By Agather Atuhaire EC announced 63% turnout but long queues send different message As Ugandans voted in presidential and parliamentary election on Feb.18, one of them, Jackie, posted on her Facebook page that she was overwhelmed by Ugandans determination to vote. She was voting for the first time and said …
Read More »Useless audits
By Agather Atuhaire Cases show how Auditor General’s reports are treated no better than garbage The Office of the Auditor General (AG) needs to be mandated to issue reports that are conclusive on their own and compelling enough for the police and the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to act …
Read More »Museveni fights for eastern vote
By Agather Atuhaire Mbabazi could replace Besigye as regional opposition favourite Analysis of political campaigns often throws up unsubstantiated claims and the commentary on the 2011 general elections is no exception. Among the popular myths being peddled is that President Yoweri Museveni won the north. He did not. In fact …
Read More »The politics of crowds
By Agather Atuhaire Reasons why Museveni, Besigye, Mbabazi are locked in fight over big crowds On Tuesday, Nov. 02, Uganda’s main daily newspaper, The New Vision, had on its front page an almost full-page photo of an overflowing crowd at President Yoweri Museveni’s Nov.01 nomination rally at Kololo Recreational Grounds …
Read More »MPs free at last
By Agather Atuhaire Supreme Court ruling on rebel MPs removes burden of toeing party line On Oct.30, in a 6:1 majority, the Supreme Court in Kampala ruled that an MP cannot lose their seat in the House upon expulsion from their party. The ruling overturned an earlier Constitutional Court decision …
Read More »I am the chief-engineer of my success
By Agather Atuhaire Fagil Mandy is a passionate educationist consultant. He spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about how he crafted his way to the top through tough times. Any three things we don’t know about you? I grew up in the hands of two women; my mother and grandmother who …
Read More »Why NRM primaries were bloody
By Agather Atuhaire Mbabazi ghost haunts party diehards going into 2016 Blood. Teargas. Supporters beaten, some killed, and candidates in punch-ups. Those were the scenes in the recent Oct.27 election of flag-bearers for the 2016 parliamentary and local government elections. It was a continuation of the violence seen earlier in …
Read More »Government is `broke’
By Agather Atuhaire Tough finance law flat-foots Finance Ministry It is general election time. Politicians need money. But the shilling is fast depreciating. The budget is performing poorly. Although the government has put up Shs 1.4 trillion worth of TBs and bonds, it has attracted interest worth barely Shs 400 …
Read More »Mbabazi gains, Besigye loses
By Agather Atuhaire Just six years ago, Henry Peter Mayega was a member of the opposition Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) party. Then he switched sides to the ruling NRM party. Today he is Uganda’s ambassador designate to the Peoples republic of China. At any time these days, Mayega is all …
Read More »Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, 56, dies
By Agather Atuhaire Quiet general was chief of defense forces for 10 years On June 7, 2003, President Yoweri Museveni who is also the commander-in-chief of the armed forces took a decision that would have far-reaching implications for the Uganda army and the country. He removed Maj. Gen. James Kazini …
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