ARTICLES 2008-2015

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why parliament will either increase its term of office from five to seven years or raise its wages threefold Some Members of Parliament have proposed that their term be extended from five to seven years. This proposal is going to gain momentum. If it is not …

By Agencies Boat accident kills over 100 refugees on Lake Albert Two days after capsised on Lake Albert, the Uganda police marine department had retrieved 108 bodies. The ill-fated vessel which had been transporting Congolese refugees returning to their homeland capsised on Saturday March 22. «As many as 250 people …

By Haggai Matsiko Lord Mayor’s opponents have showed no respect for court orders Since Erias Lukwago, was controversially impeached from the Kampala lord mayorship on November 25, 2013 he has hoped to return to his mantle by trouncing his political foes in court. When on March.20, he arrived at High …

By Ronald Musoke The Uganda National Examinations Board has finally released the 2013 A-level results today, March 27, with female candidates beating their male counterparts in the humanities. A total of 116,190 candidates registered for the 2013 examination from 1,710 centres compared to 111,456 candidates from 1334 centres in 2012. …

By Patric Kagenda In a bid to create awareness on its activities, the NSSF has launched an expo that will see it traverse institutions of higher learning. The expo is targeting University students aspiring to work for corporate companies, government and non-government organisations have an opportunity to sharpen their employment …

By The Independent team Clinical trials are to begin soon on a new vaginal ring that promises to provide months of protection against pregnancy, HIV and herpes, US researchers have said. The device, which is similar to birth control rings already on the market, delivers both an antiretroviral drug and …

By Dani Rodrik We need less attachment to a particular ideology and more contextually-driven thinking We live in a complicated world, so we are forced to simplify it. We categorise people around us as friends or foes, classify their motives as good or bad, and ascribe events with complex roots …

By Joseph E. Stiglitz Its profitability may not be a good measure of its net contribution to our standard of living Around the world, there is enormous enthusiasm for the type of technological innovation symbolised by Silicon Valley. In this view, America’s ingenuity represents its true comparative advantage, which others …

By Joan Akello He lost his parents at age three and had to vend cigarettes and bananas on the street until he was rescued by an orphanage. As a politician, what challenge do you have to deal with every day? Speed of service delivery is the biggest challenge. Politics is …

By Joan Akello and Ian Katusiime West Budama MP Fox Odoi who is one of the petitioners to challenge the Anti-Homosexuality law in the Constitutional Court, spoke to Joan Akello and Ian Katusiime about the gay issue What is the spirit of this petition? The spirit of this petition is …