By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Kadiresan Kundhavi has for the last three years been the World Bank’s Country Director in Uganda – her first African posting after working in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Kundhavi has been transferred to manage the bank’s operations in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia. The Independent’s …
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By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Passing Kings Bill was biggest blunder A new parliament has been ushered in at a time when the August House has become largely a rubber stamp of the executive. The Independent’s Mubatsi Asinja Habati spoke to retired Supreme Court Judge and a renowned constitutional scholar, Justice …
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By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Kotido is one of the oldest districts in Karamoja, an area that has often been referred to as the least developed part of Uganda. Karamoja has seen the brunt of violent cattle rustling and gun trafficking which have slowed down the general development of the area. …
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By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Moses Lotyong, 19, is in P.3 at Panyangara Primary School in the remote district of Kotido in the drought- prone Karamoja. At Lotyong’s age many Ugandans from other parts of the country are in university. His 11-year-old sister is in P.5 at the same school. Lotyong …
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By Mubatsi Asinja Habati In the last three weeks, Uganda has witnessed the police and the military battling the protesters under the ‘walk to work’ campaign. Civil society organisations like Uganda NGO Forum, Transparency International Uganda, Human Rights Network and International HIV/AIDS Alliance Uganda have condemned the brutality of the …
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By Mubatsi Asinja Habati I still can’t believe this is the same police force I almost joined a year ago! Thank God the recruitment wasn’t fair after all,” said Rose Amdoi after watching a video clip of a lean-looking man vandalising opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Kizza Besigye’s luxury …
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By Mubatsi Asinja Habati In 2009 President Museveni set up the Medicines and Health Services Delivery Monitoring Unit to rid the health sector of corruption. The unit has caused arrests of many health officials for alleged corruption. The Independent’s Mubatsi Asinja Habati spoke to the unit Director Dr Diana Atwine …
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By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Makerere University students went on strike in April over reports that it was planning to raise tuition fees from the average of Shs 3 million to Shs 6 million per year per student. Before the strike the university’s Ag.Vice Chancellor, Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba told The Independent’s …
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By Mubatsi Asinja Habati The US embassy in Kampala has announced a new visa application procedure where the applicants will pay application fees in the bank before booking appointment for visa interviews at the consular section. They will no longer pay at the consular office as has been the case. …
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By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Former Kampala Central MP Erias Lukwago was on March 14 elected the first Lord Mayor of Kampala city under the new law that made the city an Authority. The Authority will now be administered by an executive director appointed by the President. The Independent’s Mubatsi Asinja …
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