COLUMNISTS

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why government should separate financing of education in order to allow poor families access quality education On Sunday, I attended a global education forum in Dubai. Sheik Mohammed Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda were there as well as former presidents, …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe Opposition party needs Shs1 billion for grassroots campaign Opposition Forum for Democratic Change President, Mugisha Muntu is traversing western Uganda in preparation for his party’s grassroots elections. But there appears to be a problem. No money. On Feb. 03, John Kikonyogo, the party’s spokesperson while addressing …

By Ronald Musoke & Flavia Nassaka Exactly a week after N Ronald Musokeorbert Mao announced his leave from office, one would have expected Mathias Nsubuga, the party’s Secretary General, and John Baptist Kawanga, the national vice president—the two men Mao chose to stand in for him while he recuperates— to …

By Andrew M. Mwenda What Batooro have failed to do about the kingdom and how it forced the king to live in Buganda In early March, David Kijanangoma, a grandson of King George Rukidi III announced that he had overthrown King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba’Iguru Rukiidi IV of the great Kingdom …

By Patrick Kagenda Opposition Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) party president Olara Otunnu on March 04 spoke to The Independent’s Patrick Kagenda about why he was not offering himself for re-election. You have said you do not plan to seek a second term of office. Does this mean you have resigned …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe FDC launches policy agenda amid criticism and praise On March 09, the Victoria Conference Hall at the Serena Kampala Hotel was a sea of sky blue as opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) faithful launched the party Policy Agenda. Titled “Uganda’s leap forward,” an FDC policy …

By Philippe Dongier The time to act is now because rapid urbanisation will offer opportunities and present challenges In 2040, more than 20 million people, or one third of Uganda’s population will live in cities. The urbanisation clock has already started to tick: between 2002 and 2010, Uganda’s urban population …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How U S uses the language of freedom and human rights to undermine the cause of democracy in other countries Almost a month ago, Fareed Zakaria hosted Barack Obama on his CNN show, GPS. Zakaria asked the U.S. president why America supports dictatorships like the ones …

By Cissy Kagaba If we stop the leakages and exaggerations in bills of costs, we can save money and borrow less President Yoweri Museveni has been up and about in various corners of the country commissioning road projects. There is no debate that in this financial year (2014/15), government’s priorities …

By Emmanuel Kwezi Tabaro We do not try to assuage government responsibility and assemble the fire to burn it Writing in his `The Last Word’ column (The Independent Feb. 20), Andrew Mwenda did touch an area that has been a subject of debate recently – whether citizens or government should …