By Morris Komakech The summit could have been fruitful if Mr. Obama had announced at least 85% of US debt relief to Africa Listening to U.S. President Barack Obama dupe Africa and its leaders was the most amusing highlight of the US-African summit recently hosted in Washington DC. Obama opined, …

By Nina Larson & Zoom Dosso To use or not use an experimental drug? As the world scrambles to stem the rapid spread of the killer Ebola virus, the World Health Organisation hosted a meeting on Aug.11 to discuss the ethics of using experimental drugs. The talks come as countries …

By Flavia Nassaka World’s first malaria vaccine could be available early 2015 In the sector performance report released last year by the Ministry of Health, Malaria was ranked the number one killer disease claiming about 80,000 lives. It accounts for 20- 23% of all deaths among children under five, 25-40% …

By Paul Kagame, Uhuru Kenyatta, and Yoweri Museveni Today’s leaders know what success will look like for this continent’s citizens and what needs to be done The dream that the twenty-first century will be the “African Century” is powerful and intoxicating. It is also becoming reality. As African officials gathered …

By Patrick Nakabale Proposed amendment of Police Act should give Force parliament slots similar to army As the Uganda Police Force (UPF) celebrates over 100 years of dedicated service to the nation, there is a proposal to amend the Police Act, which will among others, change the name of the …

By Joan Akello Sometimes I walk along lonely legal roads Born on November 15, 1980, Nicholas Opiyo a High Court advocate spoke to The Independent’s Joan Akello about law and why he avoids dancing. Young and winning many court cases, what is the secret? I may have been a late …

By Joan Akello Lt. Col. Henry Matsiko, a commissioner at the National Patriotism Corps Secretariat, speaks to Joan Akello on patriotism and ideology. Why do you believe in ideology? I have always been one of those who believe that our liberation succeeded because of a correct ideology. I have been part of those …

By Ronald Musoke Human Rights Network Uganda recently celebrated 20 years of human rights advocacy in the country. Mohammed Ndifuna, HURINET-U’s Chief Executive Officer talked to Ronald Musoke about the long journey and the current state of human rights in the country. Congratulations on the EU Human Rights Defenders award …

By Julius Businge & Nicole Namubiru This year’s university hopefuls are torn between hope and despair Fortunate Natukunda should be celebrating her luck. She has just passed her pre-university entry exams; a rare feat in her rural village in Isingiro district in western Uganda. Her achievement is even more momentous …

By Morris Komakech NRM MPs who are the majority in Parliament live in a herd; like the cows at Kisozi Ranch The revelation by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, that MPs are not doing research and therefore not illustrating depth in their debate is not farfetched. Strangely there …