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By Morris DC Komakech Time to increase demand for African knowledge in science and practice in the mainstream research The second international conference for the Advancement of Science in Africa (SASA) ended at Hotel Africana last week on Friday, May 9. This SASA conference started in Polokwane in South Africa …

By Henry Zakumumpa Why increasing tobacco taxes can reduce the increasing cases of cancer and heart disease in Uganda Last year four cabinet ministers were reported in the press to be on treatment for diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Sadly, two of these cabinet ministers eventually died from …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How Museveni has centralised and personalised while at the same time decentralised and institutionalised it with the help of his opponents Last week, a very successful Ugandan businessman invited me visit a big project he is doing in collaboration with the government on one of its …

By Stefan Heck and Matt Rogers Forward-thinking entrepreneurs are already reaping the benefits of this fast-moving revolution The world is on the threshold of the biggest business opportunity in a century, rivaling both the first Industrial Revolution, which transformed labour productivity, and the second, which mobilised unprecedented amounts of capital …

By Jude Kagoro A modern police force and justice system can only be founded on well-structured and functioning social institutions The trinity doctrine that is central to the Christian faith defines God the father, the Son and the Holy Spirit as co-eternal and one of the same essence—the three are …

By Yusuf K. Serunkuma The Independent’s two interviews show the tragedy of being under a dysfunction for too long At the height of the 2011 war in Libya, one Aljazeera journalist remarked that in times of evil, it was right for journalism to side with the forces of good.  Perhaps …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How the ombudsman has been misusing her office and thereby undermining its stature and prestige; and what can be done about it Last week the Inspector General of Government (IGG) issued a report on the dossier submitted to the office by a “whistle blower” regarding “corruption” …

By Naomi Wolf When Coca-Cola, backed by the military, sets national policy, a darker page in the fight for freedom has been turned Last year, Brazilian authorities were taken by surprise when a wave of protests erupted during the Confederations Cup soccer tournament, a sort of warm-up to this year’s …

By Patrick Kamara In our last episode, I described how in the early 2000s my then-editor at The Monitor newspaper, Ogen Kevin Aliro and his friend, then-Commander of the UPDF, Gen. James Kazini, flew me to cover the fight against Joseph kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army rebels in South Sudan.  I …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How democracy in India has promoted the privileges of the powerful while China’s authoritarian state serves its poor citizens By any measure, India is a country that inspires as it disappoints. In spite of its poverty, it has sustained a stable democratic system of government since …