Guns Surrendered Amid President Museveni’s Disarmament Campaign in Karamoja
Three Guns along with their respective ammunition have been voluntarily surrendered by suspects in Kotido District following a call by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to abandon guns as a way of achieving peace in the region.
The president made the call on December 3, 2024, during his visit to the Karamoja sub-region to assess the impact of the Parish Development Model (PDM), a government program designed to boost household incomes and promote socio-economic transformation.
“I, therefore, encourage the Karamojong community to...
Winnie Byanyima Admits Besigye being in Possession of Loaded Firearms
The Executive Director of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima, a wife to Col (Rtd.) Dr. Kiiza Besigye, has confirmed that Besigye was found with two loaded pistols in a hotel room in Nairobi, Kenya.
Byanyima, while appearing before Citizen Television Kenya, explained that it is true Besigye, alongside his longtime friend Hajji Obed Lutale Kamulegeya, was found with two pistols loaded with bullets and a box full of fake money at Riverside Apartment Hotel, Nairobi.
In a bid to exonerate her husband, Byanyima,...
Ateker Communities Call for Gov’t Backing in Cross-Border Peace Initiatives
The leaders of the Ateker community in Uganda have called for government support towards their ongoing peace initiatives to address cross-border security challenges so as to unlock development in the different areas where they have settled.
According to the Teso paramount chief, Paul Sande Emolot, among the initiatives they have is a peace caravan that will conduct peace promotion activities within the outer care communities, including Teso and Karamoja and across the border, in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and...
MPs Question Besigye’s Arrest in Kenya
A section of opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) are seeking explanations over the controversial arrest of former presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye in Nairobi, Kenya.
During the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 26 November 2024, legislators questioned the country's adherence to international and regional laws following the arrest of the opposition leader.
Dr. Besigye was reportedly arrested in Nairobi on November 16, 2024, where he had gone to attend an event organized by Kenya’s Martha Karua and is now on remand in...
CDF Meets Japan’s Chief of Staff to Strengthen Uganda-Japan Military Ties
The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has met with Gen Yoshihide Yoshida, the Chief of Staff of the Japan Self-Defence Force, at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Ichigaya, Tokyo, to enhance military cooperation between the two states.
The two Generals held discussions on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, focusing on enhancing military collaboration between Uganda and Japan, building on previous meetings that included a session with Fujii Hisayuki, Japan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, that was held on...
Besigye Renders Lukwago Incompetent, Hires Kenyan Karua as His Lead Lawyer
The Lord Mayor for Kampala city, Erias Lukwago, who was recently ranked as the most incompetent mayor in Sub-Saharan Africa, has been fired from leading Dr. Kizza Besigye’s legal team and replaced with Kenya's former Minister for Justice, Martha Karua, in an ongoing case in the army court.
According to a source privy to the matter, on November 22, 2024, Besigye instructed his wife, Winnie Byanyima, when she went to visit him in Luzira, to find a competent lawyer for...
