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By The Independent Team Leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia arrived in South Sudan on Thursday to try and mediate between the country’s president and the political rivals he accuses of attempting a coup that the government insists sparked violence that has threatened to destroy the world’s newest country. Information Minister …

By Gaaki Kigambo Retiring Church of Uganda Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi spoke to Gaaki Kigambo about his aspirations, the future and challenges facing the Anglican congregation, and the relationship between religion and politics What explains this spate of early retirements in the Anglican Church? Yours, your assistant’s Dr Zac Niringiye, …

By Andrew .M. Mwenda The electoral promises President Museveni is making to win elections now – UPE and USE – are creating conditions like those of Ben Ali. The revolution in Tunisia that has toppled President Zine al Abidine Ben Ali is the most exciting event in Africa today. First, …

By Andrew M. Mwenda It is rare to read an opinion about politics in Uganda in our media whose premise is our reality. Largely because of the hegemonic influence of Western ideas, most commentators begin with an abstract theory of politics based largely on a context other than our own. …