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A look at the man and possible clues to the assassination Days after the March 17 killing of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP), Andrew Felix Kaweesi, sources familiar with the investigations told The Independent that the team is looking at all the possible clues to unmask the killers. By …

How, barring a major surprise, the current power structure in Uganda makes lifting presidential age limit inevitable By Andrew M. Mwenda Those debating the succession issue in Uganda should refer to Rome in 44BC. Rome had been a republic since 509BC when the patricians rose in revolt and deposed King …

China has disagreed with the United States, its major economic rival on how to ensure peace in South Sudan. Whereas the US has persistently called for sanctions against Uganda’s northern neighbour in a way of preventing the intermittent fighting that breaks out in the country, China, has said placing sanctions …

Museveni, Sudan’s Vice President discuss refugee crisis President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has hailed President Yoweri Museveni’s peace efforts in Sudan following the safe release and handover of 125 Prisoners of war by SPLM-North to the Khatoum government. In a special message delivered to Museveni by the Sudanese Vice President …

  President Yoweri Museveni is in the Kenyan Capital Nairobi for a two-day special summit on durable solutions for Somali refugees. President Museveni joins other Heads of State under the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an eight country trade bloc that includes governments from the Horn, Nile Valley and the …

In the Independent this week: COVER STORY Killing Kawesi:  A look at the man and possible clues to the assassination of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP), Andrew Felix Kaweesi, one of the topmost officers of the force. THE LAST WORD Why Museveni will rule for life: How, barring a major …

The current politics, where Museveni appoints somebody from the opposition, answers the old question; what is politics?  By: Kavuma Kaggwa There has been  a lot  of   loose  and senseless talk  in the  Country, especially  in Kampala , that  because of  what  happened  in the  Democratic  Party  (DP) recently  , therefore …

A universal urge to immortalise persons and achievements The urge to put a human face to national achievements with a view to immortalise the person’s association to the achievement appears universal. The avenue mostly used in this enterprise is monumental art in recognition of its latent power to influence mindsets …

As she juggles the two projects of her life; the construction of Uganda’s first ever oil refinery and the joint venture with international oil companies to construct the country’s first ever oil pipeline, Energy Minister Irene Muloni is working around some tough deadlines. The one that appears to be cast …

President Yoweri Museveni has demonstrated how Ugandans can overcome poverty through modern agriculture, even on a small piece of land. At the Kawumu Presidential Farm in Makulubita Sub-county, Luweero where he demonstrated drip irrigation last year, Museveni on Monday showed a group of journalists how much progress has been made on …