COLUMNISTS

By Andrew M. Mwenda The presidential election in America, although run by two political parties, actually offers little choice for the ordinary voter As the American election gets near, the partisans on either side have assembled to criticise one another and show that there are actually serious policy differences between …

By Morrison Rwakakamba Technology and elite capture demand new-style organisations to match with the new realities With over 10,400,000 citizens  connected to mobile phones, according to International Communication Union, over 5,000,000 browsing the internet daily, and millions tuning into more than 228 fm radio stations  broadcasting in local languages – …

By Dr Roberto Ridolfi Prospects of oil revenues have imperatives for financing infrastructure development in Uganda Infrastructure development financing in Africa, and consequently also in Uganda, has been dominated by donor and government financing for the many decades, with quite reduced participation of the private sector and commercial banking system. …

By Esther Dyson How can I avoid having my messages end up in the jumble of emails that gets abandoned, sent to an archive, or deleted? You may have heard of the “quantified self” movement – the idea that you monitor your own vital signs such as weight or blood …

By Moses Khisa Government wants to retain control over Makerere but does not want to meet its financial obligations Following on Prof. Mahmood Mamdani article; “Beyond the Colonized, Neoliberal University” (The Independent August 12th 2012), I responded with “Response to Prof Mamdani (The Independent September 1st 2012). In his “Critiquing …

By Steven Turyahikayo Uganda @50 and the parable of the two goats Independence in 1962 found me in P4 at Kizinga Primary School in present day Ntungamo district in western Uganda. Kizinga hill in general was undergoing rapid development with school and church buildings being built and/or modernised. The headmaster, …

By Joseph Bossa State House invitations to NRM caucus show why Museveni should be prime minister and Mbabazi the president It has become common practice that whenever there is a crucial vote before Parliament, the most recent one being the passing of an amended budget and more lately the one …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Speakers at the Memorial Lecture at Sheraton spent too much time attacking government than on highlighting his legacy On Oct. 10, I attended the Fourth Milton Obote Memorial Lecture at Sheraton Hotel’s Rwenzori Ballroom. There, I witnessed in silent wonderment the murder of the record of …

By Ian Buruma A certain percentage of voters will not vote for a black man, whatever he says, or however good he looks in a debate What is the point of a presidential debate? In the context of American presidential elections, “debate” is something of a misnomer. When former French …

By Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba To transit to a middle income country, we need well defined institutions and systems of state It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”  “A man who dares to waste one hour of …