Opposition leaders used the 70th birthday of veteran politician Dr Kizza Besigye to call for a strategic reset in their push for political change in Uganda, signalling renewed efforts to unify and redefine their approach against the ruling establishment. The event, held on Katonga Road in Kampala, brought together politicians from across the opposition spectrum,…
ASUMAN KIYINGI Gawaya Tegulle’s recent warning about judicial appointments should dispel any lingering belief that Uganda’s governance crisis is accidental. He argues that tampering with the bench is equivalent to snapping the spinal cord of a republic. The question is no longer whether the republic is in danger, but whether it still meaningfully exists. Earlier…
The former state minister for Foreign Affairs, Asuman Kiyingi, has backed Ghana’s plan to table a United Nations resolution seeking to declare the transatlantic slave trade a crime against humanity. Kiyingi, a former MP for Bugabula South in Kamuli, told Bbeg Media in a phone interview from Jinja that the resolution is long overdue. “I…
