ARTICLES 2008-2015

By Ronald Musoke Continued foot-dragging by the world’s governments to reach a new and concrete Climate Change deal is not only setting the entire world on course to a warmer world but the consequences will be calamitous says a new World Bank report. The report, “Turn Down the Heat: Why …

By Joan Akello Three days to the polls, the three candidates vying for the top seat are debating key issues. This is  the first  of its kind in the party’s history and also an  answer  to stake holders like the Non Governmental Organizations(NGOs)  who  have been advocating  for  such debates …

By Joan Akello Uganda just like Kenya, Burundi, and Rwanda faces challenges in protecting the children from violence, deprivation and poverty. Children and youth are vulnerable in East Africa as a result of conflict and post conflict situations, health, global and local health and other socio- economic situations. The ministry …

By Independent Team Murder of a waiter at popular night spot exposes the police, NEMA, and KCCA Mary Mugyenyi, the former MP for Nyabushozi County in President Yoweri Museveni’s Kiruhura district had a big money deal. She was selling land for Shs 275 million. The buyer was the dashing socialite, …

By Peter Nyanzi Ordinarily, the police would arrest anyone found with government property at his home and charge him with “possession of government stores.” But in Sembabule District, the police are instead thanking people who were found using hundreds of school desks and chairs at their homes. The citizens told …

By Frank Kanduho It’s a shame when Parliament trades in mob justice without a care for the evidence Presently, the debate obtaining in and outside Parliament is the unilateral call on the executive to force the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Pius Bigirimana, out of …

By Vivian E. Asedri The Republican Party’s bad science, shifting demographics and the trust factor gave him victory Who says men do not cry? Even the most powerful man in the world militarily – United States President Barack H. Obama – broke down in tears on Wednesday, November 7, when …

By Julius Odeke Uganda Federal Alliance party president, Beti Kamya, spoke to The Independent’s Julius Odeke about Uganda’s problems, including corruption. Your Uganda Federal Alliance (UFA) wants Federo in Uganda.  What type of federo are you agitating for? Actually, I think there is a slight difference between Federo and Federalism.  …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How the newly re-elected US president is not the solution but the problem for Africa Last week, Barak Obama was re-elected president of the United States. Since his first election in 2008, many African elites were happy that at least “one of us” has won the …

By Peter Nyanzi Catholics, Anglicans, Moslems should devise a better way of electing their leaders for unity and peace in their religions On Nov. 4, the Coptic Orthodox Church based in Egypt picked their new Pope in a manner that presents important lessons for all religious groups in which replacing …