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Daily Monitor Friday February 19 2021 Summary Mr Okodan Akwap says: Those who voted NUP. .. were angry at Museveni. Museveni is also now angry at them. Advertisement We are still deep into the post-mortem phase of the January 14 polls. Indeed, the analytical phase of this election could last a little longer than what happened in previous times. This is largely because of the news bombshell Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, a former presidential candidate of the National Unity Platform (NUP) and...

Daily Monitor Friday February 19 2021 Summary Mr Joseph Kawuki, the kingdom state minister for local government, says ever since the soldiers camped at Ssingo County headquarters, office work has been paralysed as the men in uniform scare away staff and visitors. Advertisement Buganda Kingdom has asked Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to withdraw its soldiers currently pitching camp at Ssingo Ssaza (county) headquarters. The soldiers, who have erected tents at the county headquarters, we...

Daily Monitor Wednesday February 17 2021 Advertisement On 4 February, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Dominic Ongwen of 61 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, torture, sexual slavery and abusing child soldiers. He was a former warlord under the Joseph Kony-led Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The objective of this article is to put this tragic episode in a historical context so that we learn from it. Historical context The story goes back to...

At the end of the day, Bobi Wine has to call Article 29 February 17, 2021 Bobi Wine leading his supporters in a run Bobi Wine and team should beware – or at least, have it at the back of their mind – that they are actually seated in Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere’s 1980 spot right now. While the country was ready for a full-blown military struggle, Ssemogerere sat back, offering rather hazy alternatives to his voters. Whatever his justification, the...

February 17, 2021 Officials distributing Covid relief food A DGF supported study done by Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) in 31 districts in Uganda tracked every Covid-19 government intervention and the performance of the implementing district task forces. Behind every reported Covid-19 intervention or response, the study has a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the level of effectiveness, efficiency and functionality of the district task forces. Here are som...

Stories abound of people being defrauded by property agencies in the name of selling them land

Daily Monitor Tuesday February 16 2021 Residential property in Kampala. Property valuation is the process which determines the economic value of real estate. PHOTO/Eddie Chicco Summary Valuations have grown as a result of rising loan restructuring exercises by banks. If one is evaluating a property to get a bank loan, most of the time the value will differ from someone valuing to sell. Advertisement Few people understand what valuers consider when determining the market price of property. I hav...

Daily Monitor Monday February 15 2021 Advertisement A senior presidential aide has asked the army for unmarked guns in order to conduct “covert operations” despite President Museveni’s June 2018 directive that all guns be finger-printed to stem abuse or use by criminals.  Maj Kakooza Mutale, the special presidential assistant for political affairs, made the demand - whose details this newspaper reveals for the first time today - in an August 10, 2019, letter to the Chief of Defence Force...

Daily Monitor Sunday February 14 2021 NRM candidate Yoweri Museveni (R) arrives for a campaign meeting at Watoto Church in Gulu City on November 16, 2020. Photo | Kelvin Atuhaire Summary The road to reconciling the people of northern Uganda with the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government under President Museveni has been long, frustrating and difficult, writes Prof Nyeko Pen-Mogi. I congratulate Mr Yoweri Museveni on being re-elected President of the Republic of Uganda. I also thank the...

Daily Monitor Sunday February 14 2021 Summary 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. Advertisement Since 2001, Dr Kizza Besigye, once a personal doctor, minister and senior military officer of President Yoweri Museveni has offered h...