Tag Archives: By Dicta Asiimwe

By Dicta Asiimwe While speaking to The Independent on April 28, 2010, the government chief whip Daudi Migereko said: It is not realistic to expect a completely independent parliament, which is why our constitution provides for the government chief whip to be a member of cabinet. This independence of the …

By Dicta Asiimwe It is not authenticated but a report purported to be by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the American Congress on the 2011 Uganda elections could have serious implications. The report is the first in a series that the US Congress, in an unprecedented move, asked …

By Dicta Asiimwe Is it time for  priests to marry? In the last two weeks, the Roman Catholic Church has been in the news over its pedophilia scandals. Most of the scandals have been from Europe, especially in Ireland and Germany, the home country of Pope Benedict XVI, who is …

By Dicta Asiimwe Who takes care of the roaming lonely orphans? He is wearing threadbare rugs. Thats all he owns for clothes. Kutosi is the only name that identifies the 13-year-old boy whose parents and five siblings died in the Bududa mudslides. In the African setting, orphans without both parents …

By Dicta Asiimwe Can getting more directly elected women change trend? On February, 2006, the Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET) led other women NGOs to the launch of the Women’s Manifesto 2006 at Hotel Africana in Kampala. The Women’s manifesto was designed to help women get a common understanding of issues …