In The Magazine

By Shahid Javed Burki It is strange that Pakistan’s High Command could tolerate Bin Laden given that he had declared war on Pakistan. Osama bin Laden’s death in a firefight with United States special forces will profoundly affect Pakistan’s relations with America. The death of Al Qaeda’s leader deep in …

By Omar Ashour He was not a hierarchical Al-Qaeda leader but an inspirational head, a role better played when dead than alive. He lived a hero, he died a martyr…if they killed one Osama, a thousand others will be born,” says a comment on a Facebook group called “We are …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati In the last three weeks, Uganda has witnessed the police and the military battling the protesters under the ‘walk to work’ campaign.  Civil society organisations like Uganda NGO Forum, Transparency International Uganda, Human Rights Network and International HIV/AIDS Alliance Uganda have condemned the brutality of the …

By Magnus Mazimpaka Disheartening local investigations have reinforced the need for a strong Ombudsman office One of the popular slogans about Rwanda is its zero tolerance for corruption. Last year, Transparency International published a report ranking Rwanda as the least corrupt country in the East African Community. In terms of …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The incentive structure created by NATO’s commitment to the rebels will breed a movement of opportunists, not democrats. Recently, NATO airstrikes killed the son of Libyan leader Maummar Al Gaddafi and his three children. Officially, NATO’s role in the ongoing conflict in Libya is to protect …

By frederick golooba-mutebi Opening the gates of hell The shock that gripped the country following the violent arrest of FDC leader, Kiiza Besigye was in itself quite surprising. It was not the first time an opposition politician or even Besigye himself was being roughed up. His arrest this time may …

By the independent team On May 3, the New Vision Group Chief Executive Officer, Robert Kabushenga, Yoweri  spoke to the BBC’s Akwasi Sarpong, who introduced him as a media advisor to the ruling NRM party. (Kabushenga starts) What has happened on our part is that Mr. Besigye did promise during …

By eriasa mukiibi sserunjogi Why is the government fighting hard to show that opposition leader Kizza Besigye attacked security first before he was brutally assaulted on April 28? That is the question many are asking since condemnation started pouring in over the macabre arrest of the Forum for Democratic Change …

By Achola Rosario A few hours after his release from Nakasongola Prison on April 27, The Independent’s Achola Rosario talked to him at his residence in the Kasangati outskirt about his tribulations in jail since he was incarcerated on April 21 and his strategy in the Walk to Work protests. …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Bin Laden argued that to end local tyranny, Muslims should fight American first; Cairo and Tunis proved him wrong On Monday, I walked into the studios of Capital FM for my morning radio show only to see breaking news on television that Osama Bin Laden had …