North Uganda -Is It Genocide?: Olara Otunu does battle with Lt. Gen David Tinyefunza on the war in Northern Uganda. [Listen Rplayer: Click]


Military back in elections
9th Feb 06
"The WILL of people can only be expressed in free and fair elections"
An army that is seen to be interfering with the democratic process gives politicians like Museveni in 1980 an excuse to "continue struggling for the establishment of a true democratic way of life in Uganda to liberate the country from the fangs of the power hungry leaders."


How votes will be stolen
Anne Mugisha
Special Envoy, Office of the President (FDC)
9th Feb 06
The Electoral Commission chief said no one would be allowed to stay within 100 meters of the polling station! This is a gross infringement on our freedom to monitor the polls and must be challenged by the parties, even in the courts of law. He threatens to work with the Police to penalise anybody in breach of that directive.


Museveni fails time keeping test in the West Nile
9th Feb 06
Museveni's blatant contravention of electoral guidelines of 6 p.m.
campaign deadline: Lira 6:02 p.m when he began his speech, 7:08 p.m. when he finished. January 30 in Katakwi district he spoke until 8.19, then he arrived in Arua
town at 8:07 p.m another evening to address a crowd. Yet police in Yumbe district had attempted to stop Dr. Kizza Besigye from addressing his supporters because the FDC presidential candidate had arrived 13 minutes to the 6 p.m.campaign deadline.



We fought as you hid under beds, Tinyefuza tells judges
9th Feb 06
Gen. David Tinyefuza this week warned the judges not to consider themselves “the alpha and omega of the revolution,” adding that should they release the suspects tomorrow, the army will step in.


Who are the armed men in yellow shirts?
February 8, 2006
Men dressed in yellow T-shirts turn up where there is a political argument and whether in Busoga or in the Kampala suburb of Kibuye, they openly brandish AK 47 assault rifles and join the fray. They do not restore law and order police style; they fight on the side of one political party.


Museveni "aids" camp victims

Museveni with yellow shirted supporters

February 8, 2006
The fire started at 10:00am and razed 3,271 huts, according to the camp commandant. Over 40,000 dwell in the camp located 10km north of Kitgum town. “I don’t know whether it was sabotage, LRA collaborators, or kifaru (witchcraft). Nobody knows,” Nahaman Ojwee, the Kitgum LC5 chairman, said. Museveni, who arrived in Kitgum at 2:00pm aboard a helicopter from Gulu, immediately toured the smouldering huts.

“I am sorry your huts were burnt, even Anaka (another camp in Gulu) was burnt. But I will contribute sh50,000 for each burnt hut (sh164m). I am doing this as President of the republic of Uganda although I am now a candidate for the NRM,” Museveni said.



Museveni unhappy with Acholi for voting opposition
February 8, 2006
Reacting to allegations that the Movement was planning to grab land in Acholi to give it to foreigners, Museveni said, “Yes we are giving land to investors. If Gulu doesn’t like factories, then we can take them elsewhere.” “If you want factories, you must get rid of Okumu Reagan,” Museveni said.


I’ll expose your secrets,
Winnie warns Museveni
February 8, 2006
"We have been very restrained, we have tried to focus on the issues that affect our country and we will remain like that until February 23. We will run a clean campaign.
“But if necessary, we will bring Museveni the man and all his secrets, and all his dirt before the population to judge for themselves." Winnie Byanyima



Govt frustrating us, judges cry out
February 8, 2006
"I talked to the President, the Speaker, ministers, the Judicial Service Commission and anyone else who matters that you can think of. I don't know what more I have to do. I think that there are things that we don't see," he said.

"This may not be the right time for me to throw my weight around because of the ongoing campaigns. Let us wait after the elections, we will probably have a new president," a smiling Chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki said.

Tinyefuza’s stand stuns Besigye
February 8, 2006
Besigye, who referred to Tinyefuza as a good friend and a strong fighter, said it was Tinyefuza who first told him that the Movement government was undemocratic and that he was frustrated about its top leadership.


Katutsi quits Besigye case
“This morning, Justice Katutsi disqualified himself from my treason case and gave reasons why he did so. This is the second judge that has disqualified himself in cases involving me. How can I be sure that the third judge will be fair? We are aware that within the Judiciary, there are political activists but we shall protest where we feel that the judge chosen is most likely to be biased,” he said.

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