NEWS ANALYSIS

By Patrick Kagenda A look at the underlying problem On July 13, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank met to craft an appropriate response to shocks in the economy presented by the whipping the shilling has suffered in recent months. At that point, the local currency had shade …

By Agnes E. Nantaba After EPRC report says it failed to create jobs, Labour ministry is reloading it Mondo Kyateka, the Assistant Commissioner for Youths and Children Affairs in the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, is in the middle of an important assignment.  His ministry is currently engaged …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe  Shock, surprise, anger and what his bid for presidency means There was excitement at the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) offices at Najjanankumbi on July 1. Supporters of Rtd. Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye were nominating him to compete for the FDC presidential ticket to vie in …

By Ronald Musoke On April 15 the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) started to enforce the ban on lightweight carrier bags usually given to customers in shops. It was an act of unprecedented defiance as the day before, on April 14, none other than the Prime Minister, Ruhakana Rugunda, had …

By Ronald Musoke How government got stuck between environmentalists and manufacturers On April 15 the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) started to enforce the ban on light weight carrier bags usually given to customers in shops. It was an act of unprecedented defiance as the day before, on April 14, …

By Haggai Matsiko July was bound to be a hot month in Uganda, politically speaking as most of the major opposition groups have announced they will be electing their flag-bearers for the 2016 elections. But few anticipated the events of the last week of June. In a sign of the …

By Flavia Nassaka Is it what Uganda really needs? Nelson Kajura likes his job as a primary school teacher. But at Shs250,000 per month it does not pay enough to cater for his family of six  in an urban area. The ever increasing rent and prices of commodities and services …

By Haggai Matsiko Arrest. Expel. Block. The Independent has learnt that those are the three main options several meetings of NRM leaders on the Amama Mbabazi issue have been discussing. The most anticipated of the meetings is the Central Executive Committee (CEC) slated for early July. The desired outcome is …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe What will President do next? What is not in dispute, however, is that President Museveni had summoned Mbabazi and former Vice President Gilbert Bukenya to a meeting scheduled for June 15 to explain why they were allying with the new formed The Democratic Alliance (TDA). The …

By Keith Muhakanizi The New Budget: What is in there for you? The new budget, like has been the case before, is focussing largely on infrastructure development and improving service delivery. A major accomplishment during this fiscal year 2014/15 was Parliament’s adoption of the Public Financial Management Act (PMFA) of …