Tag Archives: politics

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | This morning the country woke up to the sad news of the passing of Col Shaban Bantariