By Patrick Kagenda Lead oil exploration firm, Tullow Oil Plc says it has nothing to hide.  But the government continues to hide the Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) it has signed with Tullow and others. Why? Research shows that the more resources a country has, the fewer chances it has to …

By Patrick Kagenda The Independent’s Patrick Kagenda talked to Brian Glover, Tullow Oil’s Business Unit Manager for Uganda and East Africa. When is the Early Production Scheme (EPS) likely to begin? We are finalising details to put together an early power project in the Kaiso-Tonya area. Hopefully we shall have …

By Obed K. Katureebe & John Njoroge  Uganda on the brink of ethnic explosion Two weeks ago on June 16, a group of at least 200 Bunyoro politicians, political heads and elders met President Yoweri Museveni at State House Entebbe. High on agenda was the ethnic dispute between Banyoro and …

By The Independent Team  1926: Significant border adjustments made between Uganda and neighbouring countries. 1945: Uganda divided into four provinces of Buganda, Eastern, Northern and Western. The provinces were sub-divided into districts. 1960: The status of provinces changed to regions, with no administrative functions. Districts became the primary divisions. 1962: …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Writing about the 2009/10 budget in this column last week, I argued that Uganda has achieved allocative efficiency without realising technical efficiency. The result: Although large sums of the budget are allocated to priority sectors like health, education, infrastructure and energy, these funds are diverted by …

By Charles Odoobo Bichachi Olara A. Otunnu is currently President of LBL Foundation for Children, a New York-based independent international organisation devoted to promoting protection, hope, healing and education for children in communities devastated by war. He is widely acclaimed for his leadership, vision, and extensive contribution in the fields …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The 2009/10 budget in Uganda once again presents the puzzle to many analysts of our nation. In spite of a world-wide recession (advanced economies declined by 7.5% in the last quarter of 2008), Uganda’s economy grew by 7%, an impressive performance by any standard. Indeed, growth …

By The Independent Team City meetings raise money for 2011 election With presidential elections barely 18 months away and President Museveni looking old and ‘lonely’ as many NRM ‘historicals’ remain either lukewarm or opposed to his bid for a fourth (seventh) term as president, a group of young supporters under …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Three weeks before the 2003 presidential elections in Rwanda, President Paul Kagame received a report from the Auditor General; 36 mayors (heads of districts) had misappropriated public funds. He ordered their arrest. But just before the police could apprehend them, senior Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) officials …

By P. Matsiko wa Mucoori & Obed K. Katureebe Museveni fears they could join opposition if retired Close to 100 senior officers at the ranks of Major and above are currently on katebe (without ‘proper€ deployment), according to information available to The Independent. This has created a sense of career …