Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT.
COVER STORY
Museveni succession plot in Oulanyah – Kadaga battle: How Speakership race tested NRM and exposed the President
THE LAST WORD
A dangerous new world: How social media promotes radical extremism with a high potential to undermine democracy as we know it
ANALYSIS
Shs985bn for Kampala city roads: Money is part of Shs 1.2tn loan from AfDB
ANALYSIS
New MPs face lack of trust: Poll shows majority of Ugandans don’t think legislators will work in their best interest
BUSINESS
NSSF assets hit: Shs14.6trillion in COVID-19 period: Its comprehensive income declined during the one year coronavirus pandemic crisis, executives say
COMMENT
Uganda should mind the oil Gap: Policy, righting wrongs and circumventing curses as oil presents huge opportunities and significant risks
BUSINESS
Why do mosquitoes bite some people, not others? Scientists are a step closer to figuring it out
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✳ NRM Chief whip Nankabirwa says MPs under hostage, Oulanyah should save parliament
➡ “That parliament will change. It will stop being a parliament of tension, pretense….the tension is too much”
✅ CEC 11am Saturday
✅ NRM caucus elections 8am Sunday https://t.co/WsBlQFOQXL— The Independent (@UGIndependent) May 22, 2021