By Agatha Atuhaire President is now 67 and cannot govern forever Election year 2016 will be a turning point for Uganda, according to a report by the powerful American policy solutions provider, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). As a sign of likely instability, the June 30 report …

By Andrew M.Mwenda Because the CPA did not define borders clearly, Khartoum will not want to see the evolution of an effective state and stable government in South Sudan Last Saturday, South Sudan became the newest nation in the world. Yet beyond the celebrations in Juba that featured President Omar …

By Independent Reporter Traders, manufacturers, consumers wait in vain for solution from government President Yoweri Museveni’s solution for the depreciating shilling to the dollar, as enunciated in the press on July 6 is the correct one; bring more dollars into the economy and the shilling will stabilise. Unfortunately, his means …

By Andrew M.Mwenda If you criticise the opposition about their lack of an alternative policy, they do not present it, they instead accuse you of having been bought by the President.  A striking feature of intellectual life in Uganda is the paradox of political debate; the country is at once …

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi Lukwago takes on Gen. Tinyefuza and UTODA Barely a week after evicting former Kampala City Mayor Al-haji Nasser Ssebaggala from the official residence of the town clerk, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago says he now wants the Mayor’s residence back too. Located on Plot 2 Mabua Road …

By Andrew M.Mwenda Forgive a public servant who delivers a quality product even if he violated 100% procedural rules but punish one who follows every rule and gives a bad product. In this column last week, I argued that the various institutions mandated to exercise oversight functions on the executive …

By eriasa mukiibi sserunjogi The arrests, politics, and the Bushenyi factor The arrests following the discovery of exiled renegade Col. Edison Muzoora’s body outside his home in Bushenyi have pressed a panic button in the opposition Forum for Democratic (FDC) party circles. The suspects who have been arrested are either …

By patrick matsiko wa mucoori Arrests linked to how he entered from Tanzania and reached Bushenyi on May 5 afternoon The late Col. Edison Muzoora is set to shake the country in death more than he did in life. In 2003 when information came out that Muzoora had deserted the …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Since 1996, it has become hard for the government to initiate and implement a big development project because of power struggles. The contest for political power in Uganda between President Yoweri Museveni and the opposition largely led by Dr Kizza Besigye has become so intense that …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Exit of popular Premier Farmajo could escalate infighting and reverse AU’s gains Riots that broke out on the streets of war-torn Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on June 10 were expected. Tension had been building for more than a week since an agreement signed in Kampala on June …