By Abdullahi Boru Halakhe What are the reasons behind Al-Shabaab survival in Somali politics? British Channel 4 journalist Jamal Osman had an exclusive on al-Shabab that included a training and graduation ceremony. The picture that emerged was that al-Shabab is a sophisticated group which, more than others, grasped the duality …

By Patrick Kamara The story of the September 26, 1998 crash in the Rwenzori mountain ranges of an aircraft carrying Lt. Col. Jet Mwebaze and others from the DR Congo had been broken by Andrew Mwenda in The Daily Monitor. I wanted to do it better as I was nearer …

By Eng. Kant Ateenyi Kanyarusoke If divisionism is so good, why have America, India, and China not considered splitting up? Andrew Mwenda’s arguments for Africa to remain as politically divided as is now (See “Divided we stand, united we fall” The Independent Feb.14) ought to provoke robust responses from all …

By Joan Akello Lawyer, Commissioner Legal Affairs at the NRM party Electoral Commission, and the Executive Director of Destiny Consults So how did you meet your husband? We met at Gayaza High School when I was in senior three and he had come to sing. It is just that I …

By Patrick Kamara Even in the late 1990s, Fort-Portal town in western Uganda was a clean little town with its well-kept flower-lined roads. This capital of Kabarole District is also home of the Tooro kingdom at the foot of the incredibly beautiful Rwenzori Mountains. Back then, despite the Allied Democratic …

By Ronald Musoke American, Indian, Arab companies invade mineral-rich region Acerer village in Nakapiripirit District shows how mineral-rich this north eastern region of Uganda is.  It is your classic Karamoja hamlet with traditional manyatta thorn-stick and mud settlements in lush green acacia thickets located just half a kilometer from the …

By Kavuma-Kaggwa The true and clear historical record of Buganda’s role in the liberation war of 1981/1986 We have to thank the people of Bugerere County, one of the 18 counties of the Buganda Kingdom, for the biggest welcome they accorded the Kabaka of Buganda Sabasajja Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II …

By Rajab Kakyama The monarchy should not be held back by claims that “we should move together as a country” Refer to: “Divided we stand, united we fall” (The Independent Feb.14). Well done, Mwenda. Finally you augment Buganda’s “Federo” (Federal) demand. You argue that “all political systems are capable of …

By Cissy N. Kagaba Why should Sembule Group chokes on debts while BIDCO is awarded a tax holiday of 25 years? The Auditor General’s report to parliament this month put the Ministry of Finance on the spot for gross abuse of tax payer’s money when it decided to settle tax …

By Katinka Barysch Governments have become as skillful at using the Internet and modern communications technology as activists Most people used to think of the Internet as a force for good. It was supposed to allow us not only to shop, stay in touch with former classmates, and find a …