Friday, 17 February 2012 08:48
By Andrew M. Mwenda
 We should be suspicious of parliamentary interventions in lucrative government contracts because they often make a bad situation worse
Recently, President Yoweri Museveni ordered government of Uganda officials to sign oil Production Sharing Agreemen [ … ]
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Friday, 10 February 2012 12:30
By Andrew M. Mwenda
We need to place their actions against international practice even in democracies like the USA, France, and Italy
Since the late January shooting incident in Luzira that killed one person and injured two, the public has been baying for the blood of the “culprits” to wit (now) former director for pl [ … ]
Sunday, 05 February 2012 08:48
By Andrew M. Mwenda
NRM had historically suffered major defections before every election but it enjoyed a big infusion of opposition figures in 2007-11
It is almost a year since last year’s presidential elections. The dust over the recriminations over it has settled. We have had sufficient time to reflect on that elec [ … ]
Thursday, 26 January 2012 09:44
By Andrew M. Mwenda
With only 8% access to electricity and 75% of subsidies going to big businesses, why are MPs supporting subsidies?
Last week, a parliament committee passed a resolution cancelling the increase in electricity tariffs. Many Ugandans genuinely believe that in many of its actions, the 9th parliament is [ … ]
Saturday, 21 January 2012 10:51
By Andrew M. Mwenda
Is the standoff between government and traders the tip of an irreparable breakdown of their relationship?
Last week, striking traders paralysed business in Kampala. Negotiations between their association, KASITA, and the government did not yield much. As with all previous strikes and demonstrations [ … ]
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Monday, 16 January 2012 08:51
By Andrew M. Mwenda
It is not corruption per se but the fragmentation of power that explains Uganda’s crisis.
Two things stand in contradiction of one another regarding corruption in Uganda: On a positive note, it seems not to have undermined economic growth – at least, not yet. Uganda has sustained impressive rates o [ … ]
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 14:41
By Andrew M. Mwenda
My latest attempt to qualify Rwanda’s progress to the incredulous mind of a critic
Over Christmas, Timothy Kalyegira and I got involved into a heated SMS exchange about Rwanda, a subject I am deeply interested in and one that he is equally obsessed with without noticing it. I had told Timothy tha [ … ]
Friday, 06 January 2012 15:06
By Andrew M. Mwenda
How theft of public resources has been used to build a broad multi ethnic coalition that sustains Uganda’s political system
The last Quarter of 2011 in Uganda was filled with one corruption scandal after another. Yet in spite of many corruption scandals unearthed, the mass media were only reporting [ … ]
Sunday, 01 January 2012 10:11
By Andrew M. Mwenda
Because he has little pecuniary interest in power and no messianic image of himself, Kagame will easily retire in 2017
Since his press engagement in Kampala, President Paul Kagame has come under increasing attack from some people accusing him of being unclear about his intention to retire in 2017. [ … ]
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