Uganda's Daily Monitor journalist Tabu Butagira reports on the Republic of Uganda, pop. 35,873,253 (est. 2012)... Ivory smuggling and the threats to rhinos; plus finally, sacked former secretary general of the ruling party Amama Mbabazi has declared his intention run against incumbent and long time ally, President Yoweri Museveni who has been in power for about 30 years.