In The Magazine

The Independent Team At 11 pm on July 11 a crowd of 700 is gathered at Kyadondo Rugby Club, located 3 km east of central Kampala, to watch the World Cup final. The cumulative excitement and anxiety is unimaginable. As the announcer says, ‘Three minutes left to the first 90 …

By Independent Team   Politicians debate Uganda’s role in Mogadishu The announcer’s voice had hundreds of spectators at Kyadondo Rugby club, a popular bar for local and expats alike, completely rapt’sitting at the edge of their chairs, counting down the last three minutes before extra time. ‘The next goal will …

By Pascal Gahamanyi There is a lot of debate about Rwanda in Uganda, conducted in Ugandan newspapers and radio stations and the participants are Ugandan citizens. Those involved – whether as critics of the government in Kigali or as sympathisers are largely Ugandans. Rwandans wonder why this is so. Possibly …

By Isaac Mufumba Big Brother is listening Uganda is becoming a Big Brother state upon the passing of the Regulation of Interception Bill 2007 into law. Many MPs especially in the opposition are opposed to the proposed law fearing that it will be used against them. If you want to …

By Andrew M. Mwenda   Critics of the government of Uganda accuse it of allocating less money to priority sectors like infrastructure, education and health. Although it is evident that the cost of political patronage and the presidency/first family has grown, it is not true that this has been at …

By Andrew M. Mwenda   On June 25, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels attacked a Congolese army unit in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to intelligence reports, the Congolese army followed them from Wicha in Erengeti to Mwarika, an area controlled by Edward Nyamwisi, a local Congolese …

By Andrew M. Mwenda   On March 16, 1989, over 6,000 workers at South Korea’s ultra modern subway system in the capital, Seoul went on strike turning the city’s morning rush hour into chaos. About 3,000 workers occupied the roundhouse from which the locomotives were dispatched. The strike took place …

By Andrew M. Mwenda   Mulwanyamuli’s long walk with Besigye Bidandi, Butime, Kiyonga pulled out On June 8, two former katikkiros (prime ministers) of Buganda Kingdom officially ‘announced’ that they were joining active politics. The two men’Dan Muliika and Mulwanyamuli Ssemwogerere ‘would reportedly campaign for the coalition of the opposition …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati June ended with reports that suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels had attacked Mutwanga, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo killing 16 civilians. The resurfacing of the ADF in the Eastern Congo town which is 50 kilometres from the Uganda border has left the …

By Independent Team & Agencies Opposition win pressures world to recognise enclave of peace In the run-up to the June 26 election in Somaliland, a candidate for the position of vice president, Mohamedrashid Sheikh Hassan, told IRIN that peaceful and well-conducted polls will lead to international recognition of Somaliland. On …