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Abraham Byandala, the minister without portfolio is expected to appear before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala today to answer charges in regard to the Mukono-Kyetume-Katosi/Kisoga-Nyenga road corruption scandal. Byandala who is the former minister of works and transport is expected to appear in court alongside five other men who have …

1. To the Opposition – “I met the opposition very briefly. one of the leaders, I will not mention who, asked me to be tough on this government, but i said to him;when you were in government you kept saying that America should keep off Kenyan affairs, now that you …

The actual length of the Hoima-Kaiso-Tonya road in the Albertine region is 83km, not the 92km as the public has been made to believe. Each kilometer on the Hoima-Kaiso-Tonya road cost government Shs 3.2bn to construct, making it the most costly road in the region. If it happens that the …

By Dr Geoffrey A Onegi-Obel Obama, the 6th Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya, and Uganda’s fate in America’s Africa Economic Transformation Initiatives On July 24 over 280 world-class investors looking for opportunities descend on the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, for the 6th Global Entrepreneurship Summit [GES] from July 25-26 headlined by …

By Yoga Adhola Fixation on removing Museveni from power confirms FDC as a one-agenda party While I have always believed that FDC is a one-agenda party, I had never got the evidence to speak out; however, on July 7, The Daily Monitor published the evidence. In an article, “I will …

By Haggai Matsiko Fight erupts over million dollar training deal in Uganda A secret operation by security contractors based in Uganda has been underway training fighters, comprising Ugandans and South Sudanese, to fight in the South Sudan war, The Independent has learnt.  The training is reportedly part of a deal …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe  Details about likely Besigye, Mbabazi, Museveni race in 2016 On November 12, 2013, a journalist from NTV asked the de facto leader of Uganda’s opposition, Kizza Besigye a direct question. “Are we going to see Dr. Kizza Besigye return as the flagbearer of FDC in the …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why Rwanda should follow the judgment or misjudgment of its citizens rather than the dictates of theory In mid-July, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published its Global Competitiveness Report where it listed Rwanda as having the 7th most efficiently ran government in the world. It was …

By Flavia Nassaka The latest scam Kampala beauty shops areoffering In almost every big shopping centre in Kampala city and along most streets, there is a body detoxification business. Most are run as `body/skin clinics’ although the operators are obviously far from professional medical practitioners. Some are found in massage …

By Isaac Manzi The Minister for Youth and Children Affairs and an MP for youth northern region, Evelyne Anite has not looked back since being the chief proposer of `sole candidate for Museveni’ at the NRM MPs retreat in Kyankwazi. She tells Isaac Manzi about why people should not be …