Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | I recently had to send my car to the mechanic – and things did not go according to plan; mainly because this was not my usual mechanic but one supplied by the car dealership in the Banda neighbourhood of Kampala city. I suspect this mechanic …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The June 08 killing of then-Arua Municipality MP and NRM stalwart, Col. Abrahim Abiriga on June 08 in Kawanda near Kampala brought back memories of some killings believed to be assassination that have happened in Uganda. Below are some of them. 1. Brig. Pierino Okoya …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Mutebile survives ‘coup’ at central bank: Fly on the wall at lunch between Mutebile and Kasekende NEWS ANALYSIS Crime preventers and the pretenders: Museveni struggles to find space for his `election machine’. THE LAST …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Here are the top stories and analysis on Uganda and Africa in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Mutebile versus Kasekende: Details of Museveni meeting THE LAST WORD On Museveni’s Umeme missive: Why the president is misinformed about electricity distribution market and tariffs ANALYSIS BOU: Blow-by-blow …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Exposed: Dirty secrets of 200bn Crane Bank sale; Documents leak in Bagyenda, Mutebile fight. THE LAST WORD Lesson from Jinja East by-election: Why Uganda’s opposition should take voter turnout seriously if they ever …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Tumukunde sacking: How Museveni played `inner circle’ politics THE LAST WORD Uganda’s myths and realities: Why Besigye can only govern using Museveni’s politics of corruption and patronage. TELECOMS MTN Uganda rebounds with Shs 1.68 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Security: How sacking Kayihura, Tumukunde leaves Museveni weaker. THE LAST WORD The fall of Kayihura: Why the firing of the IGP has more to do with Kampala-Kigali relations than crime in Uganda. EDUCATION Failing …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Fight over Shs44 trillion mobile money: Telecoms protest State House move to monitor business. THE LAST WORD The problem with Africa: If our countries remain poor, it’s because its leaders and elites are too …
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IN THE INDEPENDENT THIS WEEK: The politics behind calls to censure Kasaija, fire Muhakanizi Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE Independent. COVER STORY Shs700bn loan saga: The politics behind calls to censure Kasaija, fire Muhakanizi EDUCATION O’ level science subjects: Why …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent COVER STORY Saleh proposal on ministries will fail: Museveni is the problem, insiders say. THE LAST WORD Fashionable nonsense: How the debate on governance in Africa is a toxic combination of high emotion and little knowledge. …
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