NEWS ANALYSIS

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi The force should seek dialogue not revenge say analysts John Michael Ariong spent his 26 years of service as an unknown policeman but his death on March 21 has thrown the whole nation into a tailspin. Ariong’s death, supposedly at the hands of civilians, was so …

By Rukiya Makuma Emin Baro’s case opens lid on Uganda’s worst kept secret Today is a sad moment for the Ugandan woman,” Miria Matembe the Executive Director of Centre for Women in Governance started off on a sad note. “We can not allow this to happen, this is an insult …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Museveni losing support, Besigye gaining Opposition leader Kizza Besigye’s Walk-to-Work protests could be gaining him significant support according to an analysis of the latest Afrobarometer poll. But the growth of opposition to President Yoweri has still not passed the critical 50% mark. Part of the explanation …

By Haggai Matsiko Fight over Muhairwe’s job rages on as corporation declares profits National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has just announced a Shs 10 billion profit. So why is the management at the corporation punching holes in the numbers instead of celebrating? Failure to name a new managing director …

By Haggai Matsiko Uganda outspends Kenya on military for the first time Uganda’s expenditure on arms surpassed Kenya’s for the first time in 2011, a new global arms expert report shows. Uganda spent US$1.02 billion; about double Kenya’s US$735 million. Details show that Uganda spent US$270 million on its usual …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati & Julius Businge Prices go up but experts say she is barking the wrong tree On a busier day Bashir Mutebi, a timber dealer, would be negotiating deals to sell timber to Sudanese and Kenyan traders, and retailing to dealers in Kampala. Usually, he would sell …

By Miriam Mukama When a woman gives birth, usually it is joy. The newly born baby makes the mother a heroine of sorts and, she is thanked, given gifts and praised even in the humblest of communities where life hardships are too many. But Catherine Namukasa, 22, despite giving birth …

By Steve Terrill The lights Daniel Ntibaziyandemye uses for his nocturnal fishing trips are charged by pedal-powered generators that offer an affordable means of creating energy, even for the poor. The small generator, which stands knee-high inside a wooden frame, is operated by what looks like a recumbent exercise bike …

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi Lukwago, Musisi, Land Board fight to control prime city plots Immediately the now indicted George Agaba took office at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), he raised uproar with directives he made about the management of the city’s public land. As acting Director for Physical Planning, Agaba …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Museveni aide blocks donor project, wants Shs 1bn, State House cited in major land scams A land dispute between President Yoweri Museveni’s Press Secretary Tamale Mirundi and the Nakawa Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) is standing in the way of a US$4.5 million (Shs 9 billion) project. …