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The way forward on homosexuality

By Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Should we involve Uganda in endless wars with our trade partners on account of this? “Abaine enaama, baita abatagiine” – meaning the ones who caucus first, can overpower the ones who do not caucus. Ekitetekatekirwe, embwa ekahuunga omukaro – sudden confrontation can lead to surprising outcomes …

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Student loan dreams

By Julius Businge New scheme favouring technology, medicine, science education starts When The Independent first wrote a story about the student loan scheme in August this year, a reader, Vitas Muhairwe, posted a comment on our online version: “Am not seeing the possibility of this loan benefiting students from needy …

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NRM’s biggest war

By Haggai Matsiko Why Mbabazi-Museveni fight threatens to widen fault lines in the ruling party months ahead of the 2016 polls On Sept.19, a day after President Yoweri Museveni had sacked his long-serving Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi, the towering new US$36 million Chinese-built President’s office building  was placed under distinct siege …

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More people getting depression

By Flavia Nassaka Can new blood-test detection improve treatment outcomes? Dr Harriet Birabwa, a Butabika based psychiatrist says that 20% of all patients that report to the hospital have had an episode of depression and of 100 aging people, 80 are depressed. Also, the World Health Organisation estimates show the …

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