Dr Henry Opiote, who was the personal doctor of former Ugandan president Dr Apollo Milton Obote, has died. Family members confirmed that the elderly Opio-Ote had been unwell for a while.

But was it too late? Obote had just suffered the biggest political blow of his career. And Obote, unaware of the disaster unfolding in Kampala, was still upcountry. A nation on the edge ; Uganda ...

Those who remained in DP like the late Kafumbe Mukasa ... like it happened with Obote, is now a viable option. The abuse of rights is justified as efforts toward national security.