ARTICLES 2008-2015

By Joan Akello FDC boss says his plan is ready for roll-out Retired army major general  Gregory Mugisha Muntu says he is ready to deal with challenges to his leadership of Uganda’s biggest opposition party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), but does that include facing off with party top …

By Andrew M. Mwenda What creates enduring political institutions that can ensure peaceful transfers of power from incumbents to new leaders? Two important events happened in Africa last week that provide important insights into our continent’s political evolution. First, was the death of the president of Zambia, Michael Sata. This …

By Joan Akello Hajji Nsereko Mutumba, 60, PRO Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), speaks to Joan Akello about Islam and business. Anything we do not know about you? I founded the Kampala Cattle Traders and Butchers Association (1982) and Foundation for Islamic Development (1986), was among the youths in Kampala …

By Joan Akello Muntu: We have resolved internal conflicts, ready to roll-out Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu, President Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) talked to The Independent’s Joan Akello about the party’s plan to build internal cohesion and its road map to the national elections in 2016. What is happening in …

By Peter Nyanzi For 100 new buses to rot away in the city is a gross national shame and embarrassment for all Ugandans What emotion do you get at the sight of a mass of Pioneer buses rotting away in the parking lot of Namboole Stadium? Every time I see …

By Dickens Kamugisha Common woman is greatest loser in judicial-political battle in Uganda The  High Court ruling in September that faulted the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) for bringing an application on behalf of those displaced by the government oil refinery in Hoima casts a dark shadow on the …

By Joan Akello Joyce Nabbosa Sebugwawo, national party chairperson Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has today announced that its fifth National Delegates Conference will be held on December 6 at Namboole National Stadium. Initially the party’s management and National Executive Committee had scheduled this meeting for Nov. 21. While the …

Dr. Eddie Mukoyo, the Assistant Commissioner, Resources, at the Ministry of Health has said Uganda’s remarkable fight against epidemics such as Ebola and Marburg is to a large extent down to the ministry’s swift adoption of mobile health applications. Dr. Mukoyo was speaking at this month’s Mobile Monday Kampala (MoMoKla) …

By Julius Businge  India’s Bajaj Auto Limited has doubled the number of its Bajaj motorcycles imported in Uganda to 70, 000 a year, according to a top official. Speaking in Kampala, the capital city Manish Thapar, the company’s head of East Africa business said Uganda is one of their key …

By Flavia Nassaka MPs earn big, but are deep in debt Cash flow equals income minus expenses. Some members of Uganda’s parliament clearly skipped that personal finance management class. Among them are Felix Okot Ogong, Nakato Kyabanji Katusiime, Florence Kintu, and Simon Peter Aleper. All of them earn quite a …