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DISASTER MANAGEMENT: Govt asks donors for Shs 10 trillion Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The government is designing a new disaster risk management plan and accompanying standard operating procedures guide, according to Rukiah Nakadama, the third Deputy Prime Minister. At a meeting held in Kampala on Sept.21, Nakadama told …

O End of Game Store in Uganda: The external maneuvers behind the move Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | News of the impending closure of the Game Store at Uganda’s biggest all merchandise shopping point; the Lugogo Shopping Mall in Kampala, has added more cold wind on an already chilly …

Dr Mosoka Fallah, a frontline expert advises on how to stop its spread to neighbouring countries SPECIAL FEATURE | DR MOSOKA FALLAH | The biggest Ebola outbreak in human history happened in West Africa from 2014 to 2015. I was on the front lines in Liberia serving as the head …

How the war in Ukraine demonstrates the poverty of freedom of the press and speech in Western liberal democracies THE LAST WORD | ANDREW MWENDA |  The war between Russia and Ukraine (actually better described as the war between Russia and the Western world in Ukraine) is a classic case study …

EALA POLLS: Why some losers are threatening to go to court COVER STORY | AGATHER ATUHAIRE | The declared results of the election of Uganda’s representatives in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) held on Sept.29, show the candidates polled as follows: Rose Akol (422), Namara Dennis (415), Kakooza James …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Behind Speaker Among’s moves at EALA elections: Why some losers are threatening to go to court THE LAST WORD The illusion of free speech: How the war in Ukraine demonstrates the poverty of …

Are her government’s tax cuts, ostensibly aimed to stimulate economic growth, brilliant or crazy? COMMENT | CHRIS PATEN | The death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II united the British people in grief, highlighting the bonds that hold the United Kingdom together: a shared sense of decency, purpose, and fairness. …

 They cry fraud because they base on the claim that they, and only they, represent `the real people’ COMMENT | JAN-WERNER MUELLER | In the run-up to Brazil’s presidential election next month, President Jair Bolsonaro is crafting his own version of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Big Lie”: the claim …

At a quarter century, the multi-disciplinary annual s how exudes resilience and collaborative approaches to art. ARTS | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Different But One Art Exhibition returned this year after a two year inevitable break forced by the Covid 19 pandemic. The exhibition showing now at the Makerere art gallery …

 Leaders want investment, respect for continents health knowledge SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Union Commission and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have called on governments, multilateral organizations, philanthropies, the private sector, and civil society organisations to support the full implementation of Africa’s New …