NEWS ANALYSIS

By Agather Atuhaire President desperately fails to control a rebel parliament Barely a year into his fourth five-year term, President Yoweri Museveni for the first time in his 26-year rule appears to be losing his grip. Ten of his 15 top ministers have either resigned over alleged corruption or face …

By Miriam Mukama Police, army make the media’s mission impossible I shouted, “Don’t shoot me, am a journalist please don’t shoot me”. I begged and almost lost my breath. But before I could finish saying it, a security operative had already fired a bullet through my knee. Gideon Tugume, a …

By Rukiya Makuma Education experts, students, parents, and schools disagree on excitement around top students in national exams When heads of government-owned schools met in Kampala on Feb.16 to select the next batch of senior five students, fate was not on Robert Ayesiza’s side. Though he passed in Second Grade …

By Annah Natukunda One nurse is expected to care for 100 acutely sick patients as ministry loses Shs400 million per year on “ghost” workers You get up! Go and sit outside,” orders a man dressed in light blue trousers and a white shirt with a Mulago Hospital staff ID. He …

By Haggai Matsiko Corporation is sinking as former star manager faces probe The news out of Plot 39 Jinja Road, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) head office in Kampala, is not good. In several interviews with The Independent, top officials of the corporation have sought to allay widespread …

By Andrew M. Mwenda After charging Agaba and Komakech with murder, will KCCA be able to bite again? The near unanimous public condemnation of former KCCA director of planning, George Agaba and his bodyguard, Santos Komakech has caused them to be charged with murder before investigation. Their crime was video …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Poor farmers at Shs 2.5bn Tarehe Sita event complain that medals without money were not enough given the role they played in the liberation war On the eve of the Feb.6 Army Day, Tarehe Sita, as President Yoweri Museveni drove to Kyondo Parish in Kasese district …

By Miriam Mukama Cases might be lower than those of lung or breast cancer but this cancer is growing at a quicker rate Annet Nakawesa, 30, woke up on a hot day, eight months ago feeling fatigued. She realised she had swollen bumps around her neck. Thinking it was a …

By Julius Businge The Assistant Commissioner for petroleum exploration and production in the ministry of Energy Robert Kasande says the refinery to process Uganda’s crude oil will be ready in three years after government completing a feasibility study regarding its size, products and costs of the facility. The official made …

By Haggai Matsiko Tullow, CNOOC and Total get $2.9 bn oil deal amidst allegation of corruption What could prompt Tullow, CNOOC and, Total to disregard a raft of cases in international courts, a court injunction at home and a resolution of parliament and sign a deal with Uganda? Money. Possibly …