In The Magazine

By Flavia Nassaka Doctors recommend regular de-worming for adults and children Many of us know that children require regular de-worming to stay healthy. However, only a few adults consider it equally important to de-worm. In reality, both children and adults are exposed to the same risk of worm infestation. The …

By Jude Kagoro Why homosexuality and alternative sexuality will be tolerated in Uganda in the near future In the course of my recent working visit to Uganda I, on countless occasions, found myself holding discussions on the Anti-homosexuality Bill (now law). This was not surprising because the discourse surrounding the …

By Peter Nyanzi The unaddressed issues in President Museveni’s State of the Nation address At any particular time, there are five things that should be of utmost interest to any head of state.  These are the things they are expected to talk about at any opportunity; more so during mandatory …

By Julius Businge The Uganda Communications Commission Executive Director, Godfrey Mutabazi has today (June 11) told broadcasters that do not have authorisation to broadcast the World Cup, not to infringe on the rights of those that have acquired these rights. Mutabazi said in a notice dated June 11. The Commission’s …

By Julius Businge  New poll indicates majority of Ugandans happy with the economy but… A poll conducted in April this year by Research World International (RWI) in partnership with Monitor Publications Limited and Uganda Governance Platform paints a good picture about Uganda’s economy since 2011. The major objective of the …

By Ronald Musoke The wealthy, at 42%, are the least optimistic Political opinion polls by their nature are supposed to be situational, often times, commissioned to gauge those things that are in the public domain at the time. If responses of Uganda’s richest people in the recently released opinion poll …

By Haggai Matsiko Can the opposition build enough muscle to change its poll-predicted fate in 2016? It is only 18 months to 2016 when Uganda goes to the next polls. Yet while President Yoweri Museveni, hit the campaign for these polls as early as 2012, not much has been going …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The problem is that economists, journalists, politicians, analysts, and everyone else think they know I am writing this article from Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Sitting on the reading table in my suite in my hotel, I can see through the window a forest of …

By Patrick Kagenda Museveni’s rant aft er the rout, opposition’s mistaken bravado On May 16, The Independent magazine run a story “Has Museveni Lost Luwero?” (See Issue 317, May 16-22). A week later, at 3:30 am on May 23, the Luwero District Returning Officer, Alex Komuhangi, announced Brenda Nabukenya of …

By Flavia Nassaka Medical doctors warn against resorting to witchcraft over mythical disease Dr. Thomas Lutalo of the ministry of Health is battling an unusual condition. He is in charge of investigating reports of a `strange disease’ in parts of central Uganda which emerges as a number on the skin …