‘Museveni leading Uganda into deadly chaos’ President Museveni . File Photo President Museveni is ruling Uganda through repression and patronage like Milton Obote and Idi Amin did, setting up the country for future bloodshed, the International Crisis Group has warned. The latest report released on Thursday - but one State House described as the handiwork of “ignorant Europeans” – alleges that the President favours his kinsmen and increasingly relies on them to sustain his weakening rule. The Brussels-based organisation, which works to predict, prevent and resolve occurrence of deadly conflicts, says in the report that Mr Museveni needs to change his governance course. “Museveni’s governance trajectory resembles those of Milton Obote and Idi Amin – without the blatant brutality – beginning with policies of tolerance and inclusion that gradually change to exclusion and repression,” notes the report.
He said: “Because the report authors have a white skin, they think they are knowledgeable and intelligent yet they are not. Uganda’s last 24 years have been extremely impressive. By Lord Dolar Popat As Parliamentary delegates from around the world gathered in Kampala for the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly to discuss matters of global interest, I was overjoyed with the new Uganda. I was born in Uganda but was forced to flee from Idi Amin at 17. I am amazed at the strides Uganda has taken in the past 24 years. Socially, economically, politically; Uganda has come so far in such a short space of time. Uganda is a friend I have kept. The hospitality is now being returned. Amama and I had a very pleasant discussion about the circumstances under which I left the country and also at how impressed I am with Uganda. Trade We agreed completely on the need to promote trade between Britain and Uganda; trade helps to bring prosperity and is a driver of transformation.
President Museveni deserves praise for the way he has encouraged outside investment and using private-sector growth to power the economy. Bilateral trade Britain is already helping the Ugandan economy grow. Africa - Ugandan opposition activists defiant in face of ban. Kampala - A group aligned to Uganda's opposition leader held a low-key rally on Thursday after the government declared it illegal, a move which has drawn condemnation from human rights groups. Opposition frontman Kizza Besigye and the Action4Change (A4C) campaign group have spearheaded a wave of demonstrations against the rising cost of living, prompting the authorities to crack down on their rallies. Ugandan police said they allowed Thursday's rally to go ahead because permission had been sought before the attorney general declared A4C illegal on Wednesday. Police chief Kale Kayihura, who announced the ban, accused the activists of seeking to use violence to overthrow the government.
A few hundred opposition supporters crossed through police barricades to attend the gathering, some carrying placards denouncing President Yoweri Museveni. "Idi Amin is better than Museveni! " read one placard, referring to the east African country's 1970s dictator. News Desk: Justice for Gay Ugandans? One afternoon this past January, David Kato, a Ugandan gay activist, was having lunch at his home in a neighborhood in Kampala. Kato was a former head teacher at St. Herman Nkoni Primary School, which was attended by nearly a thousand students. A meal had been prepared for him by an acquaintance named Sidney Nsubuga Enoch, who disappeared afterward into the surrounding garden.
His housekeeper would later observe that Kato seemed tired that afternoon, perhaps because of a long morning, or perhaps because a tabloid called The Rolling Stone (not connected to the American magazine) had recently published a list of names, photos, and addresses of Ugandans who it claimed were gay, including his. The words “Hang Them” had been on the tabloid’s front page, and the paper had stated that the accused were infected with a fatal disease and were preying on children. Kato had felt unsafe ever since, as he battled a siege of insults and threats. We are left with many questions. The Love That Dares. A couple at a gay bar in Kampala that recently opened Photographs by Bryan Anselm Update (12/20/2013): On Friday, the Ugandan legislature passed the law stiffening penalties for "aggravated homosexuality.
