By Patrick Kagenda A look at the underlying problem On July 13, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank met to craft an appropriate response to shocks in the economy presented by the whipping the shilling has suffered in recent months. At that point, the local currency had shade …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How political debate is divorced from our revenue and skills reality on state delivery of public goods and services When I was in boarding secondary school in the late 1980s and early 1990s, we used to eat maize porridge every morning for breakfast, posho and boiled …

An online petition has been launched on the Change.org website to convince Amama Mbabazi to stand as an Independent for the 2016 Presidential Elections. The petition which was published by Janette Mugisha calls upon signatories to support Mbabazi’s decision to abandon NRM and not be restricted by what they term …

The recently released Makerere University Private Admissions list has revealed that out of the 136 districts in Uganda, 24 districts failed to send a single student to the University. 17002 students were admitted for the new academic year that starts on August 15th. Charles Ssentongo, the Deputy Academic Registrar in …

Dozens of Muslims at Masaka Central Mosque walked out of prayers as President Museveni delivered his speech. The Muslims claimed that the Eid prayers had been turned into a political campaign. In protest of the political speeches, sections of Muslims chose to abandon the prayers that were meant to follow …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe  Shock, surprise, anger and what his bid for presidency means There was excitement at the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) offices at Najjanankumbi on July 1. Supporters of Rtd. Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye were nominating him to compete for the FDC presidential ticket to vie in …

By. Andrew M. Mwnda How Museveni and the opposition are likely to structure their campaigns and the risks and advantages of their likely strategies The battle between President Yoweri Museveni and his erstwhile ally and Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi is likely going to be nasty. The president’s handlers are likely …

By Flavia Nassaka By 9 am Presidential Aspirant Amama Mbabazi was in Lugazi town heading to Mbale to commence his countrywide consultations. However as he approached Jinja in Njeru town, Mbabazi was hijacked put on a police truck and driven to an unknown destination. Addressing a press conference held at …

By Ian Katusiime In a new report to Parliament covering the period of July to December 2014, the Inspector General of Government (IGG) has revealed that the Ombudsman’s office received a total of 908 corruption complaints, most of which were against District Administrators. During the period under review, the Inspectorate …

By Andrew Mwenda On May 20, the American Congress held a hearing on the “deteriorating human rights situation in Rwanda”. The timing was surprising because there have hardly been incidents of human rights abuse in Rwanda for a while. Instead the hearing took place against the backdrop of widespread demonstrations …