Interview

By The Independent Team Excellencies, Heads of State and Government; Excellencies, Heads of Delegations; Leaders of Rwanda’s High Institutions; Distinguished Guests; Friends of Rwanda; Fellow Rwandans: It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all. I extend a special greeting to my sisters and brothers, Heads of State and Government, …

By Andrew M. Mwenda On Tuesday August 10th, The Independent Managing Editor, Andrew M. Mwenda, hosted President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on a radio show on Contact FM in Kigali, a day after voting in that country’s presidential election. Mwenda had started the show titled “Rwanda Decides” to promote public …

By The Independent Team INFO:  AC. TO FM DGISO. DDG. D/J[T. DT  21/06/04. SITREP. Kony, Lukwiya, Odyambo, Oyoo, Kapere, Ocan Bunia, Angola, Opio Makas, Lapanyikwara, Labongo, Lagulu and Wod Paco were on air. Kony; Kony, Lukwiya, Odyambo, Oyoo, Kapere, Ocan Bunia, Angola, Opio Makas, Lapanyikwara, Labongo, Lagulu and Wod Paco …

By Patrick Kagenda On August 30, 2010 the Uganda Peoples Congress President Olara Otunnu announced his party was out of the Inter-Party Cooperation (IPC). The Independent’s Patrick Kagenda talked to him about his reasons for departure . Why did the UPC part company with the IPC? UPC was a very …

By Andrew M. Mwenda On Tuesday August 10th, The Independent Managing Editor, Andrew M. Mwenda, hosted President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on a radio show on Contact FM in Kigali, a day after the voting in that country’s presidential election. Mwenda had started the show titled Rwanda Decidesto promote public …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The former Tanzanian Prime Minister sat down with The Independent’s Managing Editor Andrew Mwenda to discuss the recent Rwanda elections. Salim was sent to Rwanda to lead the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) to observe preparations for the election, assess the process and make future recommendations. As …

By The Independent Team On August 7th, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda called a press conference for international journalists in Kigali. He responded to allegations of reppression, widening trade deficits and deviant generals. Below are the excerpts. Mr. President, your government is accused of repression. What do you have to …

The Independent Team Forum for Democratic Change mobiliser Anne Mugisha who recently returned from exile in the United States talked to The Independent’s Bob Roberts Katende about her plans in the forthcoming general elect ions. Below are excerpts. What incident triggered your fleeing from the country and how did you …

The Independent Team Maj. Gen. Benon Biraaro is the brain behind the Local Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Uganda. He spoke to The Independent`s Patrick Kagenda. What is Lift Uganda? Lift is an acronym for Local Investment for Transformation. I conceived it with friends in 1997. We wanted to see how …

The Independent Team Bidandi Ssali is the presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Progressive Party (PPP). The Independent’s Isaac Mufumba talked to the former Local Government minister,founder member of the Uganda Patriotic Movement and the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) who quit to form the PPP. Why has the PPP not …