Tag Archives: Isaac Mufumba

By Isaac Mufumba The opposition is putting final touches to what it says is an alternative to Finance Minister, Syda Bbumba’s 2010/11 budget. Shadow Minister for Finance, Oduman Okello told The Independent that the government has been borrowing at an alarming rate, has failed to implement much needed tax reforms, …

By Isaac Mufumba He is perched on a heap of second hand clothes in a stall in Jinja central market. He turns his head to have a clearer view of us. The face and arms bear scars. His left eye, he says, no longer functions. This is Godfrey Dhikusooka, the …

By Isaac Mufumba The International Criminal Court Bill 2006, that was passed on March 10, (more than five years after it was first tabled before parliament) continues to raise eyebrows. If President Yoweri Museveni approves it, the Uganda’s War Crimes Court will become operational and pave the way for the …

By Isaac Mufumba On the night of February 28, 2010 Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kuteesa appeared on NTV to defend his credentials as ‘a good and highly disciplined cadre’ of the NRM. The following evening, NRM Secretary General and Minister of Security Amama Mbabazi to was in the media dismissing …

By Isaac Mufumba On Sunday June 7, Prince Edward Columbus Wambuzi, backed up by three of Busoga Kingdom’s 11 hereditary chiefs, a host of musclemen called Kanyamas and some followers from his native Bulamogi County, installed himself as Isebantu Kyabazinga of Busoga when he took the crown from the head …