The suspected guerrillas fighting Amin’s government had been tracked and captured since December 1972 across the country before they were court marshalled in Kampala and sentenced to death by firing squad.
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How Museveni survived public execution
The suspected guerrillas fighting Amin’s government had been tracked and captured since December 1972 across the country before they were court marshalled in Kampala and sentenced to death by firing squad....
Insight
Innocent individuals executed
Because they were in the wrong place at a wrong time, the security agencies could not...
Insight
How Amin tracked Fronasa rebels
That morning, the country woke up in a sombre mood but ready to see the alleged guerrillas,...
Insight
Tears for Timbuktu
Timbuktu was once a major intellectual centre and the manuscripts in its libraries today form...
Insight
Farewell sagacious James Mulwana
I am writing this with a heavy and light heart. A heavy heart because I feel that James...
Insight
Who will succeed MP Nabanda in Butaleja?
The hunt for votes in Butaleja triggered enormous excitement and renewed hope among many...
Thought and Ideas
On foot, from Kampala to Entebbe
On Tuesday, January 29, I woke up early in the morning and set off on foot from Kampala to...
Commentary
Hardships for some at the foreign dining table
When my nephew from London visited me in Nairobi one time, I took him for nyama choma,...
Commentary
Some reflections on Liberation Day, 2013
January 26, 2013,marked the 27th anniversary of the NRA- led military coup d’etat, which...
Insight
Why is the NRM holding onto power?
To the casual observer, it seems the illustrious National Resistance Movement (NRM) is now...
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