Tag Archives: Analysis

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY COVID-19 second wave: Can we defeat the virus again? THE LAST WORD Inside the COVID resurgence: Why government needs to think differently about where it needs to invest in order to effectively contain …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY The reshuffle?: Museveni new cabinet; It’s his fight for survival THE LAST WORD On Museveni’s new cabinet: The president’s choice of ministers and what it tells us about the factors that shape the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER Oulanyah’s Parliament takes shape: Grabbing mace from Kadaga was the easier part THE LAST WORD Kadaga’s political suicide: How the former parliamentary speaker made a series of blunders that may sink her otherwise great …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Yoweri K. Museveni’s 40 year stretch: Supporters, critics, analysts speak out on the next five years THE LAST WORD Museveni’s hostility towards Umeme: How the president’s criticism of the electricity distributor is likely to …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka |  The news on the morning of 28th April 2021 was the fire at Budo Grace- girl’s dormitory. Luckily no life was lost. On the same day, another building at a school not far from Budo was also reported to be on fire. According to the Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Kasaija’s tax burden: How to raise money from ideas that failed THE LAST WORD Paved with good intentions: How Western interventions in African affairs, even when well intentioned, produce bad results ANALYSIS Saving …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Uganda oil agreements: Why experts don’t know whether to celebrate or criticise THE LAST WORD Michela Wrong’s Rwanda hatchet job part 2: She was taken for a ride by Karegyeya, Kayumba, Sendashonga’s wife …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Archbishop Kizito Lwanga:  Prelate who spoke truth to power dies THE LAST WORD Michela Wrong’s Rwanda hatchet job: How attempts to tarnish the name and record of Paul Kagame soils the reputation of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni lawyer reacts on Kasango case ruling: Signs of Supreme Court appeal fight revealed THE LAST WORD Museveni’s economic management: What IMF figures on GPD growth in the world tell us about Uganda’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY How safe is the COVID-19 vaccine :The Believers and the Doubters ANALYSIS The Queen Elizabeth Park lion massacre: How anti-trafficking tactics netted suspected killers THE LAST WORD The paradox Magufuli’s presidency: How fallen …