Politics
UGANDA: Behind Museveni’s abolishing of govt university scholarships
CHANGE OF GUARDS – The Museveni regime recently decreed the scrapping of government scholarship for university students. The state offers scholarships to about 12,000 students at its 9 public universities. Of these, 6,296 are from the oldest and biggest university, Makerere. Two months ago, the regime issued another decree scrapping provision of meals by private companies. In 2014 the regime scrapped provision of meals to students but instead it paid students 4,000/= (slightly less than one and a half US dollar) daily for meals provided by private companies that were contracted to run restaurants at the 9 halls of residence.Read More
Ugandan human rights lawyer Kiiza says presidential election is invalid
Dennis Kabatto: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 January 2021: By Abdul Rashid Thomas, SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH January 24, 2021 https://ift.tt/3qS63aC Eron Kiiza, Ugandan human rights attorney and lead counsel of Uganda’s mediaRead More
UGANDA: WHY MUSEVENI WILL PICK HIS NEXT VP AND SEC. GEN FROM THE NORTH AND CENTRAL REGIONS RESPECTIVELY
By CHANGE OF GUARDS Uganda’s military dictator makes appointments to government offices based on sectarian considerations. Since time immemorial, the position of his Vice President (VP) has always been filledRead More
Uganda: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the elections – EU BACKTRACKS
Council of the European Union https://ift.tt/3qy63fY Council of the EU Press release 20 January 2021 Uganda: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the electionsRead More