Besigye at the court martial

Museveni: “Why Besigye, other civilians need to be tried in the army courts”

President Museveni has justified the decision to charge civilians in the army courts saying unlike the civilian courts, these help to handle “gun-wielding criminals quickly.” In a statement on his social media platforms, the president said the army courts were intoduced because of the rampant activities of criminals and terrorists which could not be handled…

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Sam Omala flew too close to the sun and got burnt. Now he’s fighting for his life

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…

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