Arusha, Tanzania | JUMUIYA| The 18th Ordinary East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit has been set for May 20, 2017, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Top on the agenda is the consideration of EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and Sustainable Financing Mechanism for the Community. The Summit will also consider …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Museveni locked in intelligence fight
In the Independent this week COVER STORY Museveni locked in intelligence fight: Reports on Tumukunde, Kayihura, Muhwezi, Muhakanizi THE LAST WORD Why Kayihura remains IGP: His contract was renewed because his enemies in government underrate him, opposition demonise him. NEWS ANALYSIS Proposed KCCA law: Museveni’s latest plan to kick Lukwago …
Read More »THE LAST WORD: A giant retires
What Uganda’s current and future politicians can learn from the life and character of Mzee Byanyima By Andrew M. Mwenda Although I knew he was old (at 96) and was aware of his declining health I was still shocked when I heard the news of the death of Mzee …
Read More »President Museveni speaks out against torture
President Yoweri Museveni has written to Uganda’s security and law enforcement chiefs warning that torture does not work in the fight against crime, and should be stopped, if it is happening. “The use of torture is unnecessary and wrong and must not be used again if it was being used …
Read More »Museveni to make presentation on impact of ‘fake’ news on national security
President Yoweri Museveni will on Tuesday make a presentation on the impact of fake news at a one-day interactive session on “Media Coverage and National Security in Uganda”. The dialogue organised by the Ministry of Security, will also have the ICT minister Frank Tumwebaze, Security Minister Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde, …
Read More »When Museveni contracted chickenpox
President Museveni meets former teacher who saved him from chickenpox London, UK | PPU| Sometime in 1963, a student at Ntare School came down with a serious fever, with a temperature of over 104 degrees Fahrenheit. This was strange considering that the normal body temperature is said to be about 98.6 …
Read More »Replacing Justice Kavuma, 20 others, gets complicated
Filling 23 posts for judges has become complicated with various groups proposing new ways for President Yoweri Museveni and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to balance competence, integrity, and politics. Pressure is highest over replacing Deputy Chief Justice, Steven Kavuma who retires in September and two Supreme Court Judges. Other …
Read More »Museveni fights to save UTL
Experts commend move to protect bankrupt telco’s assets but say it needs a business plan that works Business at Uganda’s oldest and troubled telecom company, Utl, took another twist when the government on April 28 announced it has finally put it under provisional administration. The government, which recently took over …
Read More »COVER: Museveni beaten or tired?
Why President is coiling away from fighting regional wars At the height of 2012, Uganda had a military footprint in about ten countries and was being described as the region’s police. In four of these, it was fighting the Al Shabaab in Somalia, the Lords’ Resistance Army (LRA) and Allied …
Read More »THE LAST WORD: The logic of Besigye’s claims
What psychology tells us about FDC’s claims to have won last year’s presidential election By Andrew M. Mwenda This column is a logical thought experiment. Recently, opposition presidential candidate, Dr. Kizza Besigye, claimed on a television show that he won the last presidential elections and that he has evidence to …
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