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05.05.2012

Misery as housing conditions for Arua soldiers remain wanting

Part of the 409 Brigade barracks with make-shift houses. The living conditions of security officials in Arua District has remained pathetic for years, with many unable to host visitors or even use decent pit-latrines. #00:00 05.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

04.05.2012

UPDF Somalia losses at 150, but officials maintain only 75 have died

The Observer - UPDF Somalia losses at 150, but officials maintain only 75 have died. #00:57 04.05.2012 from channel The Observer

Mbabazi vows to keep NRM job

The Observer - Mbabazi vows to keep NRM job. #00:37 04.05.2012 from channel The Observer

Gutti reports for Amisom duty

Lt. Gen. Gutti will oversee the expansion of the Amisom. Photo by AFP  In Summary A new commander, Lt. Gen. Andrew Gutti, has taken over the leadership of the military component of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom). The appointment of Lt. Gen. #00:00 04.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Three more charged with treason

Treason suspects in court recently. Photo by Faiswal Kasirye  In Summary They are accused of meeting to acquire money for guns and satellite phones. Three more people were yesterday charged with treason at Buganda Road Court, bringing the number of suspects charged within a month to 56. #00:00 04.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

02.05.2012

Soldier injured, gun stolen during clashes with Karimojong rustlers

In Summary In April, the Pian and Pokot rustlers clashed six times over cattle, but the army says those are minor incidences. A UPDF soldier was injured, his gun and 120 bullets taken away by rustlers during a two-hour clash between the Pokot and Pian cattle rustlers. #00:00 02.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Noble Mayombo: Five years after the Brigadier’s mysterious death

Mayombo was known for his loyal service to his boss, right, from when he was President Museveni’s ADC. His death attracted a media frenzy that attracted international attention. Courtesy photo.   In Summary In this special report commemorating five years since the demise of Brig. #00:00 02.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Sudan asks UN to decry attack by South

Sudan has asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to condemn the presence of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army forces on its soil in nine different locations in three Sudanese states. Khartoum has reiterated its right to use airstrikes on these areas as self-defence. #00:00 02.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Noble Mayombo: Five years after the Brigadier’s mysterious death

Mayombo was known for his loyal service to his boss, right, from when he was President Museveni’s ADC. His death attracted a media frenzy that attracted international attention. Courtesy photo.   In Summary In this special report commemorating five years since the demise of Brig. #00:00 02.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

How the media covered Brig Mayombo’s death

Daily Monitor's frontpage after Mayombo's death. Courtesy photo.   In Summary From the time Brig. Noble Mayombo’s illness became publicly known to the day he was buried, little else made the front page of the country’s national newspapers. From the time Brig. #00:00 02.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

01.05.2012

Arua criminal gang arrested

In Summary The police say, the 31 youths could be part of a group that has been killing, raping and torturing residents in the Barifa Forest Reserve. #00:00 01.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

30.04.2012

Tensions high in Port Bell as another eviction looms

A woman looks on with her two babies in hand after her house was razed down during the KCCA evictions in Port Bell, Luzira early this year. photo Ismail Kezaala  In Summary The eviction set for today will be on Railway land, 100 metres from the spot where three people were shot in. #00:00 30.04.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Khartoum aiding Kony rebels again

Col. Joseph Balikuddembe (L), commander of UPDF troops hunting Kony in CAR, and US Navy SEALS commander Capt. Gregory speak to journalists at the Counter LRA Operations Fusion Centre in Obo yesterday. #00:00 30.04.2012 from channel Monitor Online

NRM is cancerous, says Besigye

Dr Besigye sandwiched by politicians and traditional dancers during the Ajoosi dance in Serere District at the weekend. The FDC leader urged Ugandans to remove the ruling government through non-violent means. Photo by Simon Peter Emwamu. #00:00 30.04.2012 from channel Monitor Online

29.04.2012

Mayombo: Charismatic soldier with many talents

The Observer - Mayombo: Charismatic soldier with many talents. #20:09 29.04.2012 from channel The Observer

Mayombo: Maj Okwiri speaks out on brother’s death

The Observer - Mayombo: Maj Okwiri speaks out on brother’s death. #19:51 29.04.2012 from channel The Observer

Museveni succession

President stuck as Mbabazi, Muhwezi rivalry divides NRM top organs; CEC and NEC On April 19, four days before the NRM National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at State House Entebbe on April 24, Prime Minister AmambaMbabazi called a press conference at the party headquarters at Kyadondo Road in Kampala. It was an awkward meeting. First becau #15:47 29.04.2012 from channel The Independent

Somalia, Museveni, and militarising the region

This continuation of a conversation between The Independent’s Andrew Mwenda and Mubatsi A. Habati and leading political philosopher, Prof. Mahmood Mamdani, focuses on regional issues. Prof. Mamdani, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Burundi have troops in Somalia. #15:19 29.04.2012 from channel The Independent

Donors caution government on rights violation

“We are watching to ensure you avoid excesses. ” That is the message diplomats accredited to Kampala have consistently given to the government in Kampala since the start of disturbances in April last year. #00:00 29.04.2012 from channel Monitor Online

27.04.2012

Another bill seeks to throw ministers out of Parliament

The Observer - Another bill seeks to throw ministers out of Parliament. #01:15 27.04.2012 from channel The Observer

 

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