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By Feliciah Kanyesigye The incorruptible justice of `tough love’ dies at 65 Mummy was tough, very tough and when you combine her with daddy, you can imagine.” That was Constance Byamugisha Kategaya son speaking at her funeral service on March 22 at All Saints Cathedral in Kampala. His frankness sent …

By Ian Katusiime Vatican is watching how Archbishop Lwanga deals with the Fr. Musaala saga “It is a good point for reflection but it will not change the fundamentals of the church.” That is how one practicing Catholic assessed the impact of recent revelations by renowned celebrity Catholic priest, Father …

By Alan Ssempebwa How a worker living on US$1.5 per day could hurt the economy A cane cutter at Uganda’s biggest sugar plantation at Kakira in Jinja has to be at work by 6am. One is expected to gather at least 55 bundles of cane, each bundle containing 10 sugar …

By Haggai Matsiko Allegations expose Tullow and British Foreign Office Reveal danger of Museveni directly managing the sector Reinforce need for transparency Re-awaken debate about Shs 2 trillion oil earnings The on-going tax dispute in London between Tullow Oil and Heritage has lifted a lid off the dark side of …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The likely implications of Ntaganda’s flight On Monday March 18, former leader of the Congolese rebel movement CNDP, Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, appeared unexpectedly at the United States embassy in Kigali to hand himself over to the Americans. He was smarting from a military defeat at the …

By Haggai Matsiko How the UPDF has become a continental billion dollar powerhouse Michael Pelletier, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Democracy for the Africa Bureau has told The Independent that President Yoweri Museveni’s role in finding African solutions for African problems is becoming globally recognised. As a result, Pelletier …

By Alan Ssempebwa How the electoral commission messed up the vote count Ever wondered what happened to your ballot after you dropped it into a ballot box at an election? To paraphrase Joseph Stalin, it’s not the people who vote that count; it’s the people who count the votes. Stalin …

By Joan Akello UDBL’s Sejjaaka under siege as Kampala’s lone development bank faces financial squeeze The Uganda Development Bank Ltd has been ailing for decades. But even by its own poor record, something that happened after 2009 marked a new low. The bank’s profit for the year dropped from Shs11 …

By Alan Ssempebwa Men should be aware that while they accumulate property, women play an important role through their domestic work – Betty Amongi, Apac District Woman MP Are current marriage laws out-dated? There are realities that have changed since we last looked at this legislation so it needs reforming. The …

By Angelo Izama The issue will come to a head as parliament considers the Public Finance and Accountability Bill In Luo folklore, two feuding brothers, Gipir and Labong, quarreled and split ways. Labong had been forced to risk his life and replace a spear belonging to his brother Gipir he …