Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Paul Kato Lubwama, the former Rubaga South Member of Parliament breathed his last early Wednesday morning while still entangled in a protracted legal dispute that has dragged on for eight years. Lubwama, known for his successful career as an actor before venturing into politics, …
Read More »African Media Houses need own policies on reporting about China
COMMENT | Ronald Kato | China today features prominently in the news across the globe for varying reasons. The press China gets is mainly because it has grown from a relatively obscure, poor country in East Asia into a global power. Its economy is the world’s second-largest and by some …
Read More »COVER STORY: Bad economy
Here is why Ugandans are poorer today than yesterday There is more bad news for the Uganda economy this April. According to the latest figures from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and the Central Bank, the economy will not achieve the targeted 4.5% growth this financial year. It will …
Read More »Fate of MP Kato Lubwama’s seat hangs in balance
The fate of Rubaga South MP Paul Kato Lubwama’s seat will be determined by court as a formal challenge to his election for lack of requisite academic qualifications has been submitted. Habib Buwembo, a registered voter of Rubaga South Constituency in Kampala on Monday formally filed his petition in the High …
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