By Moustapha Ndiaye Lack of enforcement actions such as the recovery of assets and application of sanctions The Inspectorate of Government (IG) recently released the Fourth Annual Report on Tracking Corruption Trends in Uganda, which includes data from the National Governance Baseline Survey conducted by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics …
Read More »Student loan dreams
By Julius Businge New scheme favouring technology, medicine, science education starts When The Independent first wrote a story about the student loan scheme in August this year, a reader, Vitas Muhairwe, posted a comment on our online version: “Am not seeing the possibility of this loan benefiting students from needy …
Read More »Tangi gets its grove back
By Patrick Kagenda Reburial of IGP Oryema brings new life to remote village Obit West could be described as the quietest spot in Tangi, a rural village in Pabir parish in Purongo Sub-County in Nwoya district in northern Uganda. Tangi village derives its name from a small spring that meanders …
Read More »300 public servants to be sued over embezzlement
By The Independent Reporter Justice Ministry reacts as Rwf3 billion is lost The announcement in mid-September by the Minister of Justice of plans to sue about 300 people over embezzlement of public funds has come at a time when government is struggling to recover about Rwf3 billion lost through irregular …
Read More »NRM’s biggest war
By Haggai Matsiko Why Mbabazi-Museveni fight threatens to widen fault lines in the ruling party months ahead of the 2016 polls On Sept.19, a day after President Yoweri Museveni had sacked his long-serving Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi, the towering new US$36 million Chinese-built President’s office building was placed under distinct siege …
Read More »More people getting depression
By Flavia Nassaka Can new blood-test detection improve treatment outcomes? Dr Harriet Birabwa, a Butabika based psychiatrist says that 20% of all patients that report to the hospital have had an episode of depression and of 100 aging people, 80 are depressed. Also, the World Health Organisation estimates show the …
Read More »The fall of Mbabazi
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 …
Read More »A week in Dubai
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 …
Read More »Daring to make a difference in society
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 …
Read More »Museveni’s anti-war sentiments
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 …
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