Interview

By Haggai Matsiko Thomas Richardson, the Senior Resident Representative for the International Monetary Fund who is leaving Uganda for a new posting in India in July, tells The Independent’s Haggai Matsiko about macro-economic management, managing oil money, and the need for a new generation of leaders. How has your tenure …

By Rukiya Makuma It is 50 years since Amnesty International, one of the leading international human rights advocates, first started issuing annual reports about the state of human rights in countries around the world. The agency recently issued its 50th report and Michelle Kagari, deputy programme director of Amnesty International …

By Agather Atuhaire With Parliament yet to resolve the battle over political party representation at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA),  The Independent’s Agather Atuhaire spoke to Lydia Wanyoto, an NRM member who has been at the assembly since its initiation in 2001 How is representation at EALA different from …

By Agather Atuhaire Justice Irene Mulyagonja was recently appointed Inspector General of Government. She spoke to journalists soon after her vetting by parliament. Agather Atuhaire has excerpts. Congratulations upon your appointment, what does that mean for you and your career. Thank you. It is humbling but let me inform you …

By Andrew Mwenda and Mubatsi A. Habati Renowned political philosopher, Mahmood Mamdani, speaks to The Independent’s Andrew M. Mwenda and Mubatsi A. Habati about how the West is learning from the rest as Africa is caught at its weakest point. Tell us about the occupy movement in the West. What …

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 Mwenda and Mubatsi A. Habati Leading political philosopher Mahmood Mamdani says the government’s ban on the political pressure group Activists for Change (A4C) is naïve and likely to drive opposition underground. He spoke to The Independent’s Andrew Mwenda and Mubatsi A. Habati. The government has banned the civic …

By Gaaki Kigambo Retiring Church of Uganda Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi spoke to Gaaki Kigambo about his aspirations, the future and challenges facing the Anglican congregation, and the relationship between religion and politics What explains this spate of early retirements in the Anglican Church? Yours, your assistant’s Dr Zac Niringiye, …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati In the last two months a number of people have been arrested by security agencies on grounds that they were plotting rebellion against President Yoweri Museveni’s government. On March 23, some 53 people were charged with treason. At the same time, there are reports of ADF …