By Peter Nyanzi Why it is self-defeating for proprietors of private schools to shun taxes on their net annual profits The evening TV news bulletin on April 14 showed two very happy men; the first was Prof. Lawrence Mukiibi, the proprietor of St Lawrence Schools and colleges, the other was …
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By Haggai Matsiko Auditor General warns on billions spent in courts, President’s Office, State House The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala was on April 13, the scene of ecstatic congratulatory hugs, dancing, and Jubilation. The court had just dismissed a major case involving the alleged swindling of Shs169 billion from the …
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He promised a fundamental change Easily the most quoted statement that Yoweri Museveni has ever made is the one pertaining to the fundamental change he promised at the time he was being sworn in for the first time as Uganda’s president on January 26, 1986. Museveni was emphatic about what …
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By Frederick Golooba-Mutebi He promised a fundamental change Easily the most quoted statement that Yoweri Museveni has ever made is the one pertaining to the fundamental change he promised at the time he was being sworn in for the first time as Uganda’s president on January 26, 1986. Museveni was …
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By Joan Akello Prof. Edward Kakonge, National chairman of Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) talked to Joan Akello about politics and humanity. Any three things we don’t know about you? I believe in Jesus but not in religion or that there is heaven. So I want to maximize my life here; …
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By Peter Nyanzi How President Museveni can get public institutions to work without antagonising democratic principles After reading the article; “Looking at Museveni-Kagame frustrations” (The Independent, Issue 361) in which columnist Andrew M. Mwenda commented about how the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda are getting “increasingly frustrated” over non-performance in …
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By Joseph Were How President’s political rivals can give him a serious contest instead of a consecration in 2016 It is a pity the FDC President Mugisha Muntu could attract only a handful of wanainchi to his launch of the party’s Policy Agenda; a 48-page pamphlet in party colours bound …
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By Andrew M. Mwenda Unhappy with their officials, what the two presidents are asking for is a return to the past, not a leap to the future Three weeks ago, President Paul Kagame; during a government leadership retreat, expressed disaffection with top officials for delaying government projects unnecessarily. Then last …
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By Ronald Musoke So why don’t Ugandans care? The latest poll conducted in Uganda in December 2014 by the International Republican Institute (IRI) – the American non-profit that advances democracy worldwide, two-thirds of the respondents (69%) say the country is headed in the right direction. And 80% of the respondents …
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By Joseph Were How President’s political rivals can give him a serious contest instead of a consecration in 2016 It is a pity the FDC President Mugisha Muntu could attract only a handful of wanainchi to his launch of the party’s Policy Agenda; a 48-page pamphlet in party colours bound …
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