By Peter Nyanzi Workers turn to mass action to protect savings Fed up with government’s apparent lack of concern for their welfare, workers in Uganda are resorting to mass action in a bid to put pressure on the government to protect their pension savings in the National Social Security …
Read More »‘Rambo’ Russell’s video
By Haggai Matsiko Invisible Children’s ‘Kony 2012’ viral campaign draws unfriendly fire If videos would kill, Lord’s Resistance Army rebel leader Joseph Kony would be dead by now. Within just four days, a video—Kony2012— that aims at having him arrested by the end of this year, had gone viral with …
Read More »Kicking out Lukwago
By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi What if Musisi’s NRM councillors can do it? When Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago showed up in Council Hall for a scheduled meeting on March 7, the ceremonial mace was missing. An agitated Lukwago mounted a hunt. No meeting of Kampala Capital City Authority’s (KCCA) can …
Read More »Parliament to pass weak laws on oil
By Haggai Matsiko & Mubatsi Asinja Habati Corruption feared as laws vest too much power in executive over contracts The government has abandoned a key legislation for the oil sector—the Oil Revenue Management Bill—without which revenues from the sector might end up managed poorly. The government had promised to table …
Read More »Makerere politics
By Pearl Natamba The ugly training ground for future leaders is not about to change Makerere University Students Guild elections are a big, boisterous, binge that often overflows onto the streets of Kampala city. Friday March 9 was typical. The winner of this year’s race, Ivan Kata, had just been …
Read More »Why is Bujagali power expensive?
By Agather Atuhaire Experts allege importation of faulty turbines. Is investors denial enough? When the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Irene Muloni, announced a new power tariff on Jan. 12, she assured Ugandans that the tariff will reduce once all the five units of Bujagali Hydropower Dam have come …
Read More »Museveni & Raila Odinga
By Independent Team The past courts the future. Why? An insight into the President’s visit to Kisumu. Why exactly did Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga visit President Yoweri Museveni at State House, Entebbe on March 5? That was the second time the two were having a tete-a-tete in a space …
Read More »My baby died at Mulago
By Annah Natukunda Women and girls demand accountability for maternal and infant deaths The complaint was filed by a 17- year- old girl from Kamwokya–Kisenyi, a suburb of Kampala city. She wants an explanation for the death of her newborn baby at Mulago National Referral hospital. Once the teenager found …
Read More »Gifts to the world
By Miriam Mukama Women’s Day theme shows benefits of educating the girl child Ajok Eva just got 20 points in the recently released Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE). She is happy but not satisfied with her results, she thinks she would have done better if only she had enough …
Read More »NSSF on the spot
By Peter Nyanzi Extravagance, high expenditure eroding workers’ savings As the NSSF top bosses sing high praises about their financial statements for 2011, financial experts have started punching holes in it. In a statement issued last week, NSSF managing director Richard Byarugaba said for the first time in 10 years, …
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