By Andrew M. Mwenda How our admiration of Western systems has more do with how it perceives itself than the reality of its being I still cannot explain what got into my head recently to re-read William Shirer’s, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a 1,200 pages tour …

By The Independent Team President Kenyatta along with his deputy William Ruto today unveiled the full list of their nominees to the Cabinet. However in a move that is likely to surprise many of his supporters Mr. Ruto had earlier mentioned that there would not be any other politicians in …

By Julius Businge Dfcu bank has suspended its trading for four weeks on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) to pave way for Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) to sell part of its shares in the bank, an official note released on April 22 in a local daily news paper reads. CDC …

By Julius Businge The three East African currencies of Kenaya, Uganda and Tanzania remained steady trading a narrow range throughout the week ending March 23. “It was a sideways market for most of the trading sessions of the week with no uptrend or downtrend clearly established,” said Stephen Kaboyo a …

By Julius Odeke President Yoweri Museveni has described the late minister for Disaster Preparedness Steven Mallinga as a hardworking man. The President was speaking on Thursday as the chief mourner during the funeral ceremony of the Late Minister Mallinga in Butebo where thousands of people from the country and beyond …

By Haggai Matsiko Museveni doubles military expenditure, cuts education budget The budget increase in Uganda’s military expenditure even amidst global and regional defence cuts might be the latest indication of President Museveni’s strategy to fasten his grip on power and his influence on the region. As recent events have showed, …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How party’s tolerance of rebel MPs was typical of its tolerance of other ills and a danger to democracy Finally, the NRM decided to expel it’s so called “rebel MPs”. Many critics of President Yoweri Museveni and the NRM have denounced this decision. The MPs themselves …

By Ronald Musoke The Forum for former African Heads of State and Government has co-opted Prof George W. Kanyeihamba to support a high level team mandated by the African Union to mediate in the border dispute between Malawi and Tanzania. The forum led by the former Mozambican president Joachim Chissano …

By Ronald Musoke Prof. Kanyeihamba represents businessman in unusual case In an unprecedented case, a local businessman from eastern Uganda is threatening to sue the U.S. embassy to recover or be compensated for a “priceless cargo of celestial particles” he entrusted with it. Details of the case indicate that the …

By Aloysious Kasoma Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has denied allegations about the purchase of buses by Kampala Capital City Authority as reported in the media and labeled them untrue. Lukwago was addressing a meeting of taxi owners and drivers at City Hall yesterday. He said that there is no bus …