In The Magazine

By Julius Businge Ben Paul Mungyereza has been appointed as the new executive director of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics effective Nov. 26, the statistics body said in a statement dated Nov. 26. Mungyereza replaces John B Male-Mukasa who retired at the end of his contract on Nov. 22, having …

By Sarah Namulondo The FDC electoral commission has today come out and denied earlier allegations of cheating in the recently concluded FDC by elections. Dan Mugarura, the FDC electoral commissioner, said that all the issues of cheating that were raised about people voting more times than they should was total …

By Sarah Namulondo Former Principal Accountant in the Office Prime Minister (OPM), Geoffrey Kazinda was a no where to be seen at Parliament on Monday like it was earlier reported. Kazinda who is facing 28 charges of abuse of office and forgery is on remand at Luzira prisons and was …

By Joan Akello Rebecca Kadaga has been honoured as the first Female speaker in Uganda among eight women all over Africa. They each won the prestigious African Influential Amazon Award 2012. In addition, she was recognized for her role in inspiring and mentoring young female leaders. The Award conferred on …

By Joan Akello The empowerment of girls and women is one of the most effective tools for economic, political and social development.  Young women aged 18 to 20 are called up on to apply online to participate in the summit next year. There are 3.5 billion girls and women in …

By Julius Businge The Uganda shilling tumbled 2.2% against the dollar touching 2670/80 in the week ending Nov. 23 from the previous close of 2605/15. The central bank intervened in the early morning session on Friday-Nov. 23 to halt the slide as demand for dollar surged. Denis Mashanyu, the forex trader …

By Dani Rodrik The symptoms are there that the US will ultimately be undone by the poor quality of its democratic discourse With its presidential election over, the United States can finally take a breather from campaign politics, at least for a while. But an uncomfortable question lingers: How is …

By Joseph Bossa A historical perspective shows need to build confidence and trust with firmness Kampala has not lived up the expectations of a capital city. There are people who argue that it is irredeemable and that Uganda should establish a new capital city somewhere else. Others assent that it …

By Christopher Blattman If corruption hurts growth, why have economists not found much evidence for it? Should foreign donors care about corruption in developing countries? Or is corruption an Anglo-American fetish? Corruption infuriates me as much as the next person. It is despicable, pure and simple. But Westerners care about …

By Okello Lucima Critics miss the remarkableness of the US directive on Uganda’s 2011 election that Otunnu wrenched from Congress Yoga Adhola’s ‘Otunnu is an empty suit’, (The Independent, Oct.5), made many wild claims. His central thesis and assertions that Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) party President Olara Otunnu’s Harvard and …