In 2016 when she chaired a probe committee set up to investigate Dr Stella Nyanzi’s saga at the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) Sharifah Buzeki did not mince her words as to what should be done to the controversial researcher. “Discipline her thoroughly,” she told other members. Her defiance (not to teach until Prof…
Sam Omala, the retired Assistant Commissioner of Police who rose to prominence after ‘tormenting’ Dr Kizza Besigye during the walk-to-work protests in 2011, is now fighting for his life at Mulago Hospital. Videos and images of Omala lying on his hospital bed last week evoked mixed reactions. Clearly, the officer who made a name for…
Albert Cook Tugume, the young brother to Doreen Nyanjura, the Kampala deputy lord mayor had fought several battles. He battled through school. He started one small business after another. Tugume, 33, did everything to make ends meet in this hectic city even if he had a famous sister. Yesterday, Tugume, a proud Liverpool supporter, tried…
