In The Magazine

By Haggai Matsiko UK and Germany firms use government officials to grab 20,000 peasants’ land As people celebrate Christmas, it is a luxury that others can even hardly afford to think about and have spent their last 10 Christmas like that—sad, poor and displaced. One of them is Mzee Matayo …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Hellen Kalende, 23, had just completed her studies at Kyambogo University in August and was looking forward to the Dec. 15 graduation where she would get aBachelors degree in Information Technology and Computing. On Nov. 9 at 9:30pm she was knocked by a speeding car and …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Because he has little pecuniary interest in power and no messianic image of himself, Kagame will easily retire in 2017 Since his press engagement in Kampala, President Paul Kagame has come under increasing attack from some people accusing him of being unclear about his intention to …

By Andrew Mwenda A section of the public and critics have lately been saying Andrew Mwenda has changed. I don’t agree with them, and records of my publications going back in time bear me witness. Throughout my career, I have cherished the key cornerstones of journalism – truth and accuracy, …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why Besigye may have a chance at the presidency and how the President risks impeachment by parliament Two things that seemed almost impossible and improbable at the end of March this year are increasingly becoming possible and probable as the year closes. One was that Forum …

By Peter Nyanzi Rwandan President Paul Kagame was in Kampala as chief guest at the Young Achievers Awards ceremony on Dec.11 and ended his visit with a media dialogue attended by The Independent’s Peter Nyanzi. Excerpts of the exchange follow. At the Young Achievers Awards ceremony you said leaders have …

By Haggai Matsiko Why Museveni’s agenda with America is running out of time Faradje, a small town of 250,000 people on the edge of the Garamba Forest in north east DR Congo is this December marking the third anniversary since Joseph Kony ransacked it on December 25, 2008 and slaughtered …

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi Why are the IGG’s witnesses vanishing? Why have witnesses been flying off the Inspector General of Government’s (IGG) list in the case against former Vice President Gilbert Bukenya? At midday on Nov. 7, Stanley Nsubuga, a Principal Inspectorate Officer in the IGG’s office, took to the …

By Joseph E. Stiglitz Public-sector cutbacks do not solve the problem of yesterday’s profligacy; they simply push economies into deeper recessions New York – Just when it seemed that things couldn’t get worse, it appears that they have. Even some of the ostensibly “responsible” members of the eurozone are facing …

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi NRM still strong in Luwero Over a week after the Luwero district Woman MP by-election was concluded, the Electoral Commission had not gazetted DP’s Brenda Nabukenya, who had been declared winner with 14,945 votes against 14,915 for NRM’s Rebecca Nalwanga. The Independent’s Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi talked …