Tag: Ugandan Politics

Fake Millions, Hidden Cameras and 'Pineapples': The Spy at the Heart of the Besigye Treason Trial
Crime

Fake Millions, Hidden Cameras and ‘Pineapples’: The Spy at the Heart of the Besigye Treason Trial

A courtroom in Kampala got a crash course in covert tradecraft this week. A prosecution witness in the treason trial of veteran Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye admitted he posed as a wealthy foreign financier, dangled $5 million and promised hand grenades to gain access to Besigye’s inner circle. None of the money or weapons were real. The secret recordings, however, were.

Uganda's Delayed Cabinet Finally Clicks Into Place as Three Ministers Head to State House
Politics

Uganda’s Delayed Cabinet Finally Clicks Into Place as Three Ministers Head to State House

After months of legal wrangling over dual citizenship and parliamentary pushback, three of Uganda’s minister-designates are finally heading to State House Entebbe for their inauguration. President Yoweri Museveni will preside over the ceremony, formally sealing a Cabinet that had been left partially assembled. The swearing-in signals the end of a drawn-out vetting process that exposed the sharp edges of Uganda’s constitutional rules on citizenship.

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