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#AGELIMIT: The 4 fights frustrating Museveni Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | Finally, there was a proper fist fight in parliament on Sept.26 over lifting the 75-year constitutional age limit to allow President Yoweri Museveni to contest again in 2021. He will officially be 77 years old by then and …

What is the country losing by focusing on it? Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Is the ongoing debate on Article 102 (b) of the Constitution to lift the Presidential age limit the most important issue MPs and the government should be focusing on? Are there no other biting socio-economic …

Why the removal of age limits may be the best way to get a peaceful succession in Uganda THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | There is consensus among Ugandan, African, and even global elites that presidents who rule for long make peaceful succession impossible. This informs the current …

UTL: Finance Minister, PS Muhakanizi says the new move is to drive internet price cuts in the country Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda government’s new  plan to procure all mobile and fixed telephony communication services as well as internet from Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) at a lower price is …

THIS WEEK: MP proposes bill to cater for Museveni’s succession. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Workers’ MP Sam Lyomoki who is in parliament on the ruling National Resistance Movement ticket has written to the speaker seeking to introduce a new bill dubbed, the Museveni Succession, Transition and Immunities Bill …

THIS WEEK: Muntu puts party campaigns on hold Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party Gen. Mugisha Muntu announced on Sept.25 that he is putting his campaigns to seek another term as party president on hold to join his colleagues in …

THIS WEEK: Germany’s Merkel gets fourth term with weakened mandate Angela Merkel secured a fourth term as German Chancellor after the Sept 24 election but with a weakened mandate as far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) made in-roads into the German parliament for the first time. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union …

THIS WEEK: Court warns police over Kaweesi murder suspects Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 23 suspects in police custody over the murder of former Police spokesperson Felix Kaweesi could be freed if police does not speed up investigations, Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court warned the office of the DPP. …

THIS WEEK: Rwanda files charges against opposition leader Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | A statement issued by Rwanda police on Sept.25 shows opposition leader Diane Rwigara has been charged with offences against state security and forgery. Rwigara who expressed interest in standing against President Paul Kagame in the recently concluded …

THIS WEEK: Government abolishes revenue collection by private entities Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | During a Sept.25 press conference, Minister for Kampala Betty Kamya announced that government has abolished privatization of revenue collection from operators of public vehicles to private entities. The minister who also banned parking fees and …