By Aloysious Kasoma Opposition Democratic Party leader, Norbert Mao has called upon Parliament, to demand for a formal explanation from the government on the reported gun attacks on security organs in Kampala. Mao said that the attacks could be a political problem which requires a political solution with a national …

By Charles Onyango-Obbo The normal, the unusual, and very strange things about Kenya election Kenya went to the polls on March 4. It was the first election under the new and quite liberal constitution that was adopted in August 2010. For Ugandans seeking to understand how the election played out, …

Kenya’s deputy Prime Minister, Uhuru Kenyatta, has won the presidential election by a very tight margin. Mr Kenyatta garnered 6,173,433 votes out of 12,338,667 total votes cast in last Monday’s election giving him 50.03 per cent required to win while his main challenger Raila Odinga garnered 5,340,546 (43.28) per cent. These figures …

By Andrew M. Mwenda In his willingness to change his mind in the face of new facts, he embodied the finest traits of intellectual self-confidence I spent most of Saturday March 2 night staring at my computer at home trying to write an obituary of the First Deputy Prime Minister …

By Ian Katusiime Ugandan student Titus Mawana, 22 who emerged among the winners of Apps4Africa, a technology business challenge that was conducted online with participants from 27 countries in Africa. Mawana stood out alongside two other African students from Nigeria and Ghana. His initiative Ffene is a low cost business …

By Julius Businge The Bank of Uganda has for the fourth consecutive month maintained the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 12% in March, according to the Monetary Policy Statement issued by the bank on March 5. The Bank said inflationary pressures have remained below single digits and that meant maintaining …

By The Independent Team Kenyans will today choose a president, members of parliament and senators, county governors and members of the newly formed county assembly. The Presidential race that has eight candidates vying for the post has been seen by many observers as mainly a two-horse race with Prime Minister …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Becoming the 1st revolutionary leader to leave voluntarily On February 8, 2012, Rwanda’s ruling party, the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) held a meeting attended by over 2,000 delegates. At that conference, President Paul Kagame introduced two subjects: the challenges facing the country from the international community’s …

By Julius Businge Uganda’s annual headline inflation has dropped to 3.4% for the year ended February 2013 down from 4.9% a year earlier, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics announced on Feb. 28. The statistics body said the fall was attributed to reductions in food prices and other components of in …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The decision on whether Kagame stays or retires may be in the hands of international organisations The fortunes of a nation, especially a poor one, are determined not only by its leaders and people but also by the interests and whims of powerful nations. This fact …