By Mahmood Mamdani In this four-part series, renowned Ugandan scholar Professor Mahmood Mamdani examines the historical causes of Zimbabwe’s crisis What land reform has meant or may come to mean for Zimbabwe’s economy is still hotly disputed. Recently there have been signs that scholarly opinion is shifting. A study by …
Read More »Why I remained VP – Bukenya
By Steven Kibuuka Vice President Gilbert Bukenya retained his job in the last cabinet reshuffle, notching six years since he was appointed in 2003. He spoke to The Independents Steven Kibuuka about why he retained his job. Why do think you have lasted this long as vice president of Uganda? …
Read More »Cabinet reshuffle: Those who missed out on list
By Obed K. Katureebe & Bob Roberts Katende MPs have been trembling with excitement over the last three years as rumours of cabinet reshuffles ‘” and possible promotions to ministerial posts ‘” swirled around them. Facing a number of political challenges, the president and his coterie sent out signals that …
Read More »Bujagali power project under threat over compensation
By Obed K. Katureebe The Bujagali Interconnection Project (IP) for constructing the system of high voltage electrical transmission lines and related facilities to interconnect the Bujagali Hydropower Project (HPP) with the national electrical grid is under threat unless compensation issues are resolved. The Bujagali HPP, which is a 250 MW …
Read More »Bujagali people have all been compensated “ Minister D’ujanga
By Patrick Kagenda The Independent’s Patrick Kagenda talked to the minister of State for Energy, Eng. Simon D`ujanga about the power sector and Umeme’s announcing major increases in connection fees. What is the future of the Karuma power project after Nopak pulled out? Is it likely to become a white …
Read More »Inflation steady at 13%
By Patrick Kagenda So why is BoU celebrating? Even if we might not bring inflation down, we will keep it steady and predictable. That is the message Bank of Uganda appears determined to send out as it struggles to anchor economic expectations amid fears of the global economic meltdown hitting …
Read More »Wright’s passion for Uganda safari
By Agnes Asiimwe What’s your typical business day like? I get up at 6.30 a.m. I go to Uganda Safari Company office and Emin Pasha for meetings and updates. Initially, I ran the business, answered the emails, now I try as much as possible to delegate and the large part …
Read More »Family rule in Uganda
By The Independent Team How Museveni’s ‘clan’ runs the government In his inaugural address as professor of history at Makerere University on June 18, 1986, the highly respected Ugandan historian, Samwiri Karugire, spelt out the problems of Africa. In a lecture titled ‘Wind of Change or Merely Change in the …
Read More »Politics of fish in Migingo Island dispute
By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Migingo might easily be East Africa’s Bakassi, the only difference being that the stakes are not over huge oil reserves but over fish in fact declining fish stocks! Uganda and Kenya are once again clashing over ownership of the rocky islands of Migingo in Lake Victoria …
Read More »Blood, land and sanctions ‘part 2
By Mahmood Mamdani In the second of this four-part series, renowned Ugandan scholar Professor Mahmood Mamdani examines the historical causes of Zimbabwe’s crisis After the Lancaster House Agreement had expired, the government tried to occupy the middle ground by shifting from the ‘willing buyer, willing seller’ formula with a new …
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