In The Magazine

By Julius Businge Uganda’s annual headline inflation has dropped to 3.4% for the year ended February 2013 down from 4.9% a year earlier, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics announced on Feb. 28. The statistics body said the fall was attributed to reductions in food prices and other components of in …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The decision on whether Kagame stays or retires may be in the hands of international organisations The fortunes of a nation, especially a poor one, are determined not only by its leaders and people but also by the interests and whims of powerful nations. This fact …

By Haggai Matsiko He sought treatment from clinics near his home; exotic machines and convoys made him uncomfortable He resented the fanfare that surrounds being a father of the President. It was almost as if by becoming the President of Uganda, his son President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni had interrupted his …

By Mukama Miriam A visit to Mulago Hospital mortuary shows a mortician’s attempt to cope with his loss The woman lying on the metallic slab was about 60 years old. Her skull was bare, and white with hints of her blood. The skin that normally covers the skull had been …

By Ronald Musoke The Ministry of Health has today, Feb.26, come out to clarify recent media reports that all people seeking treatment from public health facilities across the country will be required to undergo mandatory HIV testing first. According to a statement from the health ministry that was signed by …

By Joan Akello Uganda and other Less Developed Countries (LDCs) are lobbying for an extension of the transition period beyond 2016 to become TRIPS compliant. The civil society organizations and private sector in the East African Community are pushing for this extension to buy more time for the countries with …

By Priscilla Muhairwe Inside Mukula’s trial, conviction, and appeal Flt. Capt. George Mike Mukula is a rock star politician. The Soroti Municipality MP is flamboyant in dress and lifestyle, in good and in tough times and his recent conviction by the Anti-corruption Court, which has generated so much debate and …

Lessons from Kibaki for Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi ANALYSIS | JM KAVUMA-KAGWA | February, 2013 | Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya’s founding president, Jomo Kenyatta, and Raila Odinga, the son of his Vice President, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, are contesting in the March 4 Kenyan General Election to succeed President Mwai …

By Bosco Hitimana President wants `change, stability, continuity’ as his term expires in 2017 President Paul Kagame, on Feb.8, 2013, challenged his ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) cadres to chart the way forward for the country’s leadership after 2017 when his term ends. The Rwandan constitution allows the head of …

By Julius Businge The Ugandan based Twenty Third Century Systems (TTCS), has launched a cloud computing service that will benefit the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). TTCS is the pan-African IT company that provides the largest SAP cloud computing business solutions in sub Saharan Africa. While launching the solution, TTCS’s …