In early October 2002, Gen Otema allegedly told the prisoners that they would be released from the barracks and custody if they gave evidence against Dr Kizza Besigye
Download logoThe Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters has prayed for government intervention to curb the spread of the virus in the border districts
Uganda: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) infections in border districts worry Members of Parliament
Parliament created the Aids Trust Fund in 2012 to establish a separate fund from the Health ministry budget and to address funding gaps but it has remained dormant since
The Parliamentary Committee on HIV/Aids says the infections were spiralling due to poor hygiene and deliberate failure to conduct medical examinations of inmates before detention