In The Magazine

By Andrew M. Mwenda On June 17, President Yoweri Museveni visited the family of his arch-rival, the late former President Milton Obote, and held talks with the widow, and former presidential candiate Miria Obote. This visit has since been a source of speculation. What has not been said is how …

By Stephen Kafeero Their labour thrives on weak laws, poverty, ignorance Joseph Nsereko is blessed with a big, boyish smile; which is a good thing because the job this 14-year old does is anything but boyish. He is a brick maker, one of many children around the country involved in …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The complexity of Kigali’s relationship with Kinshasa and the possible way tensions between the two countries could be reduced As fighting recently flared up between Tutsi rebels and government forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Rwanda government has found itself, once again at …

By Aloysious Kasoma Why Stanley Ntagali was picked as Orombi’s successor On January 7, Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi, the Anglican Church head in Uganda, told the House of Bishops that he wanted the election of his successor to take place in June 2012 – more than a year before his …

By Peter Nyanzi His courage and passion have enabled him to unite and revitalize the Anglican Church Even without his personal brand new Land Cruiser with ‘JC is Lord’ as its registration number plates, Arch Bishop Henry Luke Orombi easily stands out from his peers. When he stands up, he …

By Independent Reporter Study in Rakai shows HIV infected individual catches new viruses at higher rate HIV superinfection, when a person with HIV could acquire a second, new strain of HIV, may occur as often as initial HIV infection in the general population in Uganda, a study suggests. Since researchers …

By Rukiya Makuma Renewed hope for patients as Mulago gets better heart machines Alvin Olum barely looks his age. At four years, he weighs only 14 kgs instead of at least 20 like his age mates. He was diagnosed with a heart problem when he was one week, which explains …

By Agather Atuhaire Private sector hails new budget but worries persist over poor implementation For the first time in many years, the private sector has welcomed the new budget, saying it was what the country needed to revitalize it battered economy. At a post budget meeting in Kampala on June …

By Daniel Omara Atubo North/north-east Uganda regions were the biggest loser A lot has been written and said about the election of the EALA Speaker but the other dimension of how the North and North – Eastern Uganda miserably lost in grabbing a key political office of influence in Uganda …

By Haggai Matsiko Fears of popular resistance fueling army, intelligence deployments In less than a month, the UPDF top brass and top spies have held two unusual security meetings in the oil region. During one of the meetings, on May 5 Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) …