In The Magazine

By Ivan Rugambwa In light of former Prime Minister and former NRM Secretary General Amama Mbabazi’s announcement that he would be seeking the  party’s flag to run for President, the Current NRM Secretray General, Justine Kasule Lumumba spoke to The Independent’s Ivan Rugambwa. Today Mbabazi, the man who you replaced …

By Haggai Matsiko Can Besigye, Bukenya, Mbabazi, Muntu work together? The morning after about 98 percent of the top contenders against President Museveni launched a coalition dubbed The Democratic Alliance (TDA) on June 10, there was a lot of excitement among hundreds of supporters gathered at Hotel Africana in Kampala. …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe Surge of activists at FDC Delegates’ Conference worries moderates Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party president, retired Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu, knows how to say the right things at the right time. This skill was on test on June 12 in Kampala when the FDC …

By Gerald Padde Auku Citizens, government must appreciate the fact that fighting corruption is a collective responsibility Uganda is one of the countries with a very good institutional framework in place to fight corruption. However, in the 2014 Corruption Perception Index (CPI), Uganda was ranked 142 out of 174 countries …

By Keith Muhakanizi The New Budget: What is in there for you? The new budget, like has been the case before, is focussing largely on infrastructure development and improving service delivery. A major accomplishment during this fiscal year 2014/15 was Parliament’s adoption of the Public Financial Management Act (PMFA) of …

By Haggai Matsiko Suspicions of vote buying eclipse record Shs 24 trillion budget On May 25, Keith Muhakanizi, the secretary to the Treasury, wrote to the Clerk to Parliament notifying the House of the final corrigenda to the 2015/2016 Shs.24 budget that Finance Minister Matia Kasaija presented on June 11.  …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Our continent needs to focus on its positive attributes and use those to inspire future generations The definitive clash of wills during the Second World War that paved the way for the defeat of Nazi Germany was the battle of Stalingrad. Soviet leader Josef Stalin had …

By Flavia Nassaka Experts call for urgent interventions to deal with suicide as a public health issue The death of an American  Oscar winning actor and  comedian Robin Williams through committing suicide in August  last year got the world wondering about how a person with such a sense of humor …

By Nicole Namubiru If more attention is given to advanced technology, there will be fewer unnecessary deaths, experts say Despite a slight increase, the allocation to the health sector in this year’s budget has not impressed sector enthusiasts. While it increased from Shs 1.1 trillion to Shs 1.2 trillion, the …

By Joan Akello Ruth Sebatindira, the outgoing president of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), talked to Joan Akello about leadership and society. Any three things we do not know about you? I am a minimalist; for example I have fewer shoes and clothes than my husband, and I love music. …