By Haggai Matsiko Plotting to forcefully remove President Yoweri Museveni? Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi denies it, Kizza Besigye says it remains an option, and Gen. David Sejusa aka Tinyefuza says it the only way to remove Museveni from power. But does what they say publicly really describe whether or not …
Read More »Too big to boom?
By Joan Akello Lessons from Vision Group’s rapid expansion under Kabushenga Uganda’s biggest media group, the Vision Group (NVL), has just released its financial reports for the half year ending December 2013, and the numbers are not looking good. Although revenue grew by 4% compared to the same period in …
Read More »Will Homosexuals bring down Museveni?
By Joseph Were Uganda is to pay high price for hate In April 2013, the global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, published a report entitled: “Making love a crime: Criminalisation of same sex conduct in Sub-Saharan Africa” in which Ugandan gay rights activist Frank Mugisha gave very emotional testimony. One …
Read More »If peaceful change fails, we must use violent change –Mao
By Haggai Matsiko DP President, Norbert Mao spoke to The Independent’s Haggai Matsiko. Everyone is talking about 2016, what is Mao’s strategy? I lead the Democratic Party (DP) which is 60-years old this year. We want a Uganda that is united, democratic, and peaceful and that is economically prosperous. We …
Read More »Looking at 2016 is focusing on the wrong issue – Kamya
By Ronald Musoke Beti Olive Kamya, the leader of the Uganda Federal Alliance spoke to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke. Are you also in the camp that believes the opposition should shun the 2016 general elections because the polls have already been rigged in favour of the ruling NRM party? What …
Read More »2016 elections meaningless without reforms – Otunnu
By Joan Akello UPC President, Olara Otunnu spoke to The Independent’s Joan Akello about his party’s road map. What is UPC’s strategy for 2016? We have been moving around the country to mobilise, raise awareness, and get the youth and women league organised. Historically, the three main UPC pillars were …
Read More »Nobody will boycott 2016 elections – Basalirwa
By Joan Akello JEEMA party president Asuman Basalirwa spoke to The Independent’s Joan Akello about his party’s roadmap to the 2016 general elections. What challenges are you facing in preparation for 2016? The opposition’s most critical challenge is impunity, abuse of the law, the failure to respect the constitution and …
Read More »It is not up to Museveni to say he is going nowhere -Muntu
By Haggai Matsiko FDC President, Mugisha Muntu spoke to The Independent’s Haggai Matsiko about his party’s road map. You launched a campaign for free and fair elections, previously, we have had these campaigns but they haven’t achieved what was intended, why do you think it is going to be different …
Read More »Grabbing Karamoja’s gold
By Ronald Musoke American, Indian, Arab companies invade mineral-rich region Acerer village in Nakapiripirit District shows how mineral-rich this north eastern region of Uganda is. It is your classic Karamoja hamlet with traditional manyatta thorn-stick and mud settlements in lush green acacia thickets located just half a kilometer from the …
Read More »Kabaka’s Bugerere visit and how museveni kept his promise
By Kavuma-Kaggwa The true and clear historical record of Buganda’s role in the liberation war of 1981/1986 We have to thank the people of Bugerere County, one of the 18 counties of the Buganda Kingdom, for the biggest welcome they accorded the Kabaka of Buganda Sabasajja Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II …
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