COLUMNISTS

By Nelson Basaalidde In 2000, district was ranked the 71st poorest out of 76. By 2007 it had improved to 7th The Oil Palm Development Project is a public private partnership between the Government of Uganda, The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the private sector, specifically Oil Palm …

By Andrew M. Mwenda On June 17, President Yoweri Museveni visited the family of his arch-rival, the late former President Milton Obote, and held talks with the widow, and former presidential candiate Miria Obote. This visit has since been a source of speculation. What has not been said is how …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The complexity of Kigali’s relationship with Kinshasa and the possible way tensions between the two countries could be reduced As fighting recently flared up between Tutsi rebels and government forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Rwanda government has found itself, once again at …

By Aloysious Kasoma Why Stanley Ntagali was picked as Orombi’s successor On January 7, Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi, the Anglican Church head in Uganda, told the House of Bishops that he wanted the election of his successor to take place in June 2012 – more than a year before his …

By Peter Nyanzi His courage and passion have enabled him to unite and revitalize the Anglican Church Even without his personal brand new Land Cruiser with ‘JC is Lord’ as its registration number plates, Arch Bishop Henry Luke Orombi easily stands out from his peers. When he stands up, he …

By Daniel Omara Atubo North/north-east Uganda regions were the biggest loser A lot has been written and said about the election of the EALA Speaker but the other dimension of how the North and North – Eastern Uganda miserably lost in grabbing a key political office of influence in Uganda …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Having removed Mubarak, the revolutionaries in Tahrir Square are realising that the struggle for democracy has just began Last week, Egyptians went to the polls to vote in the second round of their presidential elections. The first round had produced two candidates: Ahmed Shafiq, a former …

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi Persistence, political acumen have seen her beat the odds to rise to the highest level The new Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is the latest addition to Uganda’s political hierarchy. At the reading of the Budget in Parliament on June 14, there was …

By Peter Nyanzi NRM should have exercised political maturity and used the elections to forge reconciliation One thing that really rubs Ugandan government officials the wrong way is making comparisons between Uganda and Rwanda, especially when such comparisons show things are better in Rwanda.  This thinking is mainly rooted in …

By Heikki Holmås Rio+20 – will be a new opportunity to agree on how to achieve growth, welfare, and protect the environment. Parents all over the world want to give their children and grandchildren a secure future.  This must also be the goal for the world’s leaders when we meet …