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Another Trump term?

Based on experiences of autocratic political movements that regain power, it would be worse than the first COMMENT | TOM GINDBURG & AZIZ HUQ | Would a second Donald Trump presidency really imperil American democracy? Influential commentators suggest that the former president is too “weak,” too desperate to be popular, or …

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President Museveni extends term of Land Probe team

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | President Museveni on Thursday renewed the Land Probe Commission’s term of Inquiry into Land Matters for another six months. President Museveni also appointed Dr. Douglas Singiza as the Commission’s new Secretary replacing Justice Olive Kazaarwe Mukwaya who was recently appointed a Judge of the …

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EC seeks SH263b for referendum on Presidential Term

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has not provided funding for a referendum on the extension of the presidential term of office from the current five to seven years. At least 263 billion Shillings is required by the Electoral Commission to conduct the referendum in the financial year …

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Kenyatta to start disputed second term

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta is due to be sworn in for a second term on Tuesday, an inauguration delayed by two disputed polls and a series of sometimes deadly street protests. At the same time, opposition leader Raila Odinga has promised to hold a “memorial rally” …

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