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By Kavuma-Kaggwa UPC’s Jimmy Akena walks in the political footsteps of his father Recent events show that Jimmy Akena, one of the young politicians of modern Uganda, is literally `walking in the political footsteps of his father”, Dr. Milton Obote, who received the instruments of Uganda independence from British colonial …

By Patrick Kagenda He is bending UPC constitution, says party outgoing VP, Bossa Jimmy Akena, the self-declared UPC party president could be facing court action if the outgoing party vice president, Joseph Bossa, goes ahead with plans he announced recently. Bossa spoke to The Independent after Akena on July 1 …

By Haggai Matsiko FDC members face some tough choices As the two Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) giants—Kizza Besigye, the party’s founding president and Mugisha Muntu, its current president—face off in a contest over who should lead the party in the 2016 presidential race, observers are praising the party’s democratic …

By Enock Nyorekwa Twinoburyo Supervision should be backed by addressing the broader structural and regulatory weakness in the sector On June 22, Bank of Uganda (BoU) published the annual supervision report for the year 2014 in line with its statutory provision of prudential regulation and supervision of financial institutions. This …

By Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa There is a powerful debate, mostly in the West, about the quality of African data Africa’s growth resurgence during the past decade and its persistence have taken many watchers of the continent by surprise. The international media have been busy coining labels to match this unexpected turn …

By. Andrew M. Mwnda How Museveni and the opposition are likely to structure their campaigns and the risks and advantages of their likely strategies The battle between President Yoweri Museveni and his erstwhile ally and Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi is likely going to be nasty. The president’s handlers are likely …

By Andrew Mwenda On May 20, the American Congress held a hearing on the “deteriorating human rights situation in Rwanda”. The timing was surprising because there have hardly been incidents of human rights abuse in Rwanda for a while. Instead the hearing took place against the backdrop of widespread demonstrations …

By Paul Kagame We have the power of resilience As we speak, we are in a struggle where we want to determine for ourselves what we want to be, and not allowing someone else to decide for us. It is not an isolated case, it is one of many cases …

By Morris DC Komakech JPAM’s candidacy is a personal affront to Museveni and threatens the power of many The headline section in every Daily in Uganda has for some time been dedicated to the ongoing contest between President Yoweri Museveni and his long-time confidant, and former Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi …

By Akantorana Nobert Bwana The pillars of government policy are strangely similar to Mbabazi’s eight points manifesto On the June 15,  Amama Mbabazi announced his presidential bid promising change through his eight point manifesto. This excited the nation, especially the social media users. However, after weighing his manifesto and letter …