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By Independent Team On October 16, 2009, University of Oxford’s Prof. Paul Collier in a public address at Serena Conference Centre in Kampala on the prospects of an oil windfall for Uganda criticized the decision making. ‘Avoid awarding oil contracts through secret negotiations because this increases the wall of suspicion. …

By John Njoroge How they plan to beat police with new ‘guerrilla-style’ protests ‘Surprise’ is their weapon of choice Lumbe! This is to remind you of the Thursday 14th meeting at Christ the King; 8am please come with a list of your ’10’. Lumbe oye, Lumbe no change.’ This is …

By John Njoroge Can it succeed where others failed? The Independent’s John Njoroge spoke to Anne Mugisha, FDC’s Deputy Secretary International and Regional Affairs. Putting into consideration the Jan.18 anti-Electoral Commission demo, how and why have demonstrations evolved over the years? There have been different types of non-violence action in …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati An inside look at thetop positions in most government bodies While opening the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party National Executive Council meeting at State House Entebbe on January 12, President Yoweri Museveni warned delegates that his government will not tolerate anybody propagating and practising sectarianism. ‘We …

By Independent Team Buganda, security, opposition leaders speak out Basing on current statistics, a first round win for President Yoweri Museveni in the 2011 presidential elections appears unlikely. His margin of victory against the opposition has shrunk from 52 percentage points in 1996 when he got 76 percent of the …

By Independent Team Kyanjo is not the first to warn of war if the 2011 elections are mishandled. On April 27, 2009, the Chairman of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Jaberi Bidandi Ssali, who is former Museveni campaign strategist and confidante, wrote an open letter to Museveni warning of rebellion. …

By Joshua Masinde & Mubatsi Asinja Habati Vote rigging still a big worry, strengths and weaknesses of each side On December 15 last year, four opposition political parties signed a protocol in which they agreed to front a joint presidential candidate in the 2011 presidential elections. Fielding a joint opposition …

By The Independent Team  The news reporters made news themselves this year, with many journalists and editors feeling real heat. Three Monitor journalists including managing editor, Daniel Kalinaki and senior reporters, Angelo Izama and Grace Matsiko, were interrogated by the CID over an article published in Sunday Monitor titled, Reclusive …

By Jocelyn Edwards  IMF report praises Uganda oil contracts, warns of loses Uganda’s contracts for foreign oil exploration, or the incomplete details known of them, have been largely criticised by observers.  But at least one analysis concludes they are favourable.   That is the determination of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) …

By Joseph Were Mbabazi, Rwakoojo, Kutesa deny personal interest as PPDA orders fresh tendering of voter machines At the height of the Temangalo saga in which Security Minister Amama Mbabazi, who is also the Secretary General of the ruling National Resistance (NRM) party was accused of corruption, he addressed the …