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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 …

By Flavia Nassaka & Ian Katusiime Politics, violence take toll as residents fight National Housing projects Mohammed Oloya, 51, is a man whose family is on tenterhooks. Every day puts them in an endless state of agitation due to uncertainty. Though he is an Acholi, Oloya has never been to …

By Priscilla Namanya Internationally renowned cinema director thinks so Michael Wawuyo knows something about the Uganda film scene that you possibly don’t. “I believe Ugandans are far better actors than the Nigerians,” he told The Independent in a recent interview. Wawuyo would know. He has performed with some of the …

By Nicole Namubiru. Should KCCA be targeting private car owners instead of the 120,000 that use taxis? If Kampala Capital City Authority Executive Director, Jennifer Musisi’s plans are not derailed, Uganda’s capital city could get a passenger train service as early as end of March. The passenger commuter train service …

By Haggai Matsiko and Ian Katusiime Accusers explain how MTN created Shs23 billion `fake’ money Museveni’s PGB guarding witnesses       Mobile money services in Uganda are coming under scrutiny and what is emerging is troubling. At the centre of the saga in which President Yoweri Museveni is personally involved, is Uganda’s …

By Agather Atuhaire and Ian Katusiime Analysts say Cabinet line up intended to reward loyalty, as well as winning 2016 votes On March 1, President Yoweri Museveni finally announced the long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle that had caused anxiety among politicians. All along, suspicion has been rife that the people who have …

By Patrick Kagenda With the UPC party president term due to end on March 13, and a court injunction hanging on the party, the UPC could be headed for harder times in its history. The UPC woes began when a faction of the UPC led by Jimmy Akena took the …

By Flavia Nassaka and Ronald Musoke On Feb.24, Wasswa Mubiru, the chairman of the Uganda Young Democrats (UYD) in Makindye East constituency was at the Democratic Party (DP) head office with a petition for party President Norbert Mao. He had hoped to catch Mao at the weekly press conference held …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe How one man’s mission led a school that had gone without one for 14 years, to get six First Grades The last electricity pole in Nyamuyanja sub-county stands in a village called Kishuro. From this point on, the sub-county in Isingiro North county of Isingiro district …