A former employee of the telecoms company MTN South Sudan told Amnesty International that, in 2013, the NSS, through an Israeli company, installed a ‘box’ at their company. ‘Box’ installations could be how the government, including the NSS, gains direct access to data from service providers.
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Uganda’s deputy IGP issues directive on firearms in private hands
A Small Arms Survey of 2017 reveals that there were 331,000 guns in private hands in Uganda. With a population of 41,653,000 at that time, 21,156 of the guns were registered and 309,844 were unregistered.
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55% of Americans more worried about getting hacked than being murdered–says Atlas
“With headlines around the world being dominated by government security breaches, large enterprise data leaks, and similar cybersecurity issues, the concerns seem to be justified,” Rachel Welch, COO of Atlas VPN.
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High Court orders security forces to vacate Bobi Wine’s home
Uganda Police spokesperson Mr Fred Enaga said: “We will respect Court orders but we will continue to monitor him (Bobi Wine)”.
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Museveni reshuffles RDCs ahead of general elections
The development comes less than 48hrs to presidential and parliamentary (general) elections on Thursday 14, January 2021. Mr Museveni is seeking a sixth term as President.
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Why UPC might break into three popular pieces
“The UPC election results have been rejected by the three out of four candidates, namely Dr Opul Dickson, Mr Joseph Ochieno and Dr Dan Okello,” the latter, says.
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UPC: Akena says Police brutality on politicians is regrettable
“UPC calls upon perpetrators of violence to recognize that Uganda and her citizens are above everything else in their duty of command,” Jimmy Akena, UPC party president.
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Chapter Four releases statement after arrest of Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo
A few days ago, Mr. Opiyo was interviewed by one of the Television stations in…
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Who has deployed UPDF in Somalia!
Is this deployment another way of managing a large unproductive force that is also becoming unmanageable to get funding from USA, since it is only war that keeps this army busy?
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The army is part of us: What they do is what we let them do!
By Okecho Dominic Kotido—6, December 2020: Dear Editor, I read James Mugeni’s criticism of the…
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UPDF has been successful because of its pro-people ethos — Gen Kavuma tells LDUs
Briefly: The pass-out ceremony was attended by the Commander of the LDU Colonel Michael Hyeroba,…
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South Sudan’s two big foreign policy questions
Kampala—4, December 2020: On 28 November, Ethiopian federal forces claimed to have captured Mekelle, the…