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Day: July 1, 2020

Scientific Elections: Opposition Throwing Away Huge Opportunity

Scientific Elections: Opposition Throwing Away Huge Opportunity

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 By Patrick Odongo Lango Many new political parties that sprung up to ride on the democratisation waves that swept the world in the late 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, invariably had a single agenda: to end one party rule and dictatorship. Those who succeeded, like in Zambia, Kenya and Ghana, to mention but three, changed their fortunes forever; but those who failed, like in Zimbabwe, Uganda and Tanzania, have been struggling to stay alive. That is the risk that all one-issue agenda parties face; lacking ideological coherence to define broad policy agenda; once their single objective eludes them for long, their members get disillusioned, they fragment and diminish. In contrast, parties with clear ideological moorings and broad policy agenda tend to be more resilient and adapt...
Protests Break Out  After Ethiopian Singer Hachalu Hundessa Is Shot Dead In Addis Ababa

Protests Break Out After Ethiopian Singer Hachalu Hundessa Is Shot Dead In Addis Ababa

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By Elite News Reporter Protests have erupted in Ethiopia after the police announced the killing of Hachalu Hundessa, a popular musician and activist, who was shot dead in the capital, Addis Ababa. Hachalu was an ethnic Oromo musician known for his protest songs. He was shot in the capital's Gelan Condominiums area late on Monday, Addis Ababa's police commissioner Geta Argaw said. Argaw said police had arrested several suspects, the state-affiliated Fana broadcaster reported. On Tuesday morning, angry youth in Addis Ababa lit fires, blocked roads and chanted slogans as protests also broke out in other parts of Ethiopia. Meanwhile, internet connectivity in the country of almost 110 million people appeared to be down, a common occurrence during political protests. Prime Minis...
Opinion: How Uganda Has Turned Into Family Business As M7 Family, Relatives Control Gov’t & Security

Opinion: How Uganda Has Turned Into Family Business As M7 Family, Relatives Control Gov’t & Security

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By Elite News Reporter Uganda  has literally become a family business of sorts after President Yoweri Museveni’s family members, relatives and friends taking over control of key government and security positions. It should be noted that the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has been at the helm of Ugandan politics since 1986, which s implies that President Museveni has distinguished himself as the only leader in conjunction with his closest family members who include brothers, children, in-laws, and cousins referred to as the ‘deep state’ in the running of the Republic of Uganda. He is also referred to as the Commander in Chief of all Defense forces, The Fountain of Honor as well as the Head of all Operations in Uganda.  But here below is how his family members, relat...