User:Timothy Kalyegira

Timothy Kalyegira (b. 26 June 1968),Ugandan writer, journalist, researcher and political commentator. Freelance contributor to Ugandan media (1991-); compiled Uganda Almanac (published 1997) and founded the Africa Almanac website (Dec. 2000).

Became a controversial figure during the late 1990s for his reviews of Ugandan radio stations. Freelance correspondent for United Press International (1999-2000) and Janes Defence Weekly (1999-2000).

Starting 2007, he initiated a controversial public debate when he questioned the widely-held belief that up to 500,000 Ugandans were massacred by the government of Idi Amin and was subsequently accused by many of seeking to absolve Amin of the atrocities attributed to him.

He has variously also suggested that the 1994 Rwandan genocide was masterminded by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) guerrillas, against the mainstream world opinion that the genocide was planned and executed by the government of President Juvenal Habyarimana.

Founded, July 2009, an online newspaper, the Uganda Record. Arrested, Aug. 2010, for publishing in the Uganda Record a series of articles appearing to suggest that the twin bomb blasts in Kampala, Uganda on the night of 12 July 2010 were not masterminded by the Somali militant group Al-Shabab, as widely believed, but by the Uganda government or security elements in it.

Founded, Jan. 2012, the World Radio Archive, a website for uploading recordings of various radio programmes from stations around the world.