By Morris DC komakech Fear of severing state patronage makes intellectual mediocrity in Uganda’s politics inevitable In “The missing intellectual voice” (The Independent June 21), Andrew Mwenda revealed interesting traits of the social and political transformation in Uganda. Mwenda validated my long standing belief that Uganda’s politics has become the …
Read More »Framework of hope
By Ban Ki-moon and Jim Yong Kim In Africa’s Great Lakes region, peace dividend must follow peace deal Africa’ s Great Lakes region today has the chance to achieve something that has eluded its war-weary people for several decades. It can silence the guns, boost trust and trade between neighbors, …
Read More »An MP’s right to choose
By Joseph Bossa To renounce their party but remain members of the same makes them `party scavengers’ For purposes of this article let us assume that Uganda is a democracy and that the National Resistance Movement Organisation [NRM(O)] is a political party and not a sect. In a parliamentary democracy, …
Read More »World No Tobacco Day
By Henry Zakumumpa The tobacco control bill can protect children and young people from tobacco advertising Every year on May 31, the world stops to reflect on the millions of lives lost to tobacco use around the world and the one billion set to lose their lives to tobacco use …
Read More »Computerising the Uganda land registry
By Gabindadde-Musoke The intervention shall exponentially increase on its efficiency regarding storage, access, and retrieval of land information In 1900, under the Buganda Agreement, the colonial administration of the day gifted its 1,000 collaborators in Buganda with 8 sq. miles each (akanaana), instantly transforming the erstwhile occupants of that land …
Read More »Inside a Muhoozi presidency
By Andrew M. Mwenda With Museveni seeming invincible for now, the only hope of succession is ironically a Muhoozi project Since Gen. David Sejusa aka Tinyefuza kicked off a storm by claiming President Yoweri Museveni wants to make his son, Brig. Muhoozi Kainerugaba his successor, Uganda has not stopped talking. …
Read More »Tinyefuza Fallout
By Andrew M. Mwenda Intelligence information reveals the extent of the renegade general’s fallout with the president and how the security bosses want to deal with the situation On April 30, 2013, President Yoweri Museveni summoned four top trusted aides to State House for an emergency meeting. Among them was …
Read More »EU a proud partner for Uganda’s progress
By Amb. Roberto Ridolfi Reform is a moral imperative as well as a political and economic necessity For the newcomers to Europe Day, it is the anniversary of the 1950 Minister Schuman Declaration – the founding vision and inspiration of the European Union – when we celebrate Europe, its achievements, …
Read More »Tinyefuza’s campaign managers
By Andrew M. Mwenda How overreaction to Tinyefuza by closing down Daily Monitor and Red Pepper may launch yet another presidential candidate Since the Coordinator of Intelligence Services, Gen. David Sejusa aka Tinyefuza, kicked off a storm by alleging that there is a plan to have Brig. Muhoozi Keinerugaba succeed …
Read More »Between violence and money (Part II)
By Andrew M. Mwenda How NRM’s level of organization has made it impossible for the Opposition to mobilize the masses against Museveni Sections of the opposition in Uganda have been arguing that it is through violence that President Yoweri Museveni has been able to sustain his political power. While this …
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