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By Joseph Bossa To renounce their party but remain members of the same makes them `party scavengers’ For purposes of this article let us assume that Uganda is a democracy and that the National Resistance Movement Organisation [NRM(O)] is a political party and not a sect. In a parliamentary democracy, …

By Henry Zakumumpa The tobacco control bill can protect children and young people from tobacco advertising Every year on May 31, the world stops to reflect on the millions of lives lost to tobacco use around the world and the one billion set to lose their lives to tobacco use …

By Gabindadde-Musoke The intervention shall exponentially increase on its efficiency regarding storage, access, and retrieval of land information In 1900, under the Buganda Agreement, the colonial administration of the day gifted its 1,000 collaborators in Buganda with 8 sq. miles each (akanaana), instantly transforming the erstwhile occupants of that land …

By Andrew M. Mwenda With Museveni seeming invincible for now, the only hope of succession is ironically a Muhoozi project Since Gen. David Sejusa aka Tinyefuza kicked off a storm by claiming President Yoweri Museveni wants to make his son, Brig. Muhoozi Kainerugaba his successor, Uganda has not stopped talking. …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Intelligence information reveals the extent of the renegade general’s fallout with the president and how the security bosses want to deal with the situation On April 30, 2013, President Yoweri Museveni summoned four top trusted aides to State House for an emergency meeting. Among them was …

By Amb. Roberto Ridolfi Reform is a moral imperative as well as a political and economic necessity For the newcomers to Europe Day, it is the anniversary of the 1950 Minister Schuman Declaration – the founding vision and inspiration of the European Union – when we celebrate Europe, its achievements, …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How overreaction to Tinyefuza by closing down Daily Monitor and Red Pepper may launch yet another presidential candidate Since the Coordinator of Intelligence Services, Gen. David Sejusa aka Tinyefuza, kicked off a storm by alleging that there is a plan to have Brig. Muhoozi Keinerugaba succeed …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How NRM’s level of organization has made it impossible for the Opposition to mobilize the masses against Museveni Sections of the opposition in Uganda have been arguing that it is through violence that President Yoweri Museveni has been able to sustain his political power. While this …

By Tara D. Sonenshine Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in All Media World Press Freedom Day is marked every May 3 to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom and to honor journalists who have lost their lives in pursuit of their profession. But as many human rights …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How Museveni has shifted from reliance on military force to coerce political support to the use of money to rent it My article, “What keeps Museveni in power” (The Independent April 12-18), attracted the most intense debate on our website. Apparently, most critics of President Yoweri …