In The Magazine

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 …

By Peter Nyanzi The Daily Monitor boss’ expertise should drive the agenda at macro not micro level On reading The Daily Monitor’s lead story: “Opposition rigged Luwero elections – Museveni” on May 28, I immediately got a worry that someone at the newspaper was going to face disciplinary action from …

By Flavia Nassaka Eating Unhygienic meat can cause brucellosis, Hepatitis B, C and even cancer Beef is not only delicious but has plenty of nutritional value though it’s often labeled unhealthy food. It is a rich source of protein, which the body needs to build muscle, maintain organs and regenerate …

By Mwambutsya Ndebesa Christians at the shrines be offered theological guidance Uganda is a superstitious prone country.  There are some Ugandans who must sacrifice an animal and sometimes human beings because they want to be rich.  Ugandans sacrifice in order to get blessings or to cover a new car or …

By Joseph Bossa We have a situation where the employee is extremely vulnerable and the employer is extremely strong When the chairman of the National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU) rose to speak on May 1, during the celebration of Workers’ Day or Labour Day, as he had done on …

  By Rugaba Agaba Game changer or game over for Uganda? The Independent’s cover: “Inside Umeme shares deal: Energy sector attracts big money, investor makes Shs 200 billion” (Issue 318, May 23, 2014) covered the Secondary Public Offer (SPO) by national electricity distributor, Umeme Ltd. The story insinuated that the …

By Mwambutsya Ndebesa Christians at the shrines be offered theological guidance Uganda is a superstitious prone country.  There are some Ugandans who must sacrifice an animal and sometimes human beings because they want to be rich.  Ugandans sacrifice in order to get blessings or to cover a new car or …

H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA On Election Rigging in Uganda 1961 – 2014 25th May, 2014 As soon as the Universal elective processes were introduced in Uganda, the shallow opportunists immediately hatched two schemes of winning power against the democratic phenomena.  One scheme was sectarianism …

By Devorah E. Klein, Gary Klein, and Shawna J. Perry Three reasons to be wary include issues of trust, shifting conditions, and flawed research Every health-care system balances coverage, quality, and cost – often focusing on one or two at the expense of the others. European systems, for example, tend …