A new United Nations Refugee report says worldwide displacement from wars, conflict, and persecution is at the highest levels recorded, and accelerating fast.
Members of East African Community will have a pay rise with effect from this July as the EAC implements a decision to increase their sitting allowances on top of a salary increase they got last November.
Members of Parliament have disagreed with Speaker Rebecca Kadaga over her decision turning down a petition to recall the House from recess. In a letter dated January 17 2012, Kadaga tells the legislators that she could not recall the House because the petitioners had not fulfilled the requirements of Article 95(5) of the constitution on the same.
Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has described as unfortunate the absence of opposition leaders at Kololo Uhuru Grounds, as Uganda celebrated 50 years of independence on Tuesday.
The East African court of Justice has given Uganda two weeks to defend itself against violating the rights of protests during the walk to work protests.
Uganda’s governance system is drifting towards presidentialism, raising fears of a resurgence of authoritarian rule that could erode past gains of democracy and rule of law.
Democratic Party’s National Spokesperson, Emmanuel Mwaka Lutukumoi has defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement which he has opposed for almost half his entire life.
Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi says he will relinquish the NRM Secretary General job in order to concentrate on his new position as coordinator of all government activities.
Dr. Kiiza Besigye may have the final say on who is to be appointed to the post of Leader of Opposition in Parliament. This comes after the FDC National Executive Committee failed to come up with a common position on the matter on Tuesday.
Price of mineral water and handkerchiefs were suddenly hiked in Kampala as police used teargas to disperse Democratic Party youth protesting against continued detention of their party leader Nobert Mao and his deputy Spokesperson, Keneth Kakande.
