In The Magazine

By Patrick Kagenda Big money, greed, poor policy causing shortages Uganda’s petrol czar, Mr. Ivan Kyayonka, possibly does not know how it feels to drive into a fuel station and find no fuel. He has been the chairman of Uganda’s top fuel dealership, Shell, for around two decades and refills …

By Patrick Kagenda For about a year, Ugandans have endured high fuel prices. Patrick Kagenda interviewed Minister Daudi Migereko about the soaring fuel prices. Uganda has been experiencing a fuel crisis since Nov 2007 and its now one year whats the cause of this crisis? The refinery in Mombasa is …

By Bob Roberts Katende As Muslims we cannot continue to have a liar as our leader Imam Kasozi was quoted as saying after the judgment. Allah Akbar, Allah Akbar (God is great,God is great) at least justice has been done, Mubajje’s supporters chanted with clenched fists in the air as …

By Agnes Asiimwe How do you express objection? Mr Joseph Mbogo, 45, spent his morning last Tuesday standing, in protest, outside Parliament in a one-man demonstration, but positioned well enough to be seen by those going in or leaving the Parliamentary Building. The former NRA bush war veteran hasnt had …

By Andrew M. Mwenda I argued last week that there is a small but very vocal group of Ugandans who have taken their legitimate anger against the regime of Yoweri Museveni into a condemnation of the Ugandan society generally. This trend is beneficial to Museveni and company because a cynical …

By Andrew M. Mwenda In February 2007, I was invited by the Institute for African Development at Cornell University in the United States to give a lecture. My presentation was on’The in-humanitarian consequences of humanitarian intervention; a case study of the UN humanitarian intervention in Rwanda in 1994.’ The lecture …

By Melina Platas   Traitor or a survivor? Many believe that Ssekandi will not be remembered for his objectivity, as Nsibambi suggests, but rather as the Speaker who made the most controversial decisions. Get me the Speaker,’ Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi demands, and then hangs up the phone. A few …

By The Independent Reporter Following The Independents story: AYA Hilton on sale, Museveni fights to save it (Issue 34 p18-19) President Yoweri Museveni came out to defend the construction project. In an interview with The Independent, AYA Executive Chairman Mohammed Hamid explains the controversy surrounding the project and Mr Museveni’s …

By Juma A. Okuku In the last 20 years, President Museveni has continuously talked about the need for Uganda to industrialise so as to be able to provide for its people. In this five-part insight, Juma A. Okuku looks at why we have failed so far and what we must …

By Onghwens Kisangala The Indenpendents Onghwens Kisangala interviewed eminent Ugandan academic Prof. Dani Wadada Nabudere about a broad range of issues. This interview was done before the final results of the US election were known, and before Parliament absolved Security Minister Mbabazi in the Temangalo scandal. Below, excerpts: The country …