By Andrew M. Mwenda & Bob Roberts Katende Her victory leaves Museveni ahead of Besigye in Buganda She is diminutive in stature but firm in her devotion to Buganda kingdom, the Democratic Party and Catholicism. Her opponents discovered this combination can be devastating when Betty Nambooze, 43, or `madam teacher’ …
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The Independent Team Attendance: 1. Maj. Gen. J.B. Owoyesigire 2. .Brig Samuel Turyagyenda 3. Ag. Lt Col M.K. Bisaso 4. Ag. Lt Col Geofrey Turuma 5. Vladimir Rudenko- Rosoboronexport 6. Anatly Mikityk – Rosoboronexport 7. Andrey Kotsubinsky – Rosoboronexport 8. Irina Potapova …
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By Independent Team Inside UPDF purchase of Russian fighter jets and missiles On April 5, 2010 the Russian leading business daily newspaper Vedomotsi reported that the Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport had entered a contract to supply the Ugandan government with eight Su-30-MK2 fighter jets and missiles in probably …
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By Isaac Mufumba Last week members parliament went native. They nearly had a fist-fighting in the House. The opposition MPs broke a door of the parliament to force themselves inside after being blocked from re-entering the House where they had walked out to protest the Deputy Speakers refusal to allow …
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By Dicta Asiimwe While speaking to The Independent on April 28, 2010, the government chief whip Daudi Migereko said: It is not realistic to expect a completely independent parliament, which is why our constitution provides for the government chief whip to be a member of cabinet. This independence of the …
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By Andrew M. Mwenda Why the president may fire and throw him in jail When Vice President Gilbert Bukenya refused to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament that was investigating the abuse of over Shs500 billion meant for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2007 to …
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By Independent Team Museveni awards Shs 200 billion deal at midnight On July 25, 1996 Consolidated Sales Corporation (CSC), an offshore company, submitted an offer to the Ministry of Defence in Uganda proposing to supply MI-24 attack helicopter gunships. CSC’s representative in Uganda, Emmanuel Katto, gave the offer to …
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By Matsiko wa Mucoori & Mubatsi Asinja Habati Development partners share the concern of Uganda’s civil society and media about the increasingly high levels of spending on governments administrative structures. These are resources that could otherwise be invested in infrastructure, basic education, health care, and clean drinking water for the …
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By John Njoroge The jury is still out on whether Uganda has been a success in terms of economic policies. A couple of features still stand out. Income inequality has been resilient to all the changes in economic policy. Income inequality remains a significant problem. In terms of creating a …
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By Joan Akello If you are unlucky, one of these days you might experience what mechanics call a hard start with your vehicle. That means your vehicle will require several failed attempts before it starts. Then it will start smoking or bellowing thick black smoke as you drive, losing acceleration …
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