How Museveni’s rallies now reflect a curated campaign era — and what the opposition reveals COVER STORY | JULIUS BUSINGE | On the morning of December 1, 2025, a convoy of police trucks wound through the streets of Mbarara, ferrying what appeared to be a sea of supporters toward La …
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A lesson is that empires collapse when they can no longer afford to finance the security of their hinterlands and trade routes. Spain’s Golden Age came to an end when it could no longer fund the military expenditure required to defend its colonies. Great Britain’s empire depended on naval supremacy …
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COMMENT | SHASHI THAROOR | For decades, one family has towered over Indian politics. The influence of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty—including independent India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi; and current opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra – is bound up with the …
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Britain, once famed for its stability, governing competence and balanced civic culture is now dominated by a paranoid culture COMMENT | MATTHEW FLINDERS | Conspiratorial narratives have always swirled around the corridors of Number 10. Studies of the British style of government have, for decades, explored the role of unofficial briefings …
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Kalaki, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni has praised Uganda’s democratic maturity, describing it as one of the most peaceful and exemplary systems in the world. Maama Janet made the remarks while accompanying President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the NRM presidential candidate …
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COMMENT | DANI RODRIK | As a teenager growing up in Istanbul, I was lucky to be part of a generation that had democratic role models nearby. European countries such as Britain, France, Germany, and Sweden fueled our aspirations for prosperity and democracy, giving us hope for the future of …
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COMMENT | Lenny Mendonca, Laura Tyson | At the explicit request of President Donald Trump, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is pursuing an unorthodox mid-decade redistricting of the state’s congressional map to ensure that Republicans win five additional seats in the next election. This brazenly partisan move is yet another example of …
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The transformation of democracy from a political form into a faith-based self-destructive secular religion THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | If one scans the political-intellectual map of the world today, one idea stands dominant: that the solution to the governance problems of any country is democracy. Even in those …
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Event serves as a vital platform for democratic dialogue, connecting people from across society in open, respectful conversations ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | On June 5, Denmark celebrates Constitution Day—a significant national event that commemorates the adoption of the country’s first constitution in 1849 and its modern revision in 1953, both …
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COMMENT | INNOCENT B. NATUKUNDA | As Uganda edges closer to the 2026 general elections, the atmosphere is increasingly tainted by a disturbing surge in abductions and illegal arrests, particularly of opposition members and youth activists. These practices are not only a direct affront to human rights and civil liberties but …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
