Is it a Piriton pain killer pill by President Museveni to drug Ugandans into slumber? COMMENT | MORRISON RWAKAKAMBA | Since talk and preparations for the national dialogue were put in motion over a year ago by a host of shepherds led by Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, The Elders Forum and …
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Organisers insist December 12 meet is on but party leaders bicker over hostile political environment Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Justice James Ogoola is determined to have the national dialogue take place. He is the chairperson of The Elders Forum; a group that advocates for healthy politics. It was behind …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) National Chairperson, Wasswa Birigwa has said the party is considering boycotting next week’s Inter party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) summit. He argued that IPOD summit is “not serious” and “premature.” The IPOD will be the first ever summit of …
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Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | This year, Uganda and Belgium are celebrating 20 years of cooperation. Hugo Verbist, the Belgian Ambassador to Uganda, talked to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about the bilateral cooperation. This year, Belgium and Uganda are celebrating 20 years of bilateral relations. What has been the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has cautioned the organizers of the proposed National dialogue against overstepping the constitution. He was hosting the organizers of the National dialogue led by the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda and the Elder’s forum in his boardroom at Parliament …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The proposed National dialogue is important for Uganda because of its turbulent history and lack of economic and political transition, according to Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies-GLiSS. The National dialogue is an impartial and independent platform that seeks to unite Ugandans to discuss and …
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THIS WEEK: Opposition set conditions for them to participate in national dialogue Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After government accepted to participate in the national dialogue that has for long been mooted by several individuals and groups including the Uganda Elders Forum and the Inter Religious Council of Uganda …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The fate of 24 students who were arrested during an early morning strike at Makerere University has stifled a dialogue between students and management on calling off the strike. It has been a culture that students arrested during strike are released, however University management …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umeme Limited Nov.16 held a media dialogue to highlight the utility’s investments in the power distribution infrastructure. Speaking at the event, Managing Director Selectino Babungi said Umeme had cumulatively invested over $500m in the distribution network. He revealed that the investments have led to the doubling …
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President Museveni urges unity in diversity in South Sudan as worlds’ youngest nation embarks on national dialogue to stop the war Juba, South Sudan| PPU| President Yoweri Museveni has urged the people of South Sudan to embrace unity for prosperity and development warning that the misuse of identity can …
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