NEWS ANALYSIS

By Haggai Matsiko What did the country do wrong? When he arrived in Kampala from Paris in October 2014, the tough talking new Total E&P (Exploration and Production) boss Francois Rafin had one mission on hand; securing a production licence. Where the man he was replacing, Loic Laurandel, had cooed …

By Patrick Kagenda City taps to remain dry as NWSC battles self-inflicted problems Kampala city, which sits on the edge of the world’s second biggest fresh water body; Lake Victoria, is reeling from a water shortage reminiscent of the 1990s. Once again, queues of residents can be seen fetching water …

By Haggai Matsiko Brig. Muhoozi’s role and why UPDF might produce President’s successor President Yoweri Museveni has stirred up dust with his assertion that he cannot leave power for as long as he is still energetic and has control of the army.  Soon after his utterances became the highlight of …

By Flavia Nassaka Recent attacks on journalists expose the plot to cover up crimes Jan. 12 was like any other normal working day for WBS TV’s Andrew Lwanga. When he was assigned to cover a demonstration by a group calling itself the Unemployed Youth Association, he did not think much …

By Patrick Kagenda Villagers where Museveni based his war say they will develop with or without his help During its five-year fight against the government of President Milton Obote in the so-called `Luweero Triangle’, then – National Resistance Army (NRA) rebels led by Yoweri Museveni often issued `I-owe-you’ chits to …

By Ian Katusiime As NRM celebrates its 29th victory anniversary Museveni has weakened all his opponents; why then is his party so weakened? Every Jan.26, when the NRM marks the anniversary of its victory in 1986; it seeks to present itself as a popular government by holding the celebrations in …

By Ronald Musoke Should a child who was abducted and turned into a killing machine as an adult be punished for it? Hours before Brigadier Dominic Ongwen was flown from the AU Regional Task Force base in Obo to Bangui, the Central African Republic capital, a handful of his victims—former …

By Joan Akello Expiry of operator Jacobsen’s contract sparks scramble Before their Operations & Maintenance license expired in September last year, the operators of one of Uganda’s two remaining thermal electricity generation plants at Namanve, near Kampala, applied for a renewal. The operators, Jacobsen Elektro AS of Norway, acted because …

By Patrick Kagenda Residents of Kampala and its neighbourhood fear for the worst as new industries bring prosperity – and pollution Kasenge ‘A’ village, a hamlet of about 1000 homes in Mukono district, is possibly among the fastest growing industrial zones in Uganda. Located in Kasenge Parish of Naama Sub-county …

By Haggai Matsiko Mbabazi case exposes lawyers, judges John Mary Mugisha aka JMM as his colleagues in legal practice call him, is a hulk of a man. Combine that with his grandiloquence and expertise in civil litigation and it is obvious why he has won many top cases. But on …