By Joshua Masinde When Forum for Democratic Change President Kizza Besigye was nominated in absentia last week, some party officials criticised the party for allegedly relying on foreign funding. Besigye was away on a mobilisation tour in Europe. But FDC party Spokesman Wafula Oguttu told The Independent that government officials …

By Independent Team New research reveals changing phone use habits Call within your network or have several SIM cards and change accordingly. If you must communicate across networks then use SMS. That is the formula most Ugandans a choosing, according to the latest research into their phone habits. Conducted by …

By Patrick Kagenda Four years after the two East African governments concessioned their 100 year old 900 kilometer railway line to the Sheltam group headed by Roy Puffet, Sheltam has sold part of its shares to the Ambience Ventures Ltd of the Citadel group of Egypt. Sheltam managed to outwit …

By Independent Team and Agencies How one man’s action could change the way the world looks at a continent The relatively affluent upbringing of the Nigerian would-be bomber Umar Abdulmutallab is not too dissimilar to that of some of the Sept. 11 attackers or Al Qaeda recruits for other attacks, …

By Matsiko wa Mucoori The riddle of his retirement story On January 9, Bukenya called NRM supporters to his hotel in Garuga in Entebbe and denied he intended to retire from politics this year. Instead he stamped his resolve to stay in politics much longer than the public thinks. I …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Every delegate at this year’s 5th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at State House on January 12 must have been aware of the rifts threatening to tear the ruling National Resistance Movement apart. Talk of factions had been in the news all week before. There are …

By Rukia Makuma A report on the Transitional Justice Bill that seeks protection for victims and witnesses and prosecution for war crimes perpetrators in Uganda has distributed responsibility among the LRA and government forces. The UNDP report, ‘Transitional Justice in Northern, Eastern Uganda and some parts of West Nile,’ was …

By Jocelyn Edwards At the Imperial Hotel in Entebbe last month, MP David Bahati moved around the room handing out copies of his anti-gay bill to religious leaders of all the major faiths and denominations. Muslim imams in their embroidered skull caps, Anglican and Catholic priests in their collars were …

By Patrick Kagenda Who would want to put their money in a company whose net worth is not clear? Since the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) issued its long awaited Initial Public Offer (IPO) on December 31, 2009, the event has raised several questions that remain unanswered. Top on the list …

By Patrick Kagenda They had hoped for even deeper cuts Uganda Clays pays an average Shs 99 million per month in user fees to Umeme, the electricity distribution company. That is about Shs 1 billion per year or about a quarter of the profit that the housing clay products company …