3PM NEWS UPDATE WITH Orange In a bid to encourage the opposition not to be frightened by the role security organs play in elections, FDC President Rtd Maj Gen Mugisha Muntu has warned President Museveni against always relying on the army in the latter’s quest to cement his rule, saying time is running out for the head-of-state. The politician says Museveni must change his mindset of using the army come 2016 general elections as they too can use the very same forces. This while addressing the opposition’s Free and Fair Elections rally in Mukono. The opposition continues to accuse President Museveni of deploying security forces during elections to intimidate their supporters and also participate in electoral malpractices, but the ruling government denies. Mukono Woman Member of Parliament, Betty Nambooze has apprised Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanya on “political coercion.” This follows last week’s incident where the deputy speaker ordered her to apologize for making unfounded claims that the number of members of parliament that had signed the attendance books did not tally with the members in actual attendance. Despite time wastage, Oulanya sent the Sergeant at Arms the attendance books to crosscheck. Namboze has now said that Oulanya is only trying to intimidate and use his position to coerce her politically, something she will not tolerate. The opposition in South Sudan is outraged over the situation where two rebel movement’s army personnel, Colonels Gatthon Jual and Daniel Gatbel were briefly held by security at Juba International Airport as they were boarding Addis Ababa bound flight to Ethiopia. Their passports were also confiscated. Military Spokesperson for SPLA in Opposition, Brig Lul Koang, has this morning said that the rebels would soon take “unilateral measures to ensure safety of its members” if such actions are repeated by security operatives in the world’s youngest nation. A court in Cairo has convicted Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed of spreading false news and supporting the now banned Islamist group. The trio had denied the charges. Nine defendants tried in absentia, including three foreign journalists, received 10-year sentences. The trial has caused an international outcry amid claims it is politicised. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told reporters that she was bitterly disappointed by the outcome. RADIOCITY NEWS: WE BRING THE WORLD CLOSER TO YOU
Posted on: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:09:48 +0000
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