By Joseph Bossa Moving forward: the uneasy days ahead A number of factors have been blamed for the unplanned state of Kampala city. The first one as we saw is the historical proximity of kibuga, the Buganda kingdom capital at Mengo, and the colonial Kampala Municipality capital and the dual …

By Julius Odeke and Joseph Were Former Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi spoke to The Independent’s Julius Odeke and Joseph Were about the ongoing corruption investigations in OPM. The Accountant General, Gustavio Bwoch, told the Parliamentary Accounts Committee investigating alleged corruption in the Office of the Prime Minister that while you …

By Dani Rodrik The symptoms are there that the US will ultimately be undone by the poor quality of its democratic discourse With its presidential election over, the United States can finally take a breather from campaign politics, at least for a while. But an uncomfortable question lingers: How is …

By Joseph Bossa A historical perspective shows need to build confidence and trust with firmness Kampala has not lived up the expectations of a capital city. There are people who argue that it is irredeemable and that Uganda should establish a new capital city somewhere else. Others assent that it …

By Christopher Blattman If corruption hurts growth, why have economists not found much evidence for it? Should foreign donors care about corruption in developing countries? Or is corruption an Anglo-American fetish? Corruption infuriates me as much as the next person. It is despicable, pure and simple. But Westerners care about …

By Okello Lucima Critics miss the remarkableness of the US directive on Uganda’s 2011 election that Otunnu wrenched from Congress Yoga Adhola’s ‘Otunnu is an empty suit’, (The Independent, Oct.5), made many wild claims. His central thesis and assertions that Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) party President Olara Otunnu’s Harvard and …

By Peter Nyanzi Ordinarily, the police would arrest anyone found with government property at his home and charge him with “possession of government stores.” But in Sembabule District, the police are instead thanking people who were found using hundreds of school desks and chairs at their homes. The citizens told …

By Frank Kanduho It’s a shame when Parliament trades in mob justice without a care for the evidence Presently, the debate obtaining in and outside Parliament is the unilateral call on the executive to force the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Pius Bigirimana, out of …

By Vivian E. Asedri The Republican Party’s bad science, shifting demographics and the trust factor gave him victory Who says men do not cry? Even the most powerful man in the world militarily – United States President Barack H. Obama – broke down in tears on Wednesday, November 7, when …

By Julius Odeke Uganda Federal Alliance party president, Beti Kamya, spoke to The Independent’s Julius Odeke about Uganda’s problems, including corruption. Your Uganda Federal Alliance (UFA) wants Federo in Uganda.  What type of federo are you agitating for? Actually, I think there is a slight difference between Federo and Federalism.  …