Bodyguard spills Bobi’s fears, teary moments
May 5, 2021 Fred Reagan Lule
During the 2020 campaigns, Regan Fred Lule, a former bodyguard and intelligence officer of Robert Kyagulanyi, typically wielded his power in the shadows of his former boss and presidential candidate of the opposition National Unity Platform, NUP.
In this second interview, Lule gives a rare inside look into the twists and turns of the Kyagulanyi campaign, which was closely shadowed by the police and military. He lays out in detail how an ebullient Christmas holiday turned ugly on December 27, 2020. December 27 was the sad day Kyagulanyi’s other bodyguard Francis Senteza Kalibbala was run over by an alleged military vehicle Reg. N0. H4DF 2382.
Daily Monitor
Saturday May 01 2021
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During last year’s presidential elections, the intensity of human rights violations was high. Security forces were seen in running battles with journalists. As Uganda celebrates World Press Freedom Day on Monday May 3, we share experiences of female journalists who were brutalised in line of duty as they covered the presidential candidates during campaigns.
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“For me, the biggest issue was teargas. I was on the campaign trail of Eng Patrick Oboi, Amuriat, the presidential flag bearer of the Forum for Democratic Change. He was an opposition candidate and sometimes, he disobeyed police orders. Because of his actions, we ate (sic) teargas almost everyday. Our eyes were perpetually red. In Moyo District, they went for their guns. They were firing live bullets. Those were uncertain times. Anything could have happened” says Damalie Mukhaye, a reporter working with Daily Monitor and KFM. She is a versatile journalist whose
Justin Juuko blames his army detention on family feud
April 29, 2021 Justin Juuko
Former boxing champion and Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) activist, Justin Juuko, has blamed his dramatic arrest and detention by the military late last year on his relatives.
Juuko was arrested by plain-clothes security operatives on December 12, 2020, in Kyazanga. He was later transferred to Kampala and detained at Makindye barracks. He was subsequently charged with treason and illegal possession of arms before a military court.
The military court, however, dropped the charges and released him on December 31. While his arrest and detention coincided with the rampant countrywide abductions of opposition politicians in the run-up to the January 14 (2021) general elections, Juuko claims he has since established that he was set up by his family members.
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Panic as Masaka registers seven fresh Covid-19 cases
Monday March 15 2021
Health-workers at Masaka Regional Hospital attend to a 34 year old truck driver who tested positive for Covid-19 before he was repatriated to Tanzania on April 18, 2020. PHOTO/FILE/ISSA-ALIGA
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The district last week received 4,630 doses of Covid-19 vaccine under the first phase of vaccination.
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Panic has again gripped authorities in Masaka District following a reported resurgence in new Covid-19 infections.
This- after the district recorded seven fresh Covid-19 cases in a space of two days after several weeks without registering a single case.
According to the Masaka District Health Officer Dr Faith Nakiyimba, one of the latest Covid-19 victims is a man that was being held at Masaka Central Police Station while some are priests from one of the Catholic parishes in Masaka Diocese which she did not mention. The other case is of a health worker.