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By Joshua Masinde & Mubatsi Asinja Habati Vote rigging still a big worry, strengths and weaknesses of each side On December 15 last year, four opposition political parties signed a protocol in which they agreed to front a joint presidential candidate in the 2011 presidential elections. Fielding a joint opposition …

By John Njoroge UETCL says company is not competent But State House, Migereko want deal done In November 2008, a public hearing was held at Sunset Hotel in Jinja. Its purpose was to get feedback from stakeholders over an application for a licence to generate and sell electricity. The application …

By Henry L. Sserunjogi After the three-day riots that rocked parts of Buganda but with a heavy presence in Kampala, many have distributed blame and opined on the cause. Surprisingly, this incident has greatly reignited the curiosity in whether during the five-year guerrilla war that brought the NRM to power, …

By The Independent Team  The news reporters made news themselves this year, with many journalists and editors feeling real heat. Three Monitor journalists including managing editor, Daniel Kalinaki and senior reporters, Angelo Izama and Grace Matsiko, were interrogated by the CID over an article published in Sunday Monitor titled, Reclusive …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Since Ndorwa West MP David Bahati introduced a bill to kill homosexuals, I have become wary of the behaviour of Uganda’s international donors. They have threatened to cut off aid if the government goes ahead with the bill. This way, they are literally using their money …

By Awel Uwihanganye My political commentaries, which sometimes are published in The Independent Magazine, mostly analysing Uganda’s political trends and supporting President Museveni on a number of issues, have been a source of nasty words thrown at me, with many responses and unfairly harsh and negative reactions from those who …

By Norbert Mao At the outset let me congratulate the Kingdom of Buganda for organising this national conference. This conference is timely because we need a new consensus on how to govern ourselves as Ugandans.  We need a consensus based on democracy and respect for diversity. We need a consensus …

By Bob Roberts Katende In light of the increasing road carnage, The Independent’s Bob Roberts Katende interviewed Police Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety, Bazil Mugisha about the causes and the way forward. What explains the increasing accidents? Our situation has been bad for some time. I don’t remember anytime …

By Opiyo Oloya Dear Members of Uganda Parliament; The international spotlight is on you, the elected representatives of the people of Uganda, as you work your way through the proposed Bill 18, also known as the Anti-homosexuality Bill 2009. This legislation has created the equivalent of a tsunami response around …

By Jocelyn Edwards  IMF report praises Uganda oil contracts, warns of loses Uganda’s contracts for foreign oil exploration, or the incomplete details known of them, have been largely criticised by observers.  But at least one analysis concludes they are favourable.   That is the determination of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) …