Why East and Southern Africa Must Choose Justice Over Silence, and Regional Truth Over Convenient Sovereignty COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | On July 4, 1876, American Congressman James A. Garfield declared, “The people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If it is corrupt, it is because the …
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“Perhaps contexts are far less universal than circumstances” — S.R. Karugire COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | Africa, our ancient continent, has since 2024 witnessed no fewer than twenty presidential elections. This year alone, Tanzania, Malawi, Cameroon, Gabon, and Côte d’Ivoire have all held polls. In Uganda, our electoral season is …
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COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | For the past few days, a video showing Hassan Bassajabalaba addressing mourners at his mother’s funeral has been trending on social media. It has been trending because in it, Hassan B, as he is commonly called, decries the inefficient state of our healthcare system. The …
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COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | In 1974, the Congo’s grand dictator completed his “Africanisation” of the Congo by renaming it Zaire. He discarded his birth name and crowned himself Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga — “the invincible warrior cock who leaves no chick intact.” To prove …
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COMMENT | ANDREW BESI | One year ago, in September 2024, Vice President Jessica Alupo arrived at the headquarters of Kira Municipality and launched the 5-year UGX 2.2 trillion Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP). This program is an initiative of the Government of Uganda, with …
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Leveraging the Power of Partnerships in Science, Technology and Innovation to foster Socio-Economic Transformation: The Road Ahead COMMENT | ANDREW BESI | “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” – Sir Arthur C Clarke The name Dr. Monica Musenero evokes mixed emotions amongst many Ugandans. For some, she is, in …
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A recent report by the Inspectorate of Government concluded that each year, sh10 trillion (nearly 10% of GDP) is stolen by traitors in the Civil Service working with saboteurs on House Committees and favored private sector players. COMMENT | ANDREW BESI | It began, we are told, with the arrival on …
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Uganda’s causes of disunity mainly spring from fears that public officials are cutting up the national cake among themselves. During the last 12 years, most people especially the top brass had been grabbers- Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, September 1979 COMMENT | ANDREW BESI | On July 23, Ugandans marched to parliament in …
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Is the NRM now a mourdant organisation hurtling towards history’s oft unflattering heap of once promising African Political Organisations? COMMENT | ANDREW BESI | Last month, President Museveni arrived in Bukedea district to officially open Bukedea Teaching Hospital constructed, in its entirety, by House Speaker Anita Magogo, more commonly known as …
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COMMENT | ANDREW BESI | This is how Edem Kodjo described the state of Africa at an Organisation of African Unity (OAU) summit in 1978 – “Our ancient continent is on the brink of disaster, hurtling towards the abyss of confrontation, caught in the grip of violence, sinking into …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
