Tag Archives: Yoweri Museveni

Uganda: Opposition Leaders Arrested

Posted on 11/04/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

Several opposition MP’s in Uganda including Forum for Democratic Change President Dr. Kizza Besigye and Democratic Party President Norbert Mao have been arrested in Kampala for attempting to lead a ‘walk to work’ protest against rising fuel prices and high cost … Continue reading →

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Museveni Will Reach Thirty Years

Posted on 22/02/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

The results of Uganda’s days old election may have surprised no-one but for a third time in a row the incumbent President’s victory has raised questions over what should be defined as election ‘rigging’. The rise of Museveni’s support to 68% of the … Continue reading →

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Tradition and Politics in Uganda

Posted on 10/02/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

Kabaka meets chiefs over cultural leaders ’law The relationship between the Museveni NRM government and the country’s ‘traditional’ institutions is a complex one. It was the post civil war Museveni government of the early 1990’s which allowed the re-establishing of cultural kingdom’s such … Continue reading →

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Buganda and Uganda

Posted on 04/02/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

As the Ugandan elections on February 18th approach the position of Buganda, the central cultural kingdom within which Kampala is located and which forms the largest ethnic group in the country, remains unclear. Predictions of severe unrest within Buganda have … Continue reading →

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