PresOur offices at The Independent in Kamwokya, Kampala were again raided yesterday, and this time three journalists arrested — Andrew Mwenda, Charles Bichachi, and John Njoroge. Andrew was literally kidnapped as he was leaving his house — surrounded by five security operative vehicles, removed at gunpoint from his car, and handcuffed. All three were taken to police headquarters in Kibuli, Kampala and held for several hours. Meanwhile The Independent offices were raided and searched by a number of security operatives, and all phones of staff members were confiscated. Three computers were taken, as were flash drives and other documents suspected as “seditious” material. Andrew and the others have been charged with sedition and defamation, as a result of publishing two articles, one on Maj. Gen. Kazini and one on torture in Uganda as told by a former UPDF soldier. The following are national and international accounts of the event:
Melina Raquel Platas 
Hey Melina!
I just stumbled onto your blog through your facebook page and i just want to say how awesome i think what you’re doing is. I was poly sci and my main interest was Africa politically and economically although most of my knowledge comes from leisure reading and news. I truely envy you and the research and reporting you are currently doing. That is also really great about doing the Stanford PhD program. Congrats! Keep up the good work and please stay safe.
Chris Backer
Question: How is the Detroit riot of 1967 related to mihcagin history? The 1967 riot is history because it was a race disturbance that brought about a lot of local and govermental changes, a closer look at racism was done, a lot of positive changes came about because of the riot and a lot of things are still the same.
This is getting a bit more suivbcteje, but I much prefer the Zune Marketplace. The interface is colorful, has more flair, and some cool features like Mixview’ that let you quickly see related albums, songs, or other users related to what you’re listening to. Clicking on one of those will center on that item, and another set of neighbors will come into view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by similar artists, songs, or users. Speaking of users, the Zune Social is also great fun, letting you find others with shared tastes and becoming friends with them. You then can listen to a playlist created based on an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Those concerned with privacy will be relieved to know you can prevent the public from seeing your personal listening habits if you so choose.
this blog gets more interesting every day. I open it seravel times a day hoping for an update and like a psychology experiment I get rewarded with a great posting just often enough to keep me trying for more! Flying bugs in the dark tho’? EEYUK.