Lawyer lists reasons why Ongwen should walk out of ICC a free man
Sunday April 04 2021
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Although the 1,077-paged International Criminal Court judgment is now being seen by victims as pivotal in the region’s healing process from the physical and psychological wounds inflicted by the war, convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen’s lawyers claim the ruling is ‘utterly embarrassing’ and worth an appeal.
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In a February 4 ruling at The Hague-based International Criminal Court, judges at approximately 1:45pm local time convicted Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier-turned-Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Daily Monitor
Sunday February 14 2021
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Since 2001, Dr Kizza Besigye, once a personal doctor, minister and senior military officer of President Yoweri Museveni has offered himself for election for the highest office in Uganda. In 2001 and 2006, he challenged Museveni’s election in the Supreme Court, opting out of that route in 2011 and 2016.
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Since 2001, Dr Kizza Besigye, once a personal doctor, minister and senior military officer of President Yoweri Museveni has offered himself for election for the highest office in Uganda. In 2001 and 2006, he challenged Museveni’s election in the Supreme Court, opting out of that route in 2011 and 2016. He elected not to offer himself for the presidency in the 2021 general election, proclaiming focus on what he called ‘Plan B’. In this interview,
Daily Monitor
Tuesday January 26 2021
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As Uganda inched towards the 1980 general election, the Democratic Party (DP) was compelled to change leadership. The Military Commission warned, albeit subtly, that ousted former President, Prof Yusuf Kironde Lule would most likely be arrested if he dared return from exile. Dr Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere took charge.
It then became clear that the Uganda Peoples’ Congress (UPC), which had retained Apollo Milton Obote as it’s leader, and DP would be renewing a political rivalry that dated back to the pre-independence era.
UPC was however in an advantaged position. It had the backing of most of the men and officers of the Kikosi Maalum (special force), a fighting force of Uganda exiles that was formed by Obote and was under the command of former officers of the Uganda Army (UA), David Oyite Ojok, and Tito Okello, both of whom were very loyal to Obote.
Daily Monitor
Sunday January 10 2021
In 1976 my late father Ben Matogo lived in Zambia. He was in exile and was joined by Eriya Kategaya, Samwiri Karugire, Edward Rugumayo and other highbrow exiles who were part of an intellectual vanguard committed to overthrowing Idi Amin.
These Ugandan exiles were adherents of Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah. A leader who believed that “the majority of the people,” in any movement, understood only action.
So my father and his colleagues’ mission, then, was to give intellectual expression to such action.
To serve as ground breakers for the practical implementation of what they, in echo of Nkrumah, called positive action.
January 9, 2021 Gen Salim Saleh addressing journalists in Gulu
President Yoweri Museveni s brother Gen. Salim Saleh today Saturday walked away from youths claiming to be journalists under an umbrella body Entertainment News Reporters Association .
The 28 youths comprising both of male and female, reportedly travelled from Kampala City on Friday evening to meet Saleh to demand payment for online content that they had purportedly published in favour and support for President Museveni and the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party ahead of the 2021 general elections. The journalists camped at Lumumba Square in the 4th Division army barracks in Gulu City as they waited to secure audience with Saleh who was holding a live relayed debate on the Capital FM s Capital Gang show.