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By Kavuma Kaggwa Understanding NRM Liberation Day from the perspective of May 24, 1966 when tyranny started on under Milton Obote This year, the national Liberation Day celebrations marked in Mayuge district in the kingdom of Busoga come at an auspicious time. This day marks the day when then-rebel army …

By The Independent Team South Sudan’s government and rebels have signed a ceasefire agreement after talks in Ethiopia. Under the deal, signed in a hotel in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, the fighting is due to come to an end within 24 hours. In the past week, government forces have …

By Kalundi Serumaga Debate has camps that think indigenous African society is not capable of formulating its own view of the matter The current debate –or near shouting match- about the legal future of Ugandan sexuality marks the point where two Europes; one from the present and another from the …

By Hussein Lumumba Amin Historically, Uganda has had a long undercurrent of strained relations with the Asian community I have been following with serious concern the story that appeared in The New Vision newspaper of Jan.20 under the title: “Four Ugandan Women Assaulted in India”. The incident first came to …

By Julius Businge Msgr Lawrence Kanyike formerly leaves his position as Chaplain of St. Augustine’s Chapel, Makerere University in February after serving for the last 30 years. He spoke to The Independent’s Julius Businge about his experience and future plans. What informed the decision for you to leave Makerere where …

By Andrew M.Mwenda Museveni’s biggest problem has been to overpromise and under-deliver hence the recurrent frustrations of his utopian supporters This week, President Yoweri Museveni and his National Resistance Movement (NRM) will be celebrating 28 years in government. In a moving inaugural speech in January 1986, he promised that “This …

By The Independent Team and Agencies Oil money and bad politics As we went to press, media reports were indicating that forces loyal to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir backed by Ugandan forces had retaken Malakal, the main town in the country’s oil capital , Upper Nile state. Former vice …

By The Independent Team Eating oily fish can delay the breakdown of brain cells in later life, slowing the ageing process, a study has found. People with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish like salmon and anchovies, also preserve bigger brains as they aged, research revealed. In …

By The Independent Team Ugandan President Opens Meeting Of East African Parliament President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has blamed the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan on selfish and opportunistic politicians, who take advantage of weak state structures as well as on meddling by foreigners. …

By Julius Businge The speaker of Parliament of Uganda Rebecca Kadaga has officially launched the World Wide Fund’s ‘Earth Hour 2014’ environmental campaign which will see the international institution plant one million trees across the country this year. The Fund’s campaign aims at fighting the adverse effects emanating from environmental …