IN THE INDEPENDENT: Why Museveni fired Isabalija TOP stories in this week’s THE INDEPEDENT LAW From Kavuma to Owiny-Dollo: What next as Museveni’s cadre judges win? THE LAST WORD Museveni’s dilemma, Africa’s crisis : How the obsession with our internal weaknesses has obscured the international dimension of Africa’s problems. COVER …
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IN THE INDEPENDENT THIS WEEK: Why are FDC big guns supporting Muntu against Besigye’s Amuriat? THE LAST WORD A new Mulago arises: The challenge the new hospital will face and what can be done to protect it from Uganda’s politics. COVER STORY Battle for FDC presidency: Why are big guns …
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In The Independent this week: New Museveni age-limit plan THE LAST WORD The Kenya, Rwanda elections: How voting in these two East African nations reflects our understanding of democracy. COVER STORY New Museveni age-limit plan: How president’s team has ‘trapped’ MPs. NEWS ANALYSIS Museveni’s refinery deal: Now gov’t says in …
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In the Independent this week: Inside Museveni’s long game for life presidency COVER STORY Inside Museveni’s long game for life presidency: Members of President Yoweri Museveni’s inner circle know something is serious if Lt. Col Michael Katungi is involved. He is a very quiet officer who likes to keep a …
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In The Independent this week: Chinese quit Museveni’s refinery deal COVER STORY: Chinese quit Museveni’s refinery deal: US$4bn project fails to get investor again THE LAST WORD Hubris of The Economist: How this British newspaper ignores Rwanda’s context in its neocolonial desire to define that country NEWS ANALYSIS Amending constitution …
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In the Independent this week: BOU’s war with Sudhir and how the central bank’s handling of the problems of Crane Bank showed lack of imagination and strategy. COVER STORY Secrets of Sudhir saga: How BoU is overseeing the biggest asset grab ever. THE LAST WORD BOU’s war with Sudhir: How …
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In The Independent this week: COVER STORY Elders advise Muntu to leave FDC over Besigye: FDC elders explain alternative plans for him for 2021. THE LAST WORD Too much ado over nothing: Why Museveni is most likely going to succeed in amending the constitution to remove the age limit. …
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In The Independent this week: Whose victory is Bobi Wine’s win? COVER STORY Bobi Wine’s win: Whose victory is it? THE LAST WORD Rethinking healthcare in Africa: Why attempts to provide too much too fast are the cause of corruption and institutionalised incompetence. NEWS ANALYSIS Strike looms in courts: Insiders …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Will Kabaka fire Katikkiro Mayiga?
In the Independent this week: Will Kabaka fire Katikkiro Mayiga? COVER STORY Will Kabaka fire Mayiga?: Anger, anxiety, unease over Buganda monarch’s fights over land. NEWS ANALYSIS Muntu faces FDC boot: Defiant members plot to oust party president. THE LAST WORD The incongruence of the incongruence: How Ugandans get angrier …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Chinese, Americans fight over refinery
In the Independent this week: Chinese, Americans fight over refinery as fake investor fear hangs over deal COVER STORY Chinese, Americans fight over refinery: Fake investor fear hangs over deal. THE LAST WORD Inside Rwanda’s politics of unity: Why other political parties in Rwanda have endorsed the candidacy of Paul …
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