By Peter Nyanzi Workers turn to mass action to protect savings Fed up with government’s apparent lack of concern for their welfare, workers in Uganda are resorting to mass action in a bid to put pressure on the government to protect their pension savings in the National Social Security …

By Haggai Matsiko Invisible Children’s ‘Kony 2012’ viral campaign draws unfriendly fire If videos would kill, Lord’s Resistance Army rebel leader Joseph Kony would be dead by now.  Within just four days, a video—Kony2012— that aims at having him arrested by the end of this year, had gone viral with …

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi What if Musisi’s NRM councillors can do it? When Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago showed up in Council Hall for a scheduled meeting on March 7, the ceremonial mace was missing. An agitated Lukwago mounted a hunt. No meeting of Kampala Capital City Authority’s (KCCA) can …

By Joseph Bossa Abraham Lincoln and the goings on in Uganda and possibly, Russia Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States of America in November, 1860 and took office in March, 1861. Soon after, the American Civil War broke out over the question of slavery when some Southern …

By Sergei Karaganov A few years ago, it was fashionable to worry about the challenge that authoritarian-style capitalism. Today, the problem is not only economic The world is currently being shaken by tectonic changes almost too numerous to count: the ongoing economic crisis is accelerating the degradation of international governance …

By Pearl Natamba The ugly training ground for future leaders is not about to change Makerere University Students Guild elections are a big, boisterous, binge that often overflows onto the streets of Kampala city. Friday March 9 was typical. The winner of this year’s race, Ivan Kata, had just been …

By Denis musinguzi It is painfully clear the problem is not lack of laws and policy frameworks but lack of implementation efficiency The signing of the PSAs on February 3, 2012 by Tullow, CNOOC, Total and government despite standing court cases and resolution by parliament slapping any oil transactions until …

By Dr Robert Rutaagi Muhairwe managed to achieve a lot with acme flair, managerial versatility, and fastidious expertise By early 1990s, most Public Enterprises in Uganda were doing badly. They were greatly underfunded by the ministry of finance, planning and economic development and donors. They did not enjoy adequate political …

By Independent Team The past courts the future. Why? An insight into the President’s visit to Kisumu. Why exactly did Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga visit President Yoweri Museveni at State House, Entebbe on March 5? That was the second time the two were having a tete-a-tete in a space …

By Annah Natukunda Women and girls demand accountability for maternal and infant deaths The complaint was filed by a 17- year- old girl from Kamwokya–Kisenyi, a suburb of Kampala city. She wants an explanation for the death of her newborn baby at Mulago National Referral hospital. Once the teenager found …