NEWS ANALYSIS

By Flavia Nassaka MPs blame the executive for turning parliament’s toughest committee into a toothless interrogator Keith Muhakanizi, the bullish Secretary to the Treasury has a penchant for easily wriggling himself out of tight situations. But Sept.31 was different. On that day, Muhakanizi was appearing before parliament’s Public Accounts Committee …

By Haggai Matsiko A behind the scenes look at what could be behind them 7:20 PM, March 30: A vehicle pulls up at a roadside fruit stall in Kiwatule, a fast growing suburb of Kampala city along the Kisaasi-Najjera Road. The fruit stall is near a tree shade, in front …

By Agather Atuhaire When Joan Kagezi, 47, the Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions at the war crimes division of the High Court, was on March.30 gunned down in front of some of her four kids, many could not hold back tears. It was her boss, Mike Chibita, the DPP, who …

By Haggai Matsiko Critics suspect Museveni is building 2016 war chest New Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija’s request for a Shs847 billion supplementary budget is coming under major scrutiny in parliament. Apart from being seen as a potential source for President Yoweri Museveni’s 2016 campaign cash, its sheer size and what …

By Agather Atuhaire MPs say committee recommendations outdated, unrealistic, and barred by court Recommendations by a committee of parliament that was instituted to probe the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) over purchase of shares in power distributor; Umeme, the rehiring of its managers, and alleged losses incurred in transaction of …

By Haggai Matsiko Bank of Uganda (BoU) officials are planning a major investigation into MTN Mobile Money dealings following an expose by The Independent. A source at the central bank has revealed that the Executive Director Supervision, BoU, under whose docket supervising financial institutions falls, has directed Stanbic Bank to …

By Ronald Musoke So why don’t Ugandans care? The latest poll conducted in Uganda in December 2014 by the International Republican Institute (IRI) – the American non-profit that advances democracy worldwide, two-thirds of the respondents (69%) say the country is headed in the right direction. And 80% of the respondents …

By Ian Katusiime An army of apron-wearing girls continues delivering lunches to loyal customers even as 3000 cases are confirmed Nasser Road in Kampala city; the hub of Uganda’s printing business is a thriving hive of activity. Inside crowded new buildings that spring up almost every other month along this …

By Agather Atuhaire Why is Parliament afraid of media criticism? A letter from parliament directing media houses to have journalists who have covered parliament for over five years, replaced has sparked public fury and debate. It is seen as a disturbing trend in which parliament has tended towards gagging the …

By Joan Akello Will he be the Judiciary’s messiah? Bart Katureebe’s appointment as a Chief Justice (CJ) has created a lot of excitement, mostly across the legal fraternity. Not so surprising. Uganda has not had a CJ for two years and Katureebe’s near-spotless-two decades-long legal career merits this reception. But …