In The Magazine

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why Western attempts, genuine though they may be, to promote democracy in poor countries is anti-democratic As I write this article, a debate is raging in America on gun ownership – indeed it has been raging for generations. Every other day, there is carnage in America. …

By Julius Businge But can police expose `true own But can police expose `true owner’ of Dura Cement Ltd? When former Nyabushozi constituency MP Elly Karuhanga left parliament in 2001, eye-brows went up over his next move. The soft-spoken and debonair Karuhanga, with charming smile, and cheeky glint in the …

By Haggai Matsiko How populist NRM firebrands threaten Secretary General’s hold on party When on March 26, the four legislators also known as rebel MPs, accused of defying the ruling-NRM party leadership refused to appear before its disciplinary committee, they put its Secretary General, Amama Mbabazi on the spot to …

By Henry Zakumumpa Before this African literary great, many thought that white men were the ‘owners of words’ It has been a tragic year for African literature thus far. First it was Francis Imbuga. The Kenyan dramatist of the Betrayal in the City fame succumbed to a stroke in Nairobi …

By Anna Amumpiire Balance needed between environmental conservation and development initiatives The aim of World Forestry Day is to raise awareness about the importance of forests and their contribution to humanity. In this regard, Uganda celebrated this day on 21st March 2013. Forests are a means to sustainable development and …

By Kambale Musavuli What must be different this time in the DR Congo? On March 26, 2013, war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda appeared for preliminary proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the judges set the date for the case to begin on Sept.23, 2013. The ICC had taken …

By Micheal Meyer It is important to understand what is at stake in this gruesome episode, not only for Kenya but for the region and beyond Kenya heaved a collective sigh of relief when the four-day siege at Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall finally ended. Yet the aftermath of the massacre …

By Joan Akello French is fast becoming a global language in regional and international integration. Uganda is grabbing the opportunity not only for linguistic but also for economic reasons. The International Francophone Organisation (OIF recorded a population of nearly 96.2 million Francophones on the African continent, among whom are the …

By The Independent Team The Kenyan Supreme Court on Saturday upheld Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in the presidential election, dismissing a challenge by his chief rival Raila. The nation’s highest court declared the election “free and fair,” ending weeks of uncertainty after the disputed March 4 poll. Chief Justice Willy Mutunga …

By Ronald Musoke Sparks as Prof. John Ddumba-Ssentamu’s economics theory confronts an ancient political reality Scarce resources and how they can be optimally allocated is the realm of economic theory. In that sense, economics professor John Ddumba-Ssentamu should be adeptly trading off ends and means at ‘the Hill’, as Uganda’s …