NEWS ANALYSIS

By Aloysious Kasoma Raymond Kananura and two other suspects were arrested recently to help Police investigate the death of Badru Kateregga, a bar attendant at the Panamera bar in Naguru. Badru Kateregga, was allegedly beaten to death over Shs30,000 by the owner of Panamera bar, Desh Kananura, who is still …

By Julius Odeke `Next FDC leaders should maintain public support built by Besigye’ Nandala Mafabi says 1996 was a political turning point for him. The Leader of Opposition in parliament and MP Budadiri West says it is the year he met his leader in the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), …

By Julius Odeke Ruranga confronts pollster as Sabiiti says poll is `rubbish’ I was walking out of Research World International director, Patrick Wakida’s 2nd floor office in Kiwatule, a Kampala city suburb, when I bumped into Maj. Rubaramira Ruranga as he squeezed in. Not good news, I thought, because it …

By Haggai Matsiko Scourge leaves country with Shs 2.6 trillion swindled The low key start on Oct.22 of criminal proceedings against three cabinet ministers; Sam Kutesa, Mwesigwa Rukutana, and John Nasasira, who are confidantes of President Yoweri Museveni, is the latest sign that the fight against corruption has shifted. On …

By Independent Team How Godfathers protected main player in the grand theft On Monday, November 28, 2011, a man identified as Benon Byamukama of Kitovu LC I in Mbarara walked into Cairo International Bank main branch on Plot 30 Kampala Road to open a savings account as a member of …

By Ronald Musoke Its developers are being criticised for using O-level students as ‘guinea pigs’ A recent move by the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) to overhaul the O-Level curriculum and have it in use by 2015 has drawn mixed reactions. The main feature of the reforms is a whittling …

By Agencies A new report by Canadian researchers challenges the widespread belief that rape is increasingly being used as a “weapon of war.” The report released on Oct.10 by a research team from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver said there is no compelling evidence to support this belief or claims …

By Independent Team Muntu leads Nandala, but many delegates still undecided Former Army Commander, Gen. Mugisha Muntu holds a slight lead in the race for the presidency of Uganda’s biggest opposition party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), according to a pulse-check poll done by The Independent early this month. …

By Joan Akello Justice James Ogoola has a knack for waxing poetic at the smallest opportunity. The Chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission and former principal judge got a grand opportunity when he was asked to speak on the Rule of Law in Uganda on the Rule of Law Day, …

By Julius Odeke It was Uganda’s day.  No doubt about that.  The traditional dancers who graced the 50 year anniversary celebrations at Kololo Independence Grounds on Oct. 9 gave the ceremony an African touch that excited spectators. Black, yellow and red were the favoured colors of all who were at …