Security

Terrorism is the latest act of insecurity resurrecting in Uganda since the LRA rebels were defeated in 2009. In early 1990s, we only knew about the LRA and ADF rebel groups committing terrorism acts respectively in Northern and Rwenzori region of Western Uganda. I often watch in disbelief and astonishment how our media and political actors get to fast politicize an act of TERRORISM instead of supporting investigations so that terror is wiped from the surface of our Nation. Early this week,...

I woke up to read the highlights about the recent bomb attacks that have become an issue of insecurity in our country. Different people have diversionary ideas but a thing that caught my curiosity was the headline published on Nile Post which read “NUP fears recent bomb attacks could be pinned on their members” This was utter shock, it makes me believe that they know or have an idea of who is behind the attacks and are only trying to...

The nation has been undergoing a state of anger and confusion for the past three days over the recent bomb explosions that have claimed the lives of at least 2 Ugandans. One bomb went off on Saturday 23rd in Komamboga and another on Monday 25th on a bus.  One of the bombs that went off has been claimed by IS on Sunday 24th who say they were targeting government workers calling them crusaders. Here is the question, how did IS...

A secret plot by the National Unity Platform leadership and activists to frustrate the current bail amendment proposal by government has leaked. A security source has revealed how NUP is now clandestinely planning to harass and attack Members of Parliament in a bid to threaten not to back the proposal. “We have established how this group is secretly mobilizing their radical members to stalk our legislators by making multiple phone calls not to support this proposed bill. Each member has been...

On September 26, 2021, at around 6pm, police at Namasagali, responded to a life-threatening situation, where they rescued two traditional healers, identified as Namuyindo Yosam and Ojja Joseph, from an irate mob at Kadungu “B”village, Kisakye Parish, Namasagali sub-county in Kamuli district. Upon rushing the traditional healers to Namasagali police station for safe custody, the violent mob raided the station with pangas, sticks and stones with intent of lynching the two suspects. During the scuffle for the police gun, one of their...

FULL STATEMENT: Date: 22nd September 2021 Dear Countrymen and Countrywomen, Since my last address to you on the 30th of July 2021, the COVID-19 transmission rates in the country have continued to decline. Despite this, some districts continue to show higher transmission rates and are considered hotspot districts. This persistent transmission is in the following 9 districts namely: Kampala, Kalungu, Kabale, Kumi, Soroti, Tororo, Gulu, Nwoya and Yumbe. The daily average number of confirmed cases over the last one month has declined and...