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By the independent team Fear of the army loyalty worries voters   Growing cracks in IPC   So far all the eight presidential candidates have restricted themselves on telling Ugandans what their governments would do when voted into power. But the factor of managing the military is coming into play. In …

By Independent Investigations His dealings with Museveni, Mbabazi, ESO America puts pressure on Uganda over tycoon On Friday Nov. 5, the Army Council convened for an unusual meeting. On top on the agenda was the behaviour of civil security agencies especially the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) and the External Security …

By Kabona Esiara A record 5,800 businesses registered in six months Every seat at Rwanda Development Board’s (RDB) registrar general’s office is occupied with people registering and incorporating businesses. Julius Ssekajja of Remera is one investor who registered his businesses between May 28, last year and October 2010. ‘It took …

By kabona esiara  Projects worth Rwf 219 billion registered  The experts are busy. Some are attending to clients trickling at intervals, while others are scrutinizing a pile of documents submitted by people seeking construction permits. These architects, engineers, surveyors and environmentalists who used to be scattered in different parts of …

By matthew stein More than four months after Jean-Leonard Rugambage, the outspoken deputy editor of Umuvugizi newspaper was shot outside his home in Kigali, his killers have been sentenced to life in prison. Rwanda’s High Court sitting in Kimihurura, ruled that Didace Nduguyangu was guilty of ‘homicide and illegal possession …

By rukiya makuma   Iron bar hit men spread terror beyond Kampala    Property crime up in Mbarara Corporal Patrick Nyamua, RA No. 162991, a chief clerk in Bombo General Military Hospital, is fighting for his life in ward 3A, bed 11, in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala. He has …

By mubatsi habati & dicta asiimwe Bidandi’s lanterns, Naomi’s black dress, and Besigye’s new barber  This time, the presidential candidates’ nomination days – Oct.25 and Oct.26 ‘ exceeded expectations. The frenzy, excitement, and colour of the mammoth crowds on streets that had been perfectly cleared of traffic compensated for the …

By eriasa mukiibi Museveni’s plan for Buganda in 2011  While on tour in the US in mid-September, the king of Buganda, Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, received an unusual emissary from NRM Secretary General and Security Minister Amama Mbabazi. The emissary, according to sources that were involved in the meeting, …

By matthew stein Report ranks Rwanda’s press freedom among worst in the world The Rwandan government has expressed outrage over a recent Reporters Without Borders (RSF) report that ranked it amongst the ten worst countries in the world for press freedoms. Placed in the 169 spot, out of a total …

By the agencies Detained on charges of buying weapons for subversive activity On Oct. 15 Rwandan police confirmed that they were conducting further investigations to arrest all suspects in an alleged plot to form a ‘terrorist group’ after detaining an opposition leader. ‘Investigations are continuing to ensure that all the …