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By Andrew M. Mwenda Inside look at how Museveni launched fight with former PM The first indication that something unusual was happening at State House Entebbe was when President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday Sept. 17 ended his meetings unusually early. The President retired for a quiet dinner with the First …

By Andrew M. Mwenda I spent the first week of this month in Dubai. Now I first visited Dubai in 1996. It was, I thought then, a big city. I have since visited this desert town almost every year since 2002. But compared to today, the Dubai of 1996 was …

By Joan Akello Cissy Kagaba, Executive Director Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda speaks to Joan Akello about her life and career. Three things we not know about you? I am fairly quiet and reserved especially if I am not an acquaintance with you. I am also a very prayerful and committed Christian …

By Morris DC Komakech Militarise agriculture, education, rural economies, and breaking the spirit of the country The Pope has decried the rampant conflicts in and around the world, calling it “piecemeal World war III”. War is not a game; it destroys lives and livelihoods, ravages homes, and stalls the very …

By Ronald Musoke & Agencies With the spread of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa showing no signs of relenting, the World Bank is committing up to $400 million (over Shs 1 trillion) to help the worst-affected countries in West Africa address the emergency. Speaking on Sept.25 during a special …

By Ronald Musoke President Yoweri Museveni will on Sept. 30 launch a new ultra-modern broiler farm and chicken-processing facility in the Central Uganda district of Luweero. The farm believed to be the biggest in East Africa is nestled on 64 acres in Bulemezi, Semuto, about 50 km outside of Kampala …

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Systems must be put in place to ensure political accountability and minimize double standards The decision by the African Union (AU), after more than five years of preparation, to confer jurisdiction over international crimes, such as genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, on the African …

By Ronald Musoke Confusion over copyright law leaves Uganda’s music and movie industry in chaos The mood inside the High Court’s Commercial Division in Kampala on Sept.8 was similar to a movie-shooting scene that has gone wrong; vitriolic statements and mean stares were flying about, and unpleasant body language spoke …

By Flavia Nassaka One neighbourhood mourns businesses destroyed by KCCA eviction, fears increased crime Kirinya- Kito Zone is a low cost neighbourhood about 10kms outside of Kampala. As the city expands eastwards, the tiny brick and tin shanties in the area are jostling for space with sprouting new modern apartment …

By Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Margie McGlynn Researchers are learning a great deal from the responses of three groups of patients An ounce of prevention, Benjamin Franklin famously said, is worth a pound of cure. But that is not always true when it comes to research into infectious diseases. Though scientists …