they head to the national polls. The government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo accuses the group of plotting to publish fake opinion polls and also create a parallel tally…
Uganda: Military General David Sejusa Charged and Remanded
KAMPALA (HAN) February 2, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. A military general in Uganda has been charged in a court-martial and remanded in custody. General David Sejusa has been an outspoken critic of Uganda’s President Museveni.
Uganda: ‘Whistleblower’ General Arrested Weeks Before Presidential Election
KAMPALA (HAN) February 1, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. The Ugandan military has detained a general who is a long-time critic of veteran leader Yoweri Museveni, in a move likely to raise tensions in the country in the weeks leading up to a presidential election. David Sejusa, who in 2013 alleged…
Uganda: No More Mining in Virunga
KAMPALA (HAN) January 30, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. The Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda are under pressure from environmentalists not to explore for oil and gas resources in the Virunga area — a Unesco-listed global heritage site. The development leaves the two countries at crossroads as they struggle to balance…
Uganda: Crime preventers or creators?
KAMPALA (HAN) January 30, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. In the past year, thousands of crime preventers (CPs) have been recruited and trained across Uganda. According to the government, there are now 30 CPs in each “village.” Collectively these cells comprise a volunteer force under police management who are trained in self-defence…
Uganda: Little Concern, Impact of Zika Virus in Zika Forest
KAMPALA (HAN) January 29, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Birds sing in the canopy and a leopard roams the thick undergrowth of this rainforest in Uganda, where the mosquito-borne Zika virus was discovered almost 70 years ago. Yet while alarms are being sounded in the Americas amid serious health issues, there is…
Uganda forces radio station off the air ahead of elections
NEW YORK (HAN) January 29, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Ugandan regulators should immediately allow the privately owned radio station Endigyito FM to resume broadcasts, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Endigyito FM ceased broadcasting after the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) revoked the station’s license and confiscated its broadcasting equipment on…
Uganda: Introducing Technology in February Elections
KAMPALA (HAN) January 27, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. By: Benjamin Wafula. The Ugandan Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will use electronic systems in the forthcoming General Elections slated for February 18th, 2016. The commission will use a BiometricVoter Verification Kit (BVVK) during the voter verification process and use the…
