The tenure of the long serving police officer reveals the complexities of reform, power dynamics, and the ongoing struggle for security in a rapidly changing nation COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | When Martin Okoth Ochola was appointed Inspector General of Police six years ago, there was some relief from the …
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Uganda Development Bank-funded solar plant will add 20MW to national grid Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Tucked away in the hills of Mubende in Kyakasa village lies a solar power plant that is part of efforts aimed at powering Uganda’s energy transition. The Xsabo Nkonge power station with its gleaming …
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New project will save Uganda $2.5m of monthly energy costs Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Power supply in northern Uganda could finally be stable and efficient after Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) commissioned a 132KV transmission project at the Agago sub-station in Pader District. Named the Gulu Agago power …
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Why Dr. Besigye’s party could be no more by 2026 Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | 2024 is the year the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) marks twenty years. Ideally, it should have been a milestone for the first major opposition party in the era of multiparty politics. Instead the party …
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Fears over continued fighting as Gen. Burhan rubbishes IGAD talks COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Sudanese Army Commander-in-Chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has once again put President Yoweri Museveni in a quandary. On Jan.30, just as a 14-day window for direct talks between Gen. Burhan and his challenger for the presidency …
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Analysts say new BoU boss has done well so far Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | After steering the Central Bank for two years in acting capacity since then Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile passed on in January 2022, Michael Atingi-Ego has been receiving positive ratings in monetary policy circles. Michael Atingi-Ego …
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Fatigue, intrigue, corruption, violence while Museveni lingers on Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is marking its 38th anniversary amidst creeping fatigue, grinding corruption, worsening human rights abuse and the ever present puzzle of succession. The NRM came to power on January 26, 1986 when its …
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New LoP highlights justice for missing persons and NUP’s desire to take over power Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi took office as the Leader of Opposition on Jan.9, starting a journey that will see the first-term MP steer the Opposition agenda into the 2026 elections. …
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2023 achievements, hopes for 2024 COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Bobi Wine’s visit to the U.K. after a ten year visa ban capped a year where his political significance soared again after the lull of last year. The party Bobi Wine founded, the National Unity Platform (NUP), went through a …
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New move leaves army generals, Parliamentarians guessing Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | America’s visa ping pong with Uganda goes on. Once again, the U.S. has issued visa bans on top Ugandan officials to continue a trend that has played out for four years. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken made …
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