Civil society warns of potential repetition of 2011, when election-related spending drove inflation above 30% NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | David Kitoosa studies the red soil beneath his feet as if searching for answers buried in it. His hands, hardened by years of brickmaking and truck-driving across Wakiso District, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in Kawempe Division have vowed to maintain peace and order throughout the ongoing by-election campaigns, assuring the public and party leadership that the area will remain free of violence. Their pledge came during a high-level meeting in Kampala …

RIO DE JANEIRO | Xinhua |  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken into preventive custody by police Saturday morning in Brasilia under an order issued by the Federal Supreme Court. According to initial information provided by the Federal Police, the arrest is not the result of a sentence, but …

How our country lacks the policies and institutional rules to achieve its ambitious development goals THE LAST WORD |  ANDREW M. MWENDA | The Ugandan government has set itself a very ambitious goal: to expand the economy by 1,000% in 15 years. This means the economy must grow at an annual …

  COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI |  After President Museveni captured power in 1986, Uganda adopted a “no party” or what was commonly known as the “movement” political system. Under this system, political parties were banned from campaigning, sponsoring candidates or holding rallies. President Museveni and the NRM argued that the …

This ‘new normal’ requires new thinking COMMENT | QIMIAO FAN & DIJI CHANDRASEKHARAN BEHR |  When daily news reports on the impact of yet another disruptive flood in Kampala, or the rising cost of matooke due to prolonged droughts, it raises public concern and frustration. Yet the effects of climate …

At the forum, African climate envoys rejected one-size-fits-all fixes that push the cost of climate adaptation to developing nations. Their insistence on fairness over uniform fixes underscores the fight for equity. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A determined African bloc mounted a formidable challenge at the latest round of …

COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI |  For the past few days, a video showing Hassan Bassajabalaba addressing mourners at his mother’s funeral has been trending on social media. It has been trending because in it, Hassan B, as he is commonly called, decries the inefficient state of our healthcare system. The …

  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, together with MTN Mobile Money Uganda, American Tower Corporation (ATC) Uganda, dfcu Bank and The Innovation Village, has launched applications for the second cohort of the Advancing Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Programme, expanding a multi-year effort to boost women-led enterprises’ participation in …

JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua |  The Group of Twenty (G20) Summit opened here Saturday, marking the first time the event is being held in Africa. Under the theme “Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability,” the two-day event highlights a pivotal moment for Africa as it seeks to elevate its role in global governance …