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By Independent Reporter Traders, manufacturers, consumers wait in vain for solution from government President Yoweri Museveni’s solution for the depreciating shilling to the dollar, as enunciated in the press on July 6 is the correct one; bring more dollars into the economy and the shilling will stabilise. Unfortunately, his means …

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi Lukwago takes on Gen. Tinyefuza and UTODA Barely a week after evicting former Kampala City Mayor Al-haji Nasser Ssebaggala from the official residence of the town clerk, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago says he now wants the Mayor’s residence back too. Located on Plot 2 Mabua Road …

By eriasa mukiibi sserunjogi The arrests, politics, and the Bushenyi factor The arrests following the discovery of exiled renegade Col. Edison Muzoora’s body outside his home in Bushenyi have pressed a panic button in the opposition Forum for Democratic (FDC) party circles. The suspects who have been arrested are either …

By patrick matsiko wa mucoori Arrests linked to how he entered from Tanzania and reached Bushenyi on May 5 afternoon The late Col. Edison Muzoora is set to shake the country in death more than he did in life. In 2003 when information came out that Muzoora had deserted the …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Exit of popular Premier Farmajo could escalate infighting and reverse AU’s gains Riots that broke out on the streets of war-torn Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on June 10 were expected. Tension had been building for more than a week since an agreement signed in Kampala on June …

By mubatsi asinja habati Is it punishment or a purge? On May 11, top security chiefs met in Kampala to discuss security arrangements for President Yoweri Museveni’s swearing in ceremony due the next day. In attendance was the Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, his deputy, Lt. Gen. Ivan …

By independent team Obiageli Ezekwesili, Vice-president, World Bank’s Africa Region on June 11 spoke to BBC Hardtalk’s Stephen Sucker. Excerpts from the interview: The World Bank has a big relationship with Uganda. Museveni, the President of Uganda just won a big election in February. The African Union observers who were …

By independent team If you do not open up space for citizen participation, you basically are sowing the seed for the destabilisation The World Bank has been criticised for its continued support to Uganda which it describes in its current report as “one of the few durable success stories in …

By agatha atuhaire Politicians and government officials are making huge profits Whereas all Ugandans had their eyes on the budget hoping it would include a reduction in taxes on fuel, the new Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka announced only repealed the excise duty on Kerosene. It was a bold decision. Deloitte …

By peter nyanzi With an allocation of more than Shs 850 billion for construction of the Karuma hydro power dam and other projects, the energy sector emerged one of the main winners of the 2011/2011 budget, but a reduction in power tariffs and electrification of rural areas, looks increasingly unlikely …