By Agather Atuhaire Ninth parliament chews off more than it can bite? They started their term with fire when they rejected four of President Yoweri Museveni’s proposed ministers and went on to disagree strongly with many of his policies. They have since in Museveni’s “way” in fight against corruption, forced …

By Peter Nyanzi The NRM Caucus might have saved him, but stepping down could enable a post-Mutebile BoU to redeem its frayed image What is happening to Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile is clearly a big test, not just for him as a technocrat but also for the …

  Our article titled, “NSSF on the spot,” (The Independent, March 02- 08), which was based on the Auditor General’s report of 2011, pointed out a range of issues mainly revolving around the Fund’s performance. The Independent sought out the Managing Director Richard Byarugaba to get a response to the …

  By Peter Nyanzi Workers turn to mass action to protect savings Fed up with government’s apparent lack of concern for their welfare, workers in Uganda are resorting to mass action in a bid to put pressure on the government to protect their pension savings in the National Social Security …

By Haggai Matsiko Invisible Children’s ‘Kony 2012’ viral campaign draws unfriendly fire If videos would kill, Lord’s Resistance Army rebel leader Joseph Kony would be dead by now.  Within just four days, a video—Kony2012— that aims at having him arrested by the end of this year, had gone viral with …

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi What if Musisi’s NRM councillors can do it? When Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago showed up in Council Hall for a scheduled meeting on March 7, the ceremonial mace was missing. An agitated Lukwago mounted a hunt. No meeting of Kampala Capital City Authority’s (KCCA) can …

By Joseph Bossa Abraham Lincoln and the goings on in Uganda and possibly, Russia Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States of America in November, 1860 and took office in March, 1861. Soon after, the American Civil War broke out over the question of slavery when some Southern …

By Sergei Karaganov A few years ago, it was fashionable to worry about the challenge that authoritarian-style capitalism. Today, the problem is not only economic The world is currently being shaken by tectonic changes almost too numerous to count: the ongoing economic crisis is accelerating the degradation of international governance …

By Pearl Natamba The ugly training ground for future leaders is not about to change Makerere University Students Guild elections are a big, boisterous, binge that often overflows onto the streets of Kampala city. Friday March 9 was typical. The winner of this year’s race, Ivan Kata, had just been …

By Denis musinguzi It is painfully clear the problem is not lack of laws and policy frameworks but lack of implementation efficiency The signing of the PSAs on February 3, 2012 by Tullow, CNOOC, Total and government despite standing court cases and resolution by parliament slapping any oil transactions until …