NEWS ANALYSIS

By Patrick Kagenda Politics, greed, corruption, contempt of court take centre stage as Kyabazinga squabbles continue On August 23, 2014, Prince William Wilberforce Kadumbula Gabula IV was purportedly elected as the new Kyabazinga of Busoga having been chosen by eight out of the 11 royals. With that development, Ugandans thought …

By Haggai Matsiko Prime Minister must make difficult decisions as he eyes President Museveni’s chair Huge pools of muddy water threaten the fading yellow fence wall of the ruling party, National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretariat headquarters on Plot 10 Kyadondo Road in Kampala.  On a street that is dotted with …

By Ronald Musoke Doubts remain as to whether Tororo phosphate factory will boost farm output and check environmental degradation Barely ten days after President Yoweri Museveni launched the construction of a fertilizer factory at Sukuru in the eastern district of Tororo, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) …

By Ronald Musoke Excitement as estimate of Uganda’s oil reserves jump to 6.5 billion barrels On Aug.28, the government revised upwards the country’s petroleum resources by over 85% to about 6.5 billion barrels of oil initially in place. This was an upgrade of the 3.5 billion barrels of oil, which …

By Joan Akello City residents continue to bear the brunt as Lord Mayor Lukwago, President Museveni battles enter new phase Shortly after the recent Supreme Court ruling that ordered Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago to return to the Court of Appeal to file his appeal before three Justices, the …

By Independent Team How UNRA was conned of Shs 24.8 billion If the ongoing Mukono-Katosi Road saga were not real, it would definitely qualify to be a script for a blockbuster movie or novel. The movie is shot on location at the Uganda National Road Authority (UNRA) in Kampala; starring …

By Flavia Nassaka Future of tertiary education threatened as public university land bonanza goes on unabated Increasingly, public universities are losing large chunks of their land to private owners through dubious means. If not checked urgently, there is a fear that encroachment on land on which public education institution sit …

By Joan Akello How learning music is reforming the rebellious hearts and minds of street children and giving abandoned children hope Ronald Sseruyange will never forget how one of the big boys dislocated his jaw as a way of introducing him to the harsh life on the street when he …

By Haggai Matsiko West, Central dominate juicy public jobs Jitters over tribalism linger as Museveni caps 28 years in power A story was told recently of a major government institution where the top managers conduct their meetings in a local language with English interspersed in between once in a while.  …

  By Ronald Musoke Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary revels in successful breeding programme Bella and her three-month old daughter Luna look unbothered by the scores of curious eyes and whispers of human beings in their vicinity. Luna particularly cares less. She keeps climbing up and down her mother’s massive greyish body …