By Angella Abushedde The US government says it will continue funding the health sector. Director of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr Thomas Freiden who was in the country for a four-day tour of the US Mission health projects said that the US government was committed to …

By Andrew M. Mwenda A teenager is killed. The killer is acquitted. The country is USA. The teenager was black. Sounds familiar? Yes! Here is why. Preamble from the Huffington Post: In March 2013, 16-year old unarmed Kimani Gray was shot seven times, including three times in his back by …

By Julius Businge Kalangala Infrastructure Services (KIS) has started construction of the 66km main Bugala Island road as part of the four major projects aimed at opening up the island to major trading centres across the country. The other components under the KIS project include providing ferry transport services, water …

By Independent Team Audit shows most corrupt government offices Up to Shs 1.6 trillion or about 20 percent of all the money spent by various government departments in the 2011/12 Financial Year was either stolen, misused, or not properly accounted for, according to extracts from a just released Auditor General’s …

New research boosts search for cure for HIV/AIDS Fresh data from several small trials presented at an AIDS conference on July 3 provides encouraging news in the quest for a cure for HIV, scientists said. Giving an update in an eagerly-followed trial, researchers said an HIV-positive infant in Mississippi who …

U.S. President’s eight day trip around Africa fails to say much about what America wants and what his hosts gained What does Africa have that America could want? It seems that is a question not even Barack Obama, on his first extended trip to the continent since becoming American president …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why the U.S. should reflect on its historical experience and let the secularists and Islamists forge their own path Events in Egypt over the last week have been both disappointing and illuminating. Disappointing because a democratically elected government was overthrown by the military supported by a …

By Haggai Matsiko FDC leaders face tough choices on Muntu On May 8, a top ring of supporters of Gen. Mugisha Muntu, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President held a very special meeting at an undisclosed place in Kampala. The meeting was exclusive to strictly top Muntu supporters because …

By Julius Businge The Uganda shilling appreciated during the week that ended July 5 to trade 2575/85 from 2590/00 per US dollar after policy makers maintained the key lending rate at 11% citing inflationary pressures. Traders said the market saw good dollar selling interest before energy and manufacturing sub-sectors’ demand squared off …

By Andrew Mwenda How the US war on terror threatens to undermine the cause of individual liberty In 1948, George Orwell published his novel, 1984, a classic statement of the danger to individual liberty paused by increasing technological sophistication, especially in the hands of the state. The novel is set …