COLUMNISTS

By Kaggwa- Kavuma It is known that to develop a country you must economically empower the indigenous people It is generally accepted that each generation of people impacts society by it does and that the future depends on what each generation does in the present. I have full confidence in …

By Joseph Bossa A public letter to Andrew Mwenda Dear Mwenda, Museveni ain’t no Lincoln. I can no longer restrain myself and let pass without answer your opinion piece in The Independent of March 07-13, 2014 (Issue No 307) under the heading ‘’Museveni and Lincoln.’’ I first got acquainted with …

By Patrick Kamara When I quit Voice of Tooro FM radio, I joined then-Monitor FM. Soon I became close to the then-Managing Editor of the Daily Monitor newspaper, the late Ogen Kevin Aliro.  Kevin was a founding member of the Monitor Publications Ltd that had started operating in a rented …

By Morris DC Komakech People here have to come to a convergence that their primary source of wealth is the soil under their feet On April 16 2014 we drove through Pader Town Council to Lapeta central, Lanyirinyiri Parish in Lira Palwo, Agago District to bury Mzee Obaldo Opogo who …

By Peter Nyanzi Why President Museveni should resist overtures by NRM Caucus to ring-fence him When the ruling NRM Party Caucus went for a retreat at Kyankwanzi from Feb.06-16, it came up with an inconceivable resolution ostensibly to safeguard the legacy of President Yoweri Museveni, build solidarity in the party, …

By Harold Acemah People here have to come to a convergence that their primary source of wealth is the soil under their feet April 21, 2014, marked 100 years since the West Nile region was annexed to the British protectorate of Uganda in 1914, the year World War I broke …

By Andrew Steer and Paul Bulcke Over the past 13 years, the world has lost an average of 50 soccer fields of forests every minute Global trends are reshaping how businesses approach sustainability. On one hand, consumers and investors are pushing businesses to raise their standards. On the other hand, …

By Patrick Kamara I had always wanted to speak to the rebel Allied Democratic Force (ADF) commanders. I wanted to ask them about their war strategy and why they were killing people in cold blood; moreover unarmed civilians. Since they always talked to Shaka Ssali; the Ugandan host of the …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How the degeneration of NRM has infected the opposition thus undermining potential for real change The on-going battle inside the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) between President Yoweri Museveni and Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has reopened the debate on succession. What chances actually exist for a …

By Patrick Kamara I was on my way to Kampala from Fort Portal when hell broke loose. I had gotten a seat in the Kampala bound mini-bus at the Fort-Portal taxi park when the driver tuned our station for the 10am news bulletin and there was a breaking news story. …