Tag Archives: journalism

In the Independent this week: Inside Museveni’s long game for life presidency COVER STORY Inside Museveni’s long game for life presidency: Members of President Yoweri Museveni’s inner circle know something is serious if Lt. Col Michael Katungi is involved. He is a very quiet officer who likes to keep a …

In The Independent this week: Chinese quit Museveni’s refinery deal COVER STORY: Chinese quit Museveni’s refinery deal: US$4bn project fails to get investor again THE LAST WORD Hubris of The Economist: How this British newspaper ignores Rwanda’s context in its neocolonial desire to define that country NEWS ANALYSIS Amending constitution …

In The Independent this week: Whose victory is Bobi Wine’s win? COVER STORY Bobi Wine’s win: Whose victory is it? THE LAST WORD Rethinking healthcare in Africa: Why attempts to provide too much too fast are the cause of corruption and institutionalised incompetence. NEWS ANALYSIS Strike looms in courts: Insiders …

In the Independent this week: Will Kabaka fire Katikkiro Mayiga?  COVER STORY Will Kabaka fire Mayiga?: Anger, anxiety, unease over Buganda monarch’s fights over land. NEWS ANALYSIS Muntu faces FDC boot: Defiant members plot to oust party president. THE LAST WORD The incongruence of the incongruence: How Ugandans get angrier …

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 …

President Yoweri Museveni will on Tuesday make a presentation on the impact of fake news at a one-day interactive session on “Media Coverage and National Security in Uganda”. The dialogue organised by the Ministry of Security, will also have the ICT minister  Frank Tumwebaze, Security Minister  Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde, …

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 …

IN THE INDEPENDENT: Why Ugandans are poorer today than yesterday The lead stories In the Independent this week: ANALYSIS Why is the Catholic Church losing followers?: Figures from the 2014 National Population and Housing Census show that, in the last 10 years, the percentage of Ugandan identifying as Catholics has …

Jeff Koinange, and equally combative Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda, will be guests in tonight’s NBS TV Frontline show. The Kenyan journalist and talk show host of Jeff Koinange Live will feature in what is expected to be an explosive analysis of social media, freedoms and corruption in East Africa. The one and only …

Xalapa, Mexico | AFP | Mexican reporter Noe Zavaleta has mourned murdered colleagues and received death threats himself, but he refuses to stop working despite the fear. His is the deadliest country for journalists outside of war zones — but with all the corruption and violence, there is just too much …