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” At the turning-point in the history of Uganda, I hope that all our friends will join with me in bestowing upon the new, independent Uganda our prayers and hopes for peace, prosperity and a growing strength in her now role in international affairs. Uganda has many friends, both within her borders and outside. With the goodwill of all who wish to see her prosper, Uganda will go forward…Read More The Prime Minister of Uganda The man who leads the new independent nation was once a labourer on a building site. Uganda Argus, 1962. Click Here: Obote: Part 1- The Premier’s Own Story Highly political He paused and said: “I decided then that I wanted to enter either law or politics.” This was the first time that he had mentioned politics and I was interested to know just how…Read More ..among the Bahima (section of the Banyankole) girls who were about the age of marriage were forced to feed on milk until they were very heavy. “They could barely walk,” an Ankole elder once joked during an introduction ceremony. One of the few remaining spectacular cultural things to talk about the Banyankole of South-Western Uganda is their culture-rich marriage ceremony of the once very…Read More On this day, the 5th of April, in the year 1995, the nation of Uganda stood in collective shock and relief as Dr. James Makumbi, the then Minister of Health, emerged from the grips of a five-day abduction by the Federal Democratic Alliance Forces, a rebel faction led by the enigmatic soldier, Maj. Hebert Itongwa Kikomeko Ssedyabane. The events that unfolded during those dark days in April left…Read More Herbalist Victor Kiwalabye claims to cure different diseases from his clinic in Kireka including the cancer, Hepatitis B, epilepsy and many more using herbs he gets from the forests of Mabira, Imaramagambo and other areas like the Rwenzori mountains, Kotido, Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa with the help National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO). He says NARO has given him…Read More The Premier’s Own Story – as told to “Argus” Reporter John South The European secretary came into the small office at 3 p.m. carrying a tray on which was a pot of tea and three cakes. “This is my breakfast, lunch and possibly my dinner”, said the Prime Minister as he ate the three cakes. For 37-year-old Apolo Milton Obote, Prime Minister of Independent Uganda, is…Read More Uganda has been served by several Inspectors-General and Commissioners of Police. Here is a list of Inspector Generals of Police since the country attained its independence in October 1962. Michael J. Macoun, 1959-1964 Lt. Col. Wilson Erinayo Oryema, 1964-1971 Benjamin Othieno, 1971-1974 Luke Ofungi, 1974-1975 Kassim Musa Obura, 1975-1977 Odria, 1977-1979 David Nsubuga Barlow, 1979 William…Read More