By Rosebell Kagumire Its at dusk, a young woman is returning home outside the countryside town of Soroti. Crackling of military uniform and sound of army boots and gun butts by approaching patrol soldiers are heard. Wewe nani?(Who are you?) a thundering order comes through the darkness. There is a …
Read More »Parliament Scorecard exposes dilemma of affirmative action
By Rosebell Kagumire The current parliamentary scorecard, published by the African Leadership Institute (AFLI), reveals women legislators have performed worse than their male counterparts, especially in the second session of the 8th parliament. Women occupy 101 out of 333 seats in parliament, but only 16 are directly elected MPs with …
Read More »Will US sanctions shoot down Kony?
By Rosebell Kagumire The US government last week put sanctions on the Lords Resistance Army rebel leader Joseph Kony as Uganda sees no end to the two decade conflict. Although there has been no fighting in northern Uganda in the past three years, the population in the north is fearful …
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