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Ingrid Turinawe, the 42-year old secretary for mobilisation of the opposition Forum for Democratic (FDC) is renowned for her run-ins with police during protests.  She told The Independent that she would rather die like a lion than live like a rat. Turinawe says her fighting spirit stems from growing up …

Karuma, Isimba mess: President Museveni directed officials at the Energy Ministry to hand over implementation powers of the billion dollar Karuma and Isimba projects to power generator, UEGCL, in a bid save them but the officials remained adamant weeks later.  Energy ministry officials defy Museveni on botched billion dollar project …

Cover story Truth about Karuma, Isimba mess When construction of Uganda’s largest hydropower project at Karuma started four years ago, there was a lot of optimism in the country. Now, the 650MW dam and another dam Isimba are in the news for shoddy works and negligence of duty. Now, the …

Factors such as a history of war and violence, the curse of having natural resources, constitutional designs, ethnic divisions and regional neighbors contribute, writes Pippa Norris Africans recently went to the polls in Benin, Cape Verde, the Republic of Congo, Niger and Zanzibar. The outcome was decidedly mixed. In Congo, …

AK-47 wielding President spends week in volatile region. But can mission cure historical grievances?   April 6 found President Yoweri Museveni’s convoy traversing the western border district of Bundibugyo; all the way to Uganda-Congo border. The President who was clad in UPDF battle fatigues and carried an AK 47 rifle was …

Buganda’s marked prince If one day can define the life of a man, then Tuesday March 28, 1995 is that day for Besweri Mulondo, who died on April 5, 2016 aged 90 years, writes Kavuma Kaggwa. Back in 1995, Ugandans were drafting a new constitution through delegates to the Constituent …

Patients, radiologists worried, officials say the effect is small For two months, Patrick Mangeni had stayed at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) awaiting his Mar.28 appointment for radiotherapy.  Despite the pain and uncontrollable bleeding, the 46-year old was hopeful that his problems would soon be attended to as this treatment …

Christopher Aine, the head of Mbabazi’s campaign security team, made a surprise re-appearance on April 07 after about four months of disappearance. Aine, who was on the wanted list of the Police with a bounty of Shs 20 million on his head, had earlier been reported to have been killed …

The big stories in this week’s The Independent. GET YOUR COPY NOW. Cover Story Following the re-election of embattled Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and an Opposition-dominated KCCA Council, the swords have been drawn in for a brutal fight for supremacy in the city management with Executive Director Jennifer Musisi and …

It is impossible to talk about the arts and cultural scene in Uganda and not talk about the Kampala contemporary art scene, writes Dominic Muwanguzi. Since 2001, growth of the Kampala contemporary art scene has been facilitated by emerging new art spaces, new artists eager to innovate with non- traditional …