By Agather Atuhaire and Joan Akello Fredrick Ruhindi, newly appointed Attorney General (AG) talked to The Independent’s Agather Atuhaire and Joan Akello about wide ranging issues and plans. Many people think you are the best choice for AG and well deserving of that position, how will you handle such high …

By Priscilla Namanya Gerald Karuhanga, 33, Youth MP for Western Uganda spoke to Priscilla Namanya Any things we do not know about you? I am a soft hearted person with a simple character who has a lot of empathy for others. I was born in a humble setting. There was …

By Flavia Nassaka MPs blame the executive for turning parliament’s toughest committee into a toothless interrogator Keith Muhakanizi, the bullish Secretary to the Treasury has a penchant for easily wriggling himself out of tight situations. But Sept.31 was different. On that day, Muhakanizi was appearing before parliament’s Public Accounts Committee …

By Okello Lucima No matter where the boundary markers fall, the population still have the rights to live on their land What is happening to the Acholi community in Apaa, Amuru District, is nothing but blatant, brutal ethnic cleansing, orchestrated by the state. Unless and until the border between Adjumani …

By Nicole Namubiru Are you exposed to these danger signs? As I write this article, there is a sharp metal-on-metal grinding noise outside my office window. I suspect it is an electric metal grinder. It could be an electric saw cutting timber. I can also hear someone nailing something.  Farther …

By Frederick Golooba-Mutebi He promised a fundamental change Easily the most quoted statement that Yoweri Museveni has ever made is the one pertaining to the fundamental change he promised at the time he was being sworn in for the first time as Uganda’s president on January 26, 1986. Museveni was …

By Flavia Nassaka Dr. Ruth Aceng, the Director General at the Ministry of Health, is cautioning Ugandans to go slow on consuming processed foodstuffs. She says as more people depend a lot on packed foods, they need to be aware that some of the processed foods include chemically-altered fats and …

By Patrick Kagenda Outgoing UPC president, Olara Otunnu, wants the different factions of the party to focus on ways of avoiding strangling the party instead of spreading misinformation. Otunnu says he has offered an open door policy to the Akena group and others in a bid to discuss and have …

By Flavia Nassaka As the country warms up for the 2016 elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) on April 01 released the revised roadmap for the 2016 elections after the initial one being released two years ago. The new roadmap which highlights nomination and election dates comes amidst demands for electoral …

By Joan Akello Prof. Edward Kakonge, National chairman of Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) talked to Joan Akello about politics and humanity. Any three things we don’t know about you? I believe in Jesus but not in religion or that there is heaven. So I want to maximize my life here; …