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THE LAST WORD: How the president’s successful economic stewardship is now in the past with little direction on the future THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda  | President Yoweri Museveni has been named 12th among 24 leaders globally whose individual contribution has had a significant positive impact on their …

URA to collect Shs16.3tnas experts worry about some proposed taxes Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Newly proposed taxes and enhanced revenue collection measures could help the taxman collect an additional Shs1.9trillion to hit the new Shs16.3trillion revenue target. The government has tasked the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to collect more money in …

  KAYIHURA: How the former IGP became a victim of his own success, internal power struggles and changing geopolitics THE LAST WORD |  Andrew M. Mwenda | Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kale Kayihura, was the longest servicing officer in a top and sensitive security position under President Yoweri …

   THE LAST WORD: How to renew our nation’s security architecture to cope with the new challenges of murder and kidnapping THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda |  The cold bloodied murder of Arua Municipality Member of Parliament, Ibrahim Abiriga, has reignited the debate on security in Uganda. Throughout last year, it …

     How the bye-election shows us that Besigye is the best ally in Museveni’s pursuit of power THE LAST WORD |Andrew M. Mwenda | Last week, NRM lost a bye-election in Rukungiri in spite of (and I think also because of) deploying all its resources in the area. The …

  Katuna, Rwanda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Business at Katuna border will soon be back to normal after the government of Rwanda intervened to make repairs on a section of the Katuna – Kigali road that was washed away by rains on May 15 at a place called Mwanjale, Kabura …

PICTORIAL: President Yoweri Museveni has concluded a three-day visit to Mozambique, whose highlight was a visit to the legendary Montepuez Barracks where Museveni led 28 FRONASA youth in training in 1976. Museveni’s trip to Mozambique was partly to thank  the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) for their role in the liberation …

  Kampala, Uganda | IN THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Ochola: Good cop, but for how long?: Mending a force haunted by Gen. Kayihura ghosts THE LAST WORD Inside Africa’s real tragedy: How the ideology of a welfare state has destroyed our …

Maputo, Mozambique | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has hailed the very strong historical and political relations between Uganda and Mozambique. He paid tribute to Mozambique’s ruling party FRELIMO in particular for their role in training and shaping Uganda’s Front for National Salvation (FRONASA), which became the foundation of Uganda’s …

  Havana, Cuba | AFP | Cuba begins two days of national mourning Saturday for victims of the crash of a state airways plane that killed all but three of its 110 passengers and crew. President Miguel Diaz-Canel said an investigation was under way into Friday’s crash of the nearly …