In The Magazine

By Ronald Musoke & Agencies With the spread of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa showing no signs of relenting, the World Bank is committing up to $400 million (over Shs 1 trillion) to help the worst-affected countries in West Africa address the emergency. Speaking on Sept.25 during a special …

By Ronald Musoke President Yoweri Museveni will on Sept. 30 launch a new ultra-modern broiler farm and chicken-processing facility in the Central Uganda district of Luweero. The farm believed to be the biggest in East Africa is nestled on 64 acres in Bulemezi, Semuto, about 50 km outside of Kampala …

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Systems must be put in place to ensure political accountability and minimize double standards The decision by the African Union (AU), after more than five years of preparation, to confer jurisdiction over international crimes, such as genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, on the African …

By Ronald Musoke Confusion over copyright law leaves Uganda’s music and movie industry in chaos The mood inside the High Court’s Commercial Division in Kampala on Sept.8 was similar to a movie-shooting scene that has gone wrong; vitriolic statements and mean stares were flying about, and unpleasant body language spoke …

By Flavia Nassaka One neighbourhood mourns businesses destroyed by KCCA eviction, fears increased crime Kirinya- Kito Zone is a low cost neighbourhood about 10kms outside of Kampala. As the city expands eastwards, the tiny brick and tin shanties in the area are jostling for space with sprouting new modern apartment …

By Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Margie McGlynn Researchers are learning a great deal from the responses of three groups of patients An ounce of prevention, Benjamin Franklin famously said, is worth a pound of cure. But that is not always true when it comes to research into infectious diseases. Though scientists …

By Flavia Nassaka Contact lens wearers suffer more discomfort using computers A phone, a television set, or a computer are a must have in today’s modern society. Due to their multi- functional features, especially at the work place staring at a computer monitor for long hours has become part of …

By Patrick Kagenda  President Yoweri Museveni: Ngomulwanyi  simala gatomela, ( As a fighter I don’t just bump into things), this Kyabazinga issue has dragged on for years until today when I am sure this is the rightly elected Kyabazinga having been elected by a Lukiiko meeting the required quorum of …

By Patrick Kagenda Cheers and tears as Busoga becomes kingmakers’ arena Friday, Sept. 12 was a day like no other in Jinja, the main town in the Obwakyabazing Bwabusoga kingdom on the shores of Lake Victoria in central eastern Uganda.  The impending coronation of Prince Nadiope Gabula IV as king …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why American media should listen to the views of Rwandans about freedom in their country A month before the Africa-America Summit in Washington DC, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda shuffled his prime minister (who was from the same Rwanda Patriotic Front political party as the president) …