NEWS ANALYSIS

By Agather Atuhaire Why MPs fear new law on registration Something unusual happened in parliament on November 25, 2014. The Minister of Internal Affairs, Gen. Aronda Nyakairima and his deputy, James Baba, and the Permanent Secretary, Stephen Kagoda, were appearing before the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs to give …

By Agather Atuhaire Accused of cheating ordinary landowners, the government must find way to move on with projects Compensating affected persons is a major component of any government project. Up to Shs30 billion is budgeted to be spent on about 400 Project Affected Persons (PAPs) when the second phase of …

By Haggai Matsiko Apprehensive government offers to renegotiate as once-prized wildcatter struggles to stay afloat Since news surfaced that it was being hit hard by the downturn in the global oil markets, the mood at Tullow Oil Uganda’s offices at Plot 15 Yusuf Lule Road in Kampala has been sombre …

By Agather Atuhaire Ask any National Resistance Movement (NRM) legislator what the biggest outcome of the recently concluded party retreat was and they will point you to the 15 resolutions the party reached. But for President Yoweri Museveni, nothing was bigger than the opportunity to capture the hearts of some …

By Patrick Kagenda Church of Uganda has, after 38 years since the martyrdom of Archbishop Janani Luwum, reached an agreement with the government to celebrate his life and honour his martyrdom. Effective this year, the day he was murdered – February 16 – is to be marked with a national …

By Ronald Musoke 2014 O’Level results show how performance in Sciences is not about to improve It was the usual routine when, on Feb.3, the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) released results of the 2014 O’Level national examinations. Results of 1,936 students from 31 examination centres in 20 districts around …

By Independent Team On the morning of August 26, 2010, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of the Uganda Police led by its then head and now Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) in charge of the Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Directorate (CIID), Grace Akullo, raided the Kololo home of Kampala …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe Muntu’s approach to the 2016 presidential elections campaigns shows major break with the past Since his election in November 2012 as the leader of Uganda’s biggest opposition party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Maj Gen. Mugisha Muntu has shown a taste for a style of …

By Ronald Musoke When Dominic Ongwen finally had his day at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Jan.26, the simplicity of his testimony contrasted sharply with the complexity of his case. Though Ongwen probably spoke for less than five minutes out of the 47 minutes that the entire event lasted, …

By Ian Katusiime When a graduate with the right theory meets an employer looking for practical skills By Ian Katusiime Makerere University’s 65th graduation ceremony was the usual excited hubbub of graduands in their black gowns and mortarboards and hoods of many colours. In the medley was Isaac who was …