Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On this day nine years ago, former National Political Commissar and senior officer of the UPDF, Col. Kizza Besigye authored a 14 page statement critical of the National Resistance Movement (NRM). Besigye, 43, wrote the article November 6, 1999 ahead of that year’s referendum. …

ANALYSED SITUATION IN ITURI IN AREAS CONTROLLED BY JEROME The situation in and around Ituri has not been bad. There are parts which need total supervision like that of Bosco Ntaganda Lendu Militias and Aru itself. A few days I spent in Aru, the following has been observed:- The increasing …

By The Independent Team When embattled Security Minister and NRM secretary general John Patrick Amama Mbabazi gave his first media interview amid allegations of misconduct in the Shs 11 billion NSSF-Temangalo land deal involving himself and business partner Amos Nzeyi, the minister warned his detractors [read political vultures] that their …

SUBJ: UPDATE- LRA ATTACK ON NISITU SPAF POSITIONS. Ref summary attached The following is an update on the yesterday’s attacks:- The attacks were in Nisistu and -Mile 30-detts of SPAF. In Nisitu 22 soldiers were KIA (killed in Action) including Maj. and a Lt. 35 Cas registered. In €œMile 30€ …

By The Independent Reporter On September 25, Justus Kashoma, a young Kampala businessman, was arrested at Stanbic Bank’s Garden City branch for allegedly trying to withdraw US$ 500,000 in cash. The bank has not officially commented on this matter but from press reports and statements attributed to Inspector General of …

By John Njoroge Two schools demolished Soldiers harass villagers Land title and transfers contested Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Lt. Gen. Aronda Nyakairima is at the centre of a dispute involving over 1,000 acres of land in Kyerere village, Gayaza sub-county in Kiboga district in which close to 100 families …

By Agnes Asiimwe Workers’ Fund to finance new 20 storeys building in Nakasero This NSSF – Temangalo land purchase scandal could spoil the fortunes of some, especially those who were a heartbeat away from getting their hands on their own chunk of the workers’ fund, like the Uganda National Farmers’ …

By The Independent Team When Parliament’s committee on Commissions, Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises winds up its public hearings of the Mbabazi-NSSF Temangalo land purchase scandal, it will be expected to produce a report in three weeks. This will cap nearly two months of public debate and political acrimony that …

By Independent Team He appointed friends to board Temangalo money Used to pay loan The parliamentary investigation into the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) purchase of land belonging to Security Minister Amama Mbabazi continues to raise dust. Now, sources within the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions and Statutory Bodies say the …

By The Independent Team The NSSF-Amama Mbabazi saga is now a mind game in which politics, business, and ethics are indecently mixed up. The Independent team talked to Amama Mbabazi to get matters back to the important issues. You appear to have a water tight case but you have people …