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By Bob Kasango We should never let our ideological differences and inclinations come in the way of our professional disagreements It’s not the rule of law, it’s the rule of lawyers: That’s the central message conveyed by the Uganda Law Society’s suspension of the Attorney General’s membership and the award …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How Gen. Sejusa has, through a series of letters, proven to be much less than what I always expected of him I read with disappointment a letter allegedly written by Uganda’s former coordinator of intelligence services, Gen. David Sejusa aka Tinyefuza, in late August in which …

By Stephen Kafeero Corne Schalkwyk, a manager at Marasa Africa and Premier Safaris spoke to The Independent’s Stephen Kafeero about his pain and pleasure in the wild and the beautiful places. You are a manager at Marasa Africa and Premier Safaris plus other entities that you handle. How do you …

By Haggai Matsiko UNHCR , army, Prime Minister’s Office, sucked into ugly eviction of 60,000 residents When Mohammed Abdi Adar, the Country Representative of the United Nations Commission for Refugees heard what was happening near Kyangwali, one of the biggest refugee camps in Hoima district, southwestern Uganda, he instantly picked …

By Ivan Rugambwa He has been the subject of criticism over some controversial legal advice to government, and recently, his fellow lawyers suspended him from the Uganda Law Society. Peter Nyombi, Uganda’s Attorney General, spoke to The Independent’sIvan Rugambwa about his work. You have been suspended from ULS, won’t that …

The Independent Reporter The World Health Organisation recommends it as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention package When Edmund Musonera, 25, was approached by health officials from Bugesera district to persuade him to undergo circumcision using a new device, the PrePex system, he was afraid. Would it not be too …

By Haggai Matsiko Apart from presidents Yoweri Museveni, Jakaya Kikwete, Paul Kagame and Joseph Kabila, also in attendance was South Sudan’s Salva Kiir, African Union Commissioner Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the UN Secretary General’s  Special Envoy to the Great Lakes region Mary Robinson, SADC Executive Secretary Stergomena Tax, and EAC Secretary General …

By Haggai Matsiko Museveni’s diplomatic coup as Kikwete, Kagame meet South African President Jacob Zuma has a chance to finally deal more directly with other leaders to resolve the decade-old DR Congo conflict, thanks to an unexpected outcome of a heads of state summit hosted by President Yoweri Museveni in …

By Stephen Kafeero This call was made by AU Commissioner for Economic Affairs, Dr Anthony Mothae Maruping as representatives of African governments, United Nations Agencies, the African Union Commission and other strategic development partners concluded a two day meeting of the NEPAD Steering Committee in Centurion, South Africa. “Infrastructure development …

By Joan Akello The speaker of parliament says a new checklist for human rights, the first if its kind in Uganda will guide the committee on human rights, the executive and legislators and other stakeholders on what the issues to look out for in bills, budgets, policy statements, and other …