President (elect) Yoweri Kaguta T. Museveni will be sworn-in in the next hours for the 6th term after winning January 14, 2021 presidential election.
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Army incharge of Bobi Wine, Dr Kizza Besigye’s homes ahead of Museveni swearing-in
He added… “my home is surrounded by the police and military! Soldiers are back to the streets. This is how the dictator plans to swear himself in.”
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Lango journalists, media houses told to celebrate WPFD2021 at will
“Much as journalists (media) is ranked as the fourth arm of the government, media still faces challenges of low respect especially by some government agencies,” Morish Micheal Odongo, Radio North, Alebtong.
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UPC urges service providers to introduce unique features on staff uniforms, IDs
“This is purposely to reduce and/or block the way for those who masquerade as security officers and involve in armed robberies, kidnaps and other dubious acts that leaves the lives of our people in danger if not lost!”
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Packed multicolored-urine from “OPM” delivered to Lira RCC, Egole
“….but I also want to believe that there are some wrong elements in this town who are not happy with our operations……but we must tell them that is just a little joke,” an assertive RCC Egole told the press.
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IWPG issues statement on Myanmar, calls for a “peaceful solution” to resolve crisis
“We will join forces with women’s civil groups around the world for peace in Myanmar.”…
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Uganda security to punish curfew breakers
Last year, Mr Museveni pardoned Ugandans who were arrested beyond curfew time, and directed police to release their cars or motorcycles.
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S. Sudan: Rampant abusive surveillance by NSS instils climate of fear—Amnesty Intl.
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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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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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.