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By Andrew M. Mwenda How the NRM has created an unstable equilibrium in Uganda’s politics that has allowed impunity to be tolerated In 399 BC, the popular assembly in Athens sentenced the world’s most famous philosopher, Socrates, to death. His most famous student and spokesman, Plato, was advised by friends …

By Denis Musinguzi Nebanda’s death saga underlines need for fundamental government reforms The government’s incoherent and fairly uncouth reaction about the sudden and mysterious death of the Butaleja’s youthful and government-critical Woman Member of Parliament, Cerinah Arioru Nebanda, has exposed the worryingly deepening internal weaknesses within the ruling NRM government. …

By Zhang Monan The next decade will witness rising interest rates worldwide amid global economic rebalancing Since 2007, the financial crisis has pushed the world into an era of low, if not near-zero, interest rates and quantitative easing, as most developed countries seek to reduce debt pressure and perpetuate fragile …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Recently, the Daily Telegraph published a story quoting David Himbara saying that aid to Rwanda goes to Kagame. Really? A visitor driving from Kanombe airport to downtown Kigali would be struck by the way post genocide Rwanda is shaping herself. The road is smooth to a …

By Moses Ngorok China has pursued a bold policy of reaching out to countries in Africa in ways that advance Beijing‘s agenda When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. A phrase repeatedly and calculatedly used in American diplomatic circles to emphasize America’s superior economy and bully …

By Esther Dyson What will be the net economic value of people spending time attracting others’ attention by accumulating “likes”? I was recently posed the following question: “The most important way in which the Internet and online social media are changing our world is [fill in the blank].” My standard …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The death of Nabenda and the attention it has attracted shows how distant from real issues our political discourse has gotten The death of the Woman Member of Parliament for Butaleja District, Cerinah Arioru Nebanda and the resultant hullabaloo around it reflects the crisis of the …

By Ogenga Latigo The law could not be a “Christmas gift” because it lacks the compassion and love of Jesus Christ for sinners When Ndorwa MP David Bahati introduced the ‘Anti Homosexuality Bill’ in Parliament in 2009, the country was abuzz with excitement and loud support of the bill. Then, …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The more the Red Pepper publishes his pornographic pictures, the more it brings gay sex out of the closet Since Chris Mubiru became a mega celebrity in Uganda, the pro-gay rights lobby has withdrawn into resigned silence – sensing a reversal of “the cause”. Two current …

By Ernest Rwamucyo African governments should know that aid commitments are a talk-show as donors can refuse to honour agreements The decision of some donors to suspend aid to Rwanda raises a fundamental question on the rationale for rich countries to give aid to poor countries. Is the major reason …