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THIS WEEK: Byanyima gets another term at Oxfam Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “Five more years ! Thank you Oxfam”, Winnie Byanyima tweeted on Dec.04.  Banyima a politician and wife to opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) cadre DR. Kizza Besigye was reacting to a decision by Oxfam International’s board …

Why the elders eye on history shows this could plunge country back into its dark past Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Zachary Olum watched the proceedings of the Sept.21 plenary on his couch in his living room at his quiet spacious home in Naguru, a high-end Kampala suburb.  Thanks …

  What Uganda’s current and future politicians can learn from the life and character of Mzee Byanyima Although I knew he was old (at 96) and was aware of his declining health I was still shocked when I heard the news of the death of Mzee Boniface Byanyima. I have …

  What Uganda’s current and future politicians can learn from the life and character of Mzee Byanyima By Andrew M. Mwenda Although I knew he was old (at 96) and was aware of his declining health I was still shocked when I heard the news of the death of Mzee …

The Democratic Party (DP) has mourned  one of its pioneer leaders Boniface Byanyima, who passed away on Tuesday at Kampala’s Nakasero Hospital. “DP mourns Mzee Boniface Byanyima. In his disturbingly unassuming way his life was a moral challenge to corruption and the arrogance of power,” DP President Norbert Mao said. …

Durban, South Africa | AFP |  African countries are becoming increasingly repressive and causing more people to leave their homes, British charity Oxfam said this week, as Germany warned of the destabilising effect migration is having on the continent. Political freedom and the problem of Africa’s brain-drain were among the …

Residents of Isingiro district have been called upon to embrace modern farming to cushion themselves against drought and famine in the district. The call was made by the president of Rotary Club of Kololo Dr. Rosemary Byanyima during a tour of the The Omukabaare Heifer Project. The project is aimed at mitigating …

IMF head Christine Lagarde has conceded the Washington lender had been late waking up to the widening gap between rich and poor around the world, but is now researching answers to help the middle class By Antonio Rodriguez. Lagarde on Jan.18 made the admission to an audience of high-flying executives …

JANUARY: WHEN MUSEVENI MARKED 30 YEARS IN POWER Jan.1: Police stakes Shs 20m on Aine’s head The year started with the campaigns for the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections in full-gear. The head of security for one of the candidates, former Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi, had gone missing. Christopher Aine …

VIDEO: Who is Winnie Byanyima? How would one describe her political career?…. One would say she was born in the Democratic Party, baptized in the NRM and confirmed in the Forum for Democratic Change FDC. NBS’ Isabella Tugume looks at the story behind Eng. Winnie Byanyima, the Ugandan Executive Director of …