By Independent Team Security minister faces censure over NSSF as party opponents wait in the wings for Museveni’s action On July 12, 2008, President Yoweri Museveni attended a wedding at the Serena Hotel. The groom was Mao Mbabazi, son of Security minister and secretary general (SG) of the ruling National …
Read More »How UPDF ghosts were created
HE the President and C-in-C of the UPDF issued a directive entitled ” Directives Under-Strength of UPDF Units” dated 5th March 2002. DIRECTIVES ON UNDERSTRENGTH OF UPDF C-in-C I have noted with grave concern that Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces combat units are under strength and I have issued the following directives: …
Read More »EAC businesses free to open in any partner State but Common Market debate shelved
By Bob Roberts Katende The private sector won some major concessions at the recent Second Round of the EA negotiations but gloom and pessimism over the planned Common Market reigned. Agreement on the planned free movement of goods, services, capital and persons under a planned Common Market remained elusive despite …
Read More »Will US sanctions shoot down Kony?
By Rosebell Kagumire The US government last week put sanctions on the Lords Resistance Army rebel leader Joseph Kony as Uganda sees no end to the two decade conflict. Although there has been no fighting in northern Uganda in the past three years, the population in the north is fearful …
Read More »Let us liberalise social security
The principle of negotiation is that a bad deal is always better than no deal at all. Debating every investment deal to its grave is not a formula for success. The battle over National Social Security Fund (NSSF)’s purchase of land belonging to security minister, Amama Mbabazi is a classic …
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