Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has postponed the deadline for evicting cattle keepers from northern Uganda to October 20, 2023. The Northern Uganda State Minister, Grace Freedom Kwiyocwiny communicated the rescheduling during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Gulu City on …
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Inside the succession battle ahead of 2026 Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Until Gen. Salim Saleh appeared at the piping ceremony of his nephew Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, it appeared that veterans of the Bush War in Luwero preferred to stay away from the rabble-rousing erstwhile Army Commander of Land …
Read More »To merge or not to merge UNRA
An analysis of the rationalising of gov’t agencies does not reveal the intended cost cutting NEW ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The proposed merger of Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) with its mother ministry- Works and Transport hangs over the roads agency like the Sword of Damocles. After a three …
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Revealing the networks of people with power Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the April 30-07 issue of The Independent, Andrew Mwenda; in his column, wrote an article entitled “Paved with good intentions: How Western interventions in African affairs, even when well intentioned, produce bad results.” In that article, …
Read More »Salim Saleh complains about inconsistent power supply in Northern Uganda
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has been faulted over the failure to address inconsistent power supply in Northern Uganda. The power regulatory authority has been accused of sabotaging business development and industrialization in the Northern Region due to intermittent and low power supply. General …
Read More »Oulanyah mourns Harriet Aber
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has said the lives of those that pass on in their prime, like Gulu’s Harriet Aber, ” is a loss of positive energy that could add momentum on the country’s transformation agenda and shouldn’t be taken lightly.” Oulanyah said …
Read More »The 1000 ‘special’ Museveni trekkers
Special 1000: Why they matter more than the 195km trekked Kampala, Uganda | INDEPENDENT TEAM | President Yoweri Museveni’s recent six-day trek of remembrance of the major battles of his five-year war to capture power through the so-called ‘Luweero Triangle’ was packed with recollection, endurance, and emotion. From Jan.03 to Jan.09, …
Read More »MUSEVENI: The importance of the Galamba-Bireembo Trek
COMMENT | Yoweri Kaguta Museveni | An armed conflict has got four levels: a war; a campaign;an operation; and a battle. All these levels can either be short, like the 6 days war of 1967 between Israel and the Arabs or a protracted one such as the 30 years war …
Read More »Cassava farmers in Pader unhappy with Gen Saleh over unfulfilled promise
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 6,900 cassava farmers in Acholibur Sub-county in Pader district have asked Gen. Salim Saleh, the National Coordinator of the Operation Wealth Creation–OWC program to fulfill the pledges he made to them. While delivering tons of cassava cuttings to the farmers in December …
Read More »Gen. Salim Saleh compensates Makerere University students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty one students of Makerere University whose property was destroyed by security personnel during protests against the 15 percent tuition increment have been compensated by General Salim Saleh. Last month,UPDF soldiers together with military and regular police officers broke into halls of residence and …
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