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In The Independent this week: Chinese quit Museveni’s refinery deal COVER STORY: Chinese quit Museveni’s refinery deal: US$4bn project fails to get investor again THE LAST WORD Hubris of The Economist: How this British newspaper ignores Rwanda’s context in its neocolonial desire to define that country NEWS ANALYSIS Amending constitution …

In the Independent this week: BOU’s war with Sudhir and how the central bank’s handling of the problems of Crane Bank showed lack of imagination and strategy. COVER STORY Secrets of Sudhir saga: How BoU is overseeing the biggest asset grab ever. THE LAST WORD BOU’s war with Sudhir: How …

  In The Independent this week: COVER STORY Elders advise Muntu to leave FDC over Besigye:  FDC elders explain alternative plans for him for 2021. THE LAST WORD Too much ado over nothing: Why Museveni is most likely going to succeed in amending the constitution to remove the age limit. …

In The Independent this week: Whose victory is Bobi Wine’s win? COVER STORY Bobi Wine’s win: Whose victory is it? THE LAST WORD Rethinking healthcare in Africa: Why attempts to provide too much too fast are the cause of corruption and institutionalised incompetence. NEWS ANALYSIS Strike looms in courts: Insiders …

In the Independent this week: Will Kabaka fire Katikkiro Mayiga?  COVER STORY Will Kabaka fire Mayiga?: Anger, anxiety, unease over Buganda monarch’s fights over land. NEWS ANALYSIS Muntu faces FDC boot: Defiant members plot to oust party president. THE LAST WORD The incongruence of the incongruence: How Ugandans get angrier …

In the Independent this week: Chinese, Americans fight over refinery as fake investor fear hangs over deal COVER STORY Chinese, Americans fight over refinery: Fake investor fear hangs over deal. THE LAST WORD Inside Rwanda’s politics of unity: Why other political parties in Rwanda have endorsed the candidacy of Paul …

  COVER STORY Behind the 2017/18 budget: How money is an important a political resource that allows Museveni to manage power. ANALYSIS Politics behind the budget: Why UDB got Shs50bn, Museveni donations Shs70bn and more. HEALTH Mercury: Slow killer in Uganda’s gold mines: Inside one of the dozens of gold …

In the Independent this week: Mayor Byamukama on how he was tortured COVER STORY How I was tortured: Mayor Geoffrey Byamukama narrates ordeal. THE LAST WORD The Jacob Zuma tragedy: How one man has brought South Africa’s democracy and Mandela’s “miracle” from honour to shame! NEWS NALYSIS Business feels Chinese pinch: …

IN THE INDEPENDENT THIS WEEK: Nalufenya – Where innocents are tortured to confess COVER STORY Nalufenya: Stories from victims of police brutality put Kayihura, Muhoozi and Museveni on the spot THE LAST WORD A giant retires: What Uganda’s current and future politicians can learn from the life and character of …

In The Independent this week: The logic of Besigye’s election claims. COVER STORY Museveni beaten or tired?: Why President is coiling away from fighting regional wars. BUSINESS Museveni fights to save Utl: Experts commend move to protect bankrupt telco’s assets but say it needs a business plan that works. THE …