In The Magazine

By Independent Team Museveni blamed as commission agents, government officials conspire to squeeze money out of project Deputy Registrar John Eudes Keitirima’s chambers in the High Court building in Kampala were on Sept. 6 the scene of an interesting spectacle. A construction company, Salini SpA, was seeking an order to …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Donors who cut aid to Kigali inadvertently made it discover a new aspect of its potential – citizen solidarity When the governments of United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Germany cut aid to Rwanda three months ago, I was among those who did not shed a …

By Aloysious Kasoma Born deformed and abandoned by the State and NGOs, a helpless woman dreams on At 29 years, Veronica Namawejje has the usual dreams of womanhood; finding Mr. Right, marrying, and starting a family. “I want a husband who will not cheat on me and bear children out …

By Peter Nyanzi Prof. Venancius Baryamureeba, who was recently dropped as Makerere University VC, is starting his own university – the Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU). He spoke to Peter Nyanzi about his acrimonious exit from Makerere and his future plans. Does this mark the end of your relationship …

By Haggai Matsiko Oil firms fear bankruptcy as President goes for biggest refinery in the region In October 2011, President Yoweri Museveni urged members of his ruling party to resist ferociously those “parasites who want to give away this resource (oil) for a morsel of food”. He was making a …

By Ronald Musoke Politicians disagree over oil money as businesses face bankruptcy During a meeting on securing Uganda’s oil revenue on Sept.13 in Kampala, disagreement erupted among top politicians and national economic planners on how best to spend the expected bounty. But business people and civil society leaders had a …

By Prof Mahmood Mamdani Only a misguided doctor is reluctant to name the disease for fear of offending the patient Moses Khisa’s “Response to Prof. Mamdani: The Assumption that Makerere has not contributed to scholarship is gratuitous” (The Independent Issue 229, Aug.31) reproduces some of the logic that has led …

By Richard Hasunira, Lydia Mulwanyi-Mukombe and Moses Supercharger Nsubuga The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) must expedite approval of its demonstration protocol In a recent public statement (see “Gileads phony consensus on PrEP”, The Independent, Aug.18), the American-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which specialises in HIV treatment, …

By Keyu Jin It’s time to focus away from global imbalances to the divergence in world savings behavior Ever since the integration of emerging markets into the global economy began in the early 1990’s, three striking trends have emerged: a divergence in private savings rates between the industrialised core and …

By John Dupré Ironically, the discovery of DNA’s structure has weakening belief in their role in biological development Those who believe that a supernatural being created the universe have never posed an intellectual challenge to evolutionary theory. But creationists, whether biblical fundamentalists or believers in “intelligent design,” do pose a …