Why this 35 years old kid will continue to live in the memory of many people for generations to come THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | On Saturday May 03 around 2.20am, fate struck. Rajiv Ruparelia, son of Uganda’s richest couple, Sudhir and Jyotsna Ruparelia, died in a horrible car accident. …
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The life of a man whose political ideals were always in contradiction with his political analysis THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Maj. John Kazoora, who died on Easter Sunday April 20th, 2025, was a ferocious political animal. I met him in 1996 during the 6th parliament when I was a …
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How the American president is using the playbook his predecessors have used for far too long THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I am an admirer of President Donald Trump because I find him more realistic about issues and brutally frank in the way he expresses himself. He lacks the hypocrisy and …
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How Donald Trump and Elon Musk are tearing America’s most insidious instrument of domination THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The “reforms” to government spending by President Donald Trump and his newfound friend, Elon Musk, are the logical conclusion of the way “democracy” in America has evolved. America has, anyway, …
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The challenges and opportunity for Museveni at 80 years as he enters this important election year THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | This is an election year. President Yoweri Museveni has entered it with many tactical advantages. The leader of the largest opposition party, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, has …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hours after Andrew Mwenda, print, radio and television journalist, who is also founder and owner of The Independent, penned a comment that responded to human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo’s tweet on CDF General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, all hell broke lose on X. One of the first …
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Why Africa countries need to harmonize their actions if our continent is to avoid external intrusions destabilizing our states THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The Cold War is back. The US with her allies in Europe and Asia want to maintain the status quo. China backed by Russia are …
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COMMENT | JIM SPIRE SSENTONGO | Andrew Mwenda’s article about the #UgandaParliamentExhibition (Inside parliamentary corruption) that is making rounds is interesting and makes some insightful macro political connections. However, it mainly falls short in its implicit glorification of political cynicism and concentration on analysing how the animal is chewing us …
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Why Uganda should stop deluding itself that it is in Somalia to protect the people of that country THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Last week in this column, I argued that Uganda’s mission in Somalia is like America’s mission in Afghanistan. This lesson was hammered into my head reading a …
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The Hitlerization of Benjamin Netanyahu and the Nazification of his Likud-led coalition government THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | After years of frustration, I am finally proud of South Africa. It has restored my faith in the goodness of “man.” It has acquired a soft spot in my heart by doing …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
