In The Magazine

By Joan Akello The French embassy in Uganda estimates that over 80 per cent of refugees have arrived in Uganda in the last five years. The majority of the 310,000 refugees in Uganda originate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while some 90,000 are from South Sudan and others …

By The  Independent Team Two warring party leaders in South Sudan are scheduled to return to the negotiating table two weeks after agreeing to a cease-fire. South Sudan in mid-December broke into a political struggle, turning into nationwide warfare between troops loyal to the government and those loyal to the …

By The  Independent Team Gays and lesbians in Kenya have joined a global effort to protest against an anti-homosexuality bill passed by Uganda’s parliament and now in the hands of the country’s president. Several dozen gays, lesbians and supporters demonstrated in front of Uganda’s High Commission in Nairobi on Feb. …

By Dominic Muwanguzi Renowned artists Ndema and Xenson take top city school students on journey of self-expression Jeremy Ufoyuru, the head of the Secondary section of the Art Department of Rainbow International School, recently found a novel way to help his charges tackle crucial career choices. He did this by …

By Patrick Kamara April 6, 2002 is a day that Thomas Dyilo Lubanga, then-Congolese rebel leader with over 15,000 fighters in the Eastern DR Congo city of Bunia will never forget. At the time, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighting President Yoweri Museveni’s government had their bases inside the Democratic …

By Ronald Musoke When the results of the 2013 Primary Leaving Exams were released on Jan.31, Moses Edibu, a 13-year old pupil of VH Public School in Lira Municipality was devastated. He had hoped to score aggregate 4; the highest grade, but instead scored 5. He spent the whole day …

By Joan Akello Why is police and parliament keeping it hushed up? Since The Observer newspaper broke a story about an attendant in the office of the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga sustained injuries as he was opening a letter that `exploded’ in his face, there have been calls for …

By Naomi Wolf It’s time to take inspiration from their courage and strategic daring against rape and sexual harassment Sometimes countries suddenly take a mighty leap forward, forcing everyone else to take notice. On one critical issue – sexual harassment and rape – India has moved far into the lead. …

By Joan Akello Deputy Inspector General of Government Who are you in two sentences? A lawyer, father of two and husband of one wife, Catherine. My passion is human development. Why are your interests about people? People have skills, talents but operate without reaching their full potential. The motivational talks …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The current political system based on patronage has developed a vast array of vested interests with a stake in its perpetuation Acommon narrative holds that President Yoweri Museveni enjoys unlimited power in Uganda and that this is a major source of our nation’s problems. This view …