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Uganda Government detains scribes over election militarization story

Museveni resorts to archaic laws to muzzle opposition

The Uganda government has detained two senior journalist from the Sunday Monitor on allegations of criminal libel resulting from an article published six weeks ago detailing the ruling NRM plans to militarily train its youth wing and "equip them with tacitics" during the upcoming 2011 elections.

The Sunday Monitor, editor Henry Ochieng and senior Reporter Angelo Izama are being held at Makindye waiting to be charged at the Magistrate's Court after Police at at the CIDheadquarters questioned them for several hours on Wednesday morning.

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South Sudan on Verge of unprecedented violence –Aid agencies
Written by Agencies   
Sunday, 10 January 2010 01:45

Talk of war again is irresponsible -Sudan Government

JUBA/NAIROBI/KAMPALA, 7 January 2010 (Agencies) - The sudan government has dismissed warnings from aid groups and activists that it was sliding back to war, as it marked the fifth anniversary of a faltering peace deal with the south and prepared for two divisive votes as irresponsible. Several aid agencies in the region however maintain that violence in Southern Sudan continues to escalate, with the latest incident claiming 140 lives. The 10 aid agencies called for urgent international intervention to prevent a return to war between the north and south.

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Kenya Diaspora Voting rights assured
Written by Emmanuel Ssensulike   
Sunday, 27 December 2009 20:50

“KENYAN DIASPORA VOTING RIGHTS ARE GAURANTEED” -AMBASSODOR PETER OGEGO

peter_ogegoPeter Ogego, Kenya's ambassador to the United States had a candid conversation with crested Journal's Managing Editor, Emmanuel Ssensulike. During the Conversation the ambassador who was visiting Kenyan's in Northern California made several revelations regarding the political developments in Kenya. Crested Journal brings excerpts from the Conversation.

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Political View
Written by Vernon Tugumizemu   
Sunday, 27 December 2009 20:10

DID UGANDA REALY BENEFIT FROM CHOGM ALTOGETHER?

vernon_tugumizemuBy Tugumizemu Vernon

The president recently handed the CHOGM chairmanship to Trinidad and Tobago, but should credit our selves to have benefited in the lucrative international event that took almost billions of money: and so two years after more than Shs400bn was spent to host the Chogm summit in Kampala , most of the infrastructure that was meant to improve has either, instead, crumbled, necessitating repair or simply become non-functional.

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