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THIS WEEK: Abiriga fails to turn up, case extended to Oct.25 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Municipality Member of Parliament Ibrahim Abiriga was expected in court on Oct.06 to hear a case in which he is accused of being a public nuisance but he didn’t show up. Abiriga …

THIS WEEK: NRM MPs ask Museveni to retire Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a letter to president Museveni signed by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party legislators – Theodore Sekikubo, Banabus Tinkasimire, Monica Amoding, Patrick Nsamba Oshabe, Sam Lyomoki, Gaffa Mbwatekamwa, John Baptist Nambetsye, Alex Ruhunda, Sylvia …

THIS WEEK: Dr. Rwendeire passes on Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Abel Rwendeire the deputy chairperson of the National Planning Authority and chairman of the Makerere University Visitation committee succumbed to a heart attack on Oct.05.  His colleagues said he had been complaining of chest pain before he …

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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT| These are the top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Has Museveni become Uganda’s problem?: Experts reveal sectors suffering because of President. THE LAST WORD Africa’s real intellectual crisis: Why Museveni is not the cause of the problems of Uganda but rather their …

  Sam Mutabazi is the Executive Director of Uganda Road Sector Support (URSSI). He talked to Ian Katusiime about Uganda’s road sector and its urban planning. What principles guide your management? I am a democrat. I extend freedom to people around me and give my staff the benefit of the …

Pastor Happy David Ngabo gained fame for the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) weekly prayers he conducted as part of the ‘Free my vote’ campaign in early 2016. Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | His fiery sermons and preaching captured the imagination of many across the country as …

  Why President’s flippant talk about curriculum suggests Uganda could soon get a University of Boda boda COMMENT | JOSEPH WERE | I have written this article assuming that President Yoweri Museveni is serious when he says he is not happy to fund courses like psychology, political science, social science, …

VIDEO: Museveni decorates Aga Khan with Grand Master Medal Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | At the celebrations held in Bushenyi in South Western Uganda, The Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Spiritual leader (Imam) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Aga Khan has been decorated with the “Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa” medal by President Yoweri Museveni at Uganda’s 55th Independence Day anniversary celebrations on Monday. At the celebrations held in Bushenyi in South Western Uganda, The Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary …