By Agather Atuhaire To have your cabinet short of 10 ministers in less than one year because of corruption related issues is something to be worried about. The Public Accounts Committee report on the compensation of Basajjabalaba’s Haba group and col. Mugyeni’s Rhino group has led to the resignation of …
Read More »Museveni fears his regime cannot survive without Kutesa, Mbabazi
By Agather Atuhaire Western Region Youth MP Gerald Karuhanga has been at the centre of the oil debate ever since he tabled documents alleging that three top ministers Amama Mbabazi, Sam Kutesa and Hilary Onek received bribes from oil companies. He speaks about this and more in an exclusive year-ender …
Read More »The Kanyeihamba Report
By Agather Atuhaire What next after Wildlife Authority minister Kamuntu rejects it? Since Justice George Kanyeihamba released the report of his inquiry into alleged corruption in the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry (MTTI), the line minister, Ephraim Kamuntu has been in a pickle. He needs to act on the …
Read More »Museveni’s oil spin
By Agather Atuhaire Government officials tell blatant lies even as Museveni begs public to trust him On Oct. 12 journalists in Kampala received messages at around 9am summoning them to a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni later that day at State House Nakasero. This was unusual because press conferences of …
Read More »More controversies rock Wildlife Authority
By Agather Atuhaire Ministry of Tourism officials were paid for trips they never made Tourism minister Ephraim Kamuntu has been in the news lately for stopping a commission of inquiry into alleged corruption in one of his departments; the Protected Areas Management for Sustainable Use (PAMSU). Now fresh information appears …
Read More »Coffee prices up but Bugisu farmers downcast
By Agather Atuhaire Allegations of forged accounts and government meddling leave their once-vibrant union on the brink of closure Coffee prices are at an all time high but farmers of the Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) in eastern Uganda have never seen darker days as a mixture of local and national …
Read More »Can high salary curb corruption?
By Agather Atuhaire Most highly paid bosses head the most corrupt organisations, according to bribery survey Anti-corruption activists, MPs, and the general public are divided over Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Jennifer Musisi’s claim that being paid highly deters corruption. In an interview with The Independent (Issue 178 …
Read More »Museveni’s ‘dream team’ in baptism of fire
By Agather Atuhaire The ministers have turned out to be ceremonial; doing little as the country is buffeted by crises When President Yoweri Museveni named his 4th term cabinet in May, few could hide their shock at the new faces in prominent ministries like finance, energy and mineral development, health, …
Read More »Gen. Mugambagye on Museveni, Kagame rekindling relationships
By Agather Atuhaire President Yoweri Museveni’s recent state visit to the neighbouring Rwanda has excited prospects of improved bilateral relations. Rwandan High Commissioner to Uganda, Gen. Frank Mugambagye, tells The Independent’s Agather Atuhaire that the situation has not been as critical as some people painted it. What implications does President …
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