IN THE INDEPENDENT: Age-limit Bill scandal

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT| These are the top stories in this week’s The Independent.

COVER STORY
Age-limit Bill scandal: The 4 fights frustrating Museveni

THE LAST WORD:
Inside Museveni’s life presidency: Why the removal of age limits may be the best way to get a peaceful succession in Uganda

NEWS ANALYSIS
Age limit debate disruption: What is the country losing by focusing on it?

FEATURE
Age-limit debate opportunists: Why the elders eye on history shows this could plunge country back into its dark past

SCIENCE
Origins of the earth: What then if Big bang wasn’t the beginning, after all?

BUSINESS
Nigerian inflight operator sells its stake in Rwanda operation

RWANDA
Ibuka sues French bank over Rwanda genocide

ECONOMY
Uganda in bold move to regulate supermarkets: Government drafting guidelines to deal with defaulting retail chains

TELECOMS
Muhakanizi’s fight for UTL: Finance Minister, PS Muhakanizi says the new move is to drive internet price cuts in the country

HEALTH

Fight to control national drugs body: Executive Director Kusemererwa’s troubles raise questions about why NDA’s top job has always been controversial

HYGIENE
Showering twice daily?: If answer is yes, then here is why you could be doing more harm than good

CULTURE
Bark-cloth gets artistic break: Artists experiment more with media on synthetic surfaces

ARTS
Monalisa Umutoni: the self-taught top makeup artist: Monalisa Umutoni, popularly known as Mona Faces, is a self-taught Ugandan make-up artist and among the biggest talents

MOTORING
Toyota ranked top motor company: Toyota has been ranked the top motor company in the annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands Study. This marks the ninth time that Toyota has topped the automotive category in the report’s 12-year history

LAST WEEK’S THE INDEPENDENT (click to read)