In the Independent this week: Chinese, Americans fight over refinery as fake investor fear hangs over deal COVER STORY Chinese, Americans fight over refinery: Fake investor fear hangs over deal. THE LAST WORD Inside Rwanda’s politics of unity: Why other political parties in Rwanda have endorsed the candidacy of Paul …
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COVER STORY Behind the 2017/18 budget: How money is an important a political resource that allows Museveni to manage power. ANALYSIS Politics behind the budget: Why UDB got Shs50bn, Museveni donations Shs70bn and more. HEALTH Mercury: Slow killer in Uganda’s gold mines: Inside one of the dozens of gold …
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Lucha pushes for reform all the way up to the presidency, but it most actively engages at the community level. Its local activities generally take the form of popular education or protests…BY RUBY BANTARIZA, TIM HIRSCHEL-BURNS & SOPHIA SCHUSTER Kinshasa, DRC | AFRICAN ARGUMENTS | Five years ago in the …
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In the Independent this week: Mayor Byamukama on how he was tortured COVER STORY How I was tortured: Mayor Geoffrey Byamukama narrates ordeal. THE LAST WORD The Jacob Zuma tragedy: How one man has brought South Africa’s democracy and Mandela’s “miracle” from honour to shame! NEWS NALYSIS Business feels Chinese pinch: …
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IN THE INDEPENDENT THIS WEEK: Nalufenya – Where innocents are tortured to confess COVER STORY Nalufenya: Stories from victims of police brutality put Kayihura, Muhoozi and Museveni on the spot THE LAST WORD A giant retires: What Uganda’s current and future politicians can learn from the life and character of …
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In The Independent this week: The logic of Besigye’s election claims. COVER STORY Museveni beaten or tired?: Why President is coiling away from fighting regional wars. BUSINESS Museveni fights to save Utl: Experts commend move to protect bankrupt telco’s assets but say it needs a business plan that works. THE …
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In The Independent news magazine this week: COVER STORY Criminal terror gangs: Is Kayihura the man to stop them? ANALYSIS Mbabazi court award hits Shs21bn: Attorney General’s office looks for ways of scaling back costly damages ANALYSIS Mbabazi court award hits Shs21bn: Attorney General’s office looks for ways of scaling …
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Lokichar, Kenya | AFP | Kenya plans to export its first oil in June, but analysts say the test phase faces major challenges and appears motivated primarily by political considerations just months ahead of elections. British company Tullow announced the discovery of oil in Kenya in March 2012, when prices …
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Top stories in the Independent this week: COVER STORY Buganda land wrangles: Next fight between Kabaka, Museveni? THE LAST WORD Uganda’s declining growth: Why we need to think of how to develop national capacity to manage our economy. NEWS ANALYSIS Kaweesi murder investigation: Kayihura in tight corner as Museveni demands …
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COMMENT: Policy and institutional reforms are needed for Uganda’s economy to recover – CSBAG Economic growth is not a chance event although it can benefit from chance events. There must be a plan that guides deliberate actions that are derived from a coherent or logical way of thinking. The logical critical …
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