NEWS ANALYSIS

By Rukiya Makuma Marriage and Divorce Bill advocates are counting on the Speaker’s goodwill  On Aug. 26 during Forum for Women in Development’s Annual General meeting at their head office in Kampala, women activists echoed the need to re-introduce the 2009 Marriage and Divorce Bill in Parliament. The objective of …

By Stephen Kafeero Deadly mix of poverty, hunger, superstition strikes the most vulnerable Naigaga Hadija is 20. A few years ago, she left school in primary six to get married. She now has two children and a step-daughter. Kagoya Catherine is also 20. She has one child aged two and …

By Agather Atuhaire Most highly paid bosses head the most corrupt organisations, according to bribery survey Anti-corruption activists, MPs, and the general public are divided over Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Jennifer Musisi’s claim that being paid highly deters corruption. In an interview with The Independent (Issue 178 …

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi How Museveni pushed ministers, Bank of Uganda to give him billions over market deals City businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba’s hold on President Yoweri must be quite strong. In two years, the president has written numerous letters, chaired meetings, and ordered various officials to pay him billions of …

By Julius Businge Immigration mulls innovations to tackle delays, forgery Usually, the ministry of Internal Affairs at Plot 75 on Jinja Road in Kampala has a huge crowd of people either seating or standing in a tent or merely moving about restlessly. Usually, they look distraught and desperate. Usually, they …

By Agather Atuhaire The ministers have turned out to be ceremonial; doing little as the country is buffeted by crises When President Yoweri Museveni named his 4th term cabinet in May, few could hide their shock at the new faces in prominent ministries like finance, energy and mineral development, health, …

By Rukiya Makuma Can crucial meeting this month end power struggle, intrigue? September 24 could mark a turning point for one of the most active labour organisations in the country, the Uganda Hotel Food Tourism and Allied Workers’ Union (UHFTAW), which has been paralysed by leadership wrangles for nine months. …

By Haggai Matsiko After the July 11, 2010 synchronised bomb attacks that ripped through two Kampala spots – Lugogo Rugby Club and Ethiopian Village – killing over 80 people in crowds watching the televised football World Cup final,  security checkpoints, sniffer dogs, car and body scans became part of daily …

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi Mengo waiting for Bbumba’s action to sue government Buganda Kingdom Attorney General Apollo Makubuya is worn down by waiting. For six months, he says he has been looking out for one entry in the Uganda Gazette to be able to implement a directive of the Buganda …

The world is safer today than in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the United States, with global terror groups weaker than 10 years ago, senior EU and NATO officials have said. A decade after Al-Qaeda traumatised the United States, the terror network has lost its leader, Osama …