Surveillance under Idi Amin: The Anatomy of State Terror
The reign of terror under Idi Amin left thousands of Ugandans killed in a methodical and capricious manner led by his notorious intelligence outfits—the State Research Bureau (SRB) and the ...
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Tearing the veil: How surveillance states are keen to play ‘godly’ role
It was during Father’s Day of 2016 when Tom Voltaire Okwalinga shared a moment with his Facebook audience that felt very raw. There was an innocence and a truthfulness to ...
On state surveillance, right to privacy, the danger it poses to human dignity
That the right to privacy is joined at the hip with the concept of human dignity is a no-brainer. Human dignity, which centuries ago had a denotative and connotative meaning ...
Big brother is watching: Surveillance in Uganda
On a clear day—and they are never in scant supply—there are panoramic views on this tree-speckled hill. In fact, tourists have settled into a routine of adding the Uganda National ...
How state surveillance in Uganda has drilled final nail in due process’s coffin
In a 1789 letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, Benjamin Franklin, wrote of the new Constitution as, “now established, and ...
How enforced disappearances sustained by surveillance tactics in East Africa point to an authoritarian trajectory
The spectre of enforced disappearances continues to haunt the East African region and specifically Uganda, as terror networks hiding in unmarked vehicles purr across neighbourhoods, hunting down regime opponents and ...
From surveillance to shutdowns: When you have your cake, eat it
Heading down the home stretch of Uganda's 15 January 2026 presidential poll, the eight men intent on leading the East African nation for the next five years have moved up ...
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Fred Rwigyema: In Memoriam- Part One : The making of Maj Gen Rwigyema
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On the management and impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda
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Kenya and Uganda’s Gen Z: A tale of New Wine in New Bottles
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Fred Rwigyema: In Memoriam- Part 3: Why Rwigyema’s death was kept secret
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Fred Rwigyema: In Memoriam- Part two : How Museveni dreamt about Rwigyema’s death
