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By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Election chaos and controversy that threatened to derail the NRM primaries two weeks ago continued to haunt the party up to September 12 when it elected its national leadership at Nambole Stadium. Tempers flared and the delegates held their breath as the fire-spitting NRM stalwart Maj. …

By Andrew Mwenda The fallout between FDC leader, Kizza Besigye, and UPC leader Olara Otunnu, has been as dramatic as it was expected. The major sticking point in the breakup was whether to participate in the forthcoming elections. Otunnu says the opposition should insist on a free and fair election …

By Dicta Assimwe Imagine leaving money on your account and later find that its not only missing but you are also asked to pay charges for overdrawing your account. Your bank doesnt even inform you of the transaction on your account. You only find out during the audit process. This …

By The Independent Team Excellencies, Heads of State and Government; Excellencies, Heads of Delegations; Leaders of Rwanda’s High Institutions; Distinguished Guests; Friends of Rwanda; Fellow Rwandans: It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all. I extend a special greeting to my sisters and brothers, Heads of State and Government, …

By Isaac Mufumba Alex Kamugisha is angry. After losing in the just concluded primaries for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flag-bearers’ race for the 2011 general election, he believes the Rujumbura County elections were rigged. Under the NRM constitution, Kamugisha is expected to drop his candidature and support …

By Isaac Mufumba On the morning of September 13, Vice President Gilbert Bukenya walked out of Namboole a lonely and dejected man. His situation was understand able. The elections to the post of Secretary General of the NRM had just left Bukenya with an egg on his face. So emphatic …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The continuing primary elections for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) provides an important insight into the political health of our country. For more than two weeks now, we have been witnesses to a political party election that is both a sham and a farce. The …

By Isaac Mufumba But opposition lacks candidates to fill the gap in the troubled constituencies In the run up to the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in January 2010, a group of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) elite vigorously lobbied for support against a motion to introduce universal adult suffrage …

By Haggai Matsiko In the last weeks, tension has been growing in the country with warring political contestants, especially within the NRM, unleashing mayhem against each other. Every week there seems to be another conflict. As a result, civil society organizations have created various projects to prevent potential violence that …

By Andrew M. Mwenda On Tuesday August 10th, The Independent Managing Editor, Andrew M. Mwenda, hosted President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on a radio show on Contact FM in Kigali, a day after voting in that country’s presidential election. Mwenda had started the show titled “Rwanda Decides” to promote public …