In The Magazine

By Ronald Musoke As stakeholders gathered on the morning of Sept. 19 in Kampala to engage with the government in regard to the annual national review of the AIDS response – now in its sixth year – a group of over 20 civil society organizations at the forefront of the …

By Haggai Matsiko International body wants consumers to petition Coke, Pepsi A new report by Oxfam International has lifted the lid on how the ever spiralling demand for sugar and the overwhelming rush for land to grow it, is fuelling land grabbing. Oxfam’s new report, Sugar Rush: Land rights and …

By Independent Team and Agencies Kigali ready to consider Taylor’s request Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor has asked to serve his 50-year sentence for war crimes in Rwanda, rather than the UK.  In a letter sent to the court that convicted him, he says it would be easier – and less …

By Ronald Musoke Following an outbreak of polio in neighbouring Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia and the potential risk facing Uganda, the Health ministry is to conduct a three-day ‘house-to-house’ Polio immunization campaign in 36 districts in Uganda. The inoculation campaign is scheduled to run from Sept. 21—23, targeting 2,178,093 children …

By Ronald Musoke The Ministry of Health has confirmed that Uganda has contained the Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) that broke out a month ago in the northern district of Agago. As a result, all the isolation facilities have been closed. According to a press statement released on Sept. 18, …

By Robert Howse and Ruti Teitel Deal with Assad in international courts, not with military power As President Barack Obama made the case for military intervention by the United States in response to the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons, Americans and many others around the world were asking what …

By Kavuma-Kaggwa Every year, when the Baganda celebrate the restoration of their kingdom, the recall the role of Prince Badru Kakungulu The newly appointed Prime Minister of Buganda kingdom, Katikiro Charles Peter Mayiga deserves praise for visiting places of worship after his appointment in the high post by the Kabaka …

By Carol Graham Americans pride in their country’s status as the land of opportunity is under threat The United States has long been viewed as the “land of opportunity,” where those who work hard get ahead. Belief in this fundamental feature of America’s national identity has persisted, even though inequality …

By Bob Kasango We should never let our ideological differences and inclinations come in the way of our professional disagreements It’s not the rule of law, it’s the rule of lawyers: That’s the central message conveyed by the Uganda Law Society’s suspension of the Attorney General’s membership and the award …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How Gen. Sejusa has, through a series of letters, proven to be much less than what I always expected of him I read with disappointment a letter allegedly written by Uganda’s former coordinator of intelligence services, Gen. David Sejusa aka Tinyefuza, in late August in which …