The London Evening Post

By Nkonge I Kaggwa in Kampala Ugandans are questioning the authenticity and legality of the National Identity (NI) registration exercise which kicked off on 14th April and have accused the government of lack of preparedness to adequately and efficiently implement the exercise. This follows country wide anomalies and challenges including late deliveries of machines, theft of equipment and lack of birth certificates among many Ugandans that have mired the process aimed at accessing the first ever citizen national Identity cards in the country. While commenting on the exercise at parliament on last week, the leader of Ugandan opposition at parliament also the Member of Parliament for Bukooli Central, Philip Wafula Oguttu … Continue reading →

The Commonwealth Journalist Association (CJA) Bangladesh Chapter accorded a reception to CJA Global President Rita Payne on April 16, 2014 at Dhaka Club in the capital city of Bangladesh. Rita Payne was in Bangladesh for a weeklong professional visit. CJA President Emeritus Hassan Shahriar, CJA Bangladesh President Farid Hossain, Secretary General Shyamal Dutta and other members of CJA Bangladesh Chapter received Rita Payne with a bouquet. Former minister and research scholar Mizanur Rahman Shelly, State Minister Mr Mirza Azam, editors and senior journalists of print and electronic media, representatives of different missions of Commonwealth countries in Dhaka and elites of the city were present at the reception. Welcoming Rita Payne, … Continue reading →

By Nkonge I Kaggwa The Ugandan opposition has rendered the country’s Police Chief, Major Kale Kayihura incompetent, following the disappearance of classified tapes that recently leaked and made public by social media icon Tom Voltaire Okwalinga ( TVO). In a press conference presided over by the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) President Olara Otuunu at the Ugandan parliament on 15th April, the Ugandan opposition demanded that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Gen Kayihura steps down to protect the image of the Uganda Police Force ( UPF) because the leaked tapes feature him interrogating several people particularly those opposed to the National Resistance Movement party (NRM) but more especially President Yoweri Museveni. … Continue reading →

By Jessica A Badebye A Ugandan journalist, Geoffrey Magezi has been fired from his job for hosting opposition politicians in Hoima District. According to a press release issued by the National Coordinator of the Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ), Robert Sempala Magezi who has been managing Spice FM radio for the last two years was verbally dismissed on 15th/ April/2014. Sempala revealed that on Saturday, 12th April 2014, between 9:20pm- 10:30pm East African Time, the station hosted the former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party leader , Dr Kizza Besigye, the leader of the FDC Women’s league, Ingrid Turinawe and the Democratic Party (DP) President Norbert Mao to discuss … Continue reading →