" According to the New York Times, "The law was not as tough as an initial bill, introduced in 2010 and later withdrawn, that would have imposed the death sentence in some cases and would have required citizens to report acts of homosexuality within 24 hours. " Gays can still be sentenced to life in prison under the final legislation.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to karaoke. And those of you who were at Buckingham Palace: Welcome back. " That's a joke; none of us was at Buckingham Palace, which is 4,000 miles from here, but we've all been watching Kate Middleton storm Westminster Abbey in five yards of ivory satin gazar and appliquéd lace on televisions citywide all day. Uganda Penal Code Act of 1950, Chapter 120, Article 145: Unnatural offences. LGBT activist Kasha Nabagesera (top). Uganda Pastors Accuse U.S. Of Spreading 'Gayism,' Imposing 'An Agenda For Homosexuals' By Igor Volsky on April 6, 2012 at 1:15 pm "Uganda Pastors Accuse U.S. Of Spreading ‘Gayism,’ Imposing ‘An Agenda For Homosexuals’" PBS’s Newshour featured a segment on Uganda’s ongoing struggle for LGBT equality Thursday, and the nation’s hostility to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s historical call to treat gay rights as human rights.
Polls still show that 95 percent of Ugandans favor criminalizing homosexuality — and many back the infamous “kill gays bill,” which would impose harsh penalties on homosexual behavior. The piece includes Pastor Joseph Serwadda, who heads an association of Pentecostal and evangelical churches, accusing the West of spreading “gayism” and imposing “an agenda for homosexuals in Uganda.”
Watch In Uganda, Gays Face Growing Social, Legal Hostility on PBS. Though anti-gay sentiment continues to be fierce in Uganda, the slow but steady growth of public advocacy for gender issues is showing progress. Uganda ranked happiest nation in East Africa In Summary A research by the UN, put Uganda at 128 out of 156 countries, followed by Rwanda in the region. If you want to live a happy life in the East African region, do not look elsewhere but Uganda. The first-ever happiness report that was released this week in New York at a special UN sitting, ranked Uganda as 128th happiest country in the world out of the 156 countries, with an evaluation life score of about 4.5 out of 10. Rwanda came in at 132, while Kenya came 134th. Tanzania (149) and Burundi (152) were among the 10 least happy countries, while Togo emerged the least happy country in the world. The criteriaNordic countries Denmark, Norway, Finland and Netherlands-in that order-were found to be the happiest in the world.
The variety of factors considered in the report, published by Columbia University’s Earth Institute, included economic, social support, absence of corruption and degree of personal freedom- and environmental qualities. What to do Governments need to. The World Factbook. ShowIntroduction :: UGANDA Panel - Collapsed The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures.
These differences prevented the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. Uganda. Skip to main content World Malaria 2014 Access Search Advanced search Navigation Language عربي 中文 English Français Русский Español Countries Uganda Map This map is an approximation of actual country borders. Statistics Contact information The WHO Representative Alemu, Dr Wondimagegnehu PO Box 24578 Kampala, Uganda Telephone: +256 414 335500 Facsimile: +256 414 335569 nyangomao@who.int Country Office web site Regional Office web site Health profile WHO collaboration Mortality and burden of disease Nutrition Risk factors Features Outbreaks and emergencies Bulletin articles You are here: Quick Links Sitemap Help and Services WHO Regional Offices loading.
Can Coffee Kick-Start an Economy? Still the One - By Andrew Green. FORT PORTAL, Uganda — There's a place in Africa where Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi is still king, but it's a long way from his unmarked grave deep in the Libyan desert. To get there, you have to travel south through the searing plains of Darfur and the scrubby brush of South Sudan and across the jungles of northern Uganda to its capital, Kampala. Then head west -- roughly 150 miles over rutted, potholed roads -- to the green hills of the Kingdom of Toro, ruled by a fatherless young monarch who grew up under Qaddafi's patronage. Here, in the town of Fort Portal, in the smaller, more modern of the two Toro palaces atop Kabarole Hill, a portrait of Qaddafi still dominates the royal receiving room. Hung opposite the king's chair, it shows the Libyan leader triumphant, fist raised. The image dwarfs the room's other adornments: photographs of unsmiling former Toro kings, overstuffed furniture, animal skins.
Mustopher Akolebirungi sells cosmetics at a wooden stall in Fort Portal's market.