Moshi teaches us that anybody with a simple gun must never be allowed to take over power when they have no idea on how to use it – Kabwegyere Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere was the convener of the Moshi conference held in March 1979 in Moshi, Tanzania . Its agenda was …
Read More »EC visits The Independent offices in 2021 election roadmap
A team from the Electoral Commission (EC) led by its Chairman, Justice Simon Byabakama paid a visit to The Independent on March 26 as part of its ongoing efforts to engage the media on the 2021 election road map. Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Accompanying Chairman Byabakama were EC …
Read More »Lubowa Hospital controversy
How bad can investing in a specialised hospital be? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | “Bring them in. Give them free land. Offer them Tax exemptions. Guarantee their financing. Don’t bother them with minimum wage. Then allow them to take their profits back home.” That is how one unhappy commentator …
Read More »EC visits The Independent, outlines 2021 election road-map
Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | A team from the Electoral Commission (EC) led by its chairman, Justice Simon Byabakama paid a visit to The Independent on March 26 as part of its ongoing efforts to engage the media on the 2021 election road map. Accompanying chairman Byabakama were …
Read More »New NGO steps into Rwanda, Uganda conflict
AIRIS proposes a cautious approach but its conference on integration proves explosive Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | For anyone trying to understand the current spat between erstwhile BFFs Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni, attending a recent conference in Kampala by a new NGO on …
Read More »Mobile Money tax is retrogressive- Tanzania’s Ndulu
Good innovations but utilization needs to be boosted | IAN KATUSIIME | When one talks about financial inclusion in Uganda, it is always mobile money that comes into their minds first. The mobile money system is now entrenched and is even a substitute for banks. Mobile money has successfully brought …
Read More »Fight erupts over Crime Preventers SACCO money
National Coordinator Kamugisha accused of embezzling funds to acquire property Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Blaise Kamugisha, the National Coordinator of Crime Preventers has in a short time reportedly bought himself four cars, a house, a farm, a shop in Kikuubo; the business hub of Kampala, and prime plots …
Read More »33 YRS LATER: ‘NRM is a power relation-enjoyment of power’
‘Independence is about Africans rediscovering themselves’ NRM programme point No.4: Defending and consolidating National Independence James Magode Ikuya is a political activist who has worked with UPC, FRONASA and NRM. He spoke to Ian Katusiime about consolidating national independence, one of the ten point programmes outlined by NRM when it …
Read More »ANALYSIS: The year Bobi Wine
NRM, FDC battled eight by-elections but a young untested legislator became the issue Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | This year, 2018, saw some upsets and changes in the political lay of the land as 36-year-old legislator Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine continued to exert his presence on a …
Read More »OBITUARY: Business and motor rally ace Charles Muhangi dies at 61
Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Two things stood out in the life of Charles Muhangi; doing business and motor racing. He developed a love for fast cars as his business was growing. Muhangi understood the dynamic world of business since he had ventured into trade as a young man in …
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