In The Magazine

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Outspoken Church of Uganda Kampala Diocese Assistant Bishop, Zac Niringiye, spoke to The Independent’s Mubatsi Asinja Habati about his crusade for the restoration of presidential term limits. There are people who think you are a politician putting on a cleric collar. What do you think? Religion …

By Andrew Mwenda and Mubatsi A. Habati This continuation of a conversation between The Independent’s Andrew Mwenda and Mubatsi A. Habati and leading political philosopher, Prof. Mahmood Mamdani, focuses on regional issues. Prof. Mamdani, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Burundi have troops in Somalia. It is the first time Kenya has …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why South Korea succeeded where Uganda failed A common argument to explain (the better term would be to “caricature”) post independence failures in Africa is always in comparison to East Asia. It is often argued, for example, that by 1960, Ghana and South Korea had the …

By Andrew M. Mwenda What the leaders of South Sudan need to avoid as they begin the task of building a state and moulding a nation Last week I was in Juba, South Sudan on the invitation by friends from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). It is an invitation …

By Independent Correspondent Girls confused, NGOs want sensitisation, and parents say it will not stand in the way of culture Shadrach Ruto says since 2010 when Uganda passed the law against female circumcision, or Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as the lawmakers call it, people in his Korite village in Kween …

By Haggai Matsiko A book by university students that questions Museveni’s promises of fundamental change earns the ire of the police Musolini must go, I let him into my house. I will personally see him out, even with his own appointed guards at the door. I celebrate my 50th birthday …

By Agather Atuhaire Firm grabs positive headlines but critics say bribery allegations remain While appearing before the Parliamentary Ad hoc Committee on Oil on April 11 to defend themselves against bribery allegations, Tullow Oil Uganda officials said the Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) they signed with Uganda are the most unfavorable …

By Rukiya Makuma Ailing parastatal risks losing UN aid Cash-strapped Posta Uganda is on the verge of losing vital aid from a United Nations agency that helps improve postal services in poor countries because of alleged corruption in the parastatal. Although the money involved, US$ 76,747 (approx. Shs 190 million) …

By Joseph Bossa Former Bank of Uganda Governor Nyonyintono Kikonyogo exhibited exemplary depth of character worth being emulated Ugandans should be most interested in the character of the person who aspires to occupy any of the three, in my estimation, most important public offices in this land. In no particular …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How Khartoum is using South Sudan to hide a rebellion by its own people The low intensity conflict between the new state of South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan has escalated into a near full-scale war. On Monday April 9, the Sudanese Peoples’ Liberation Army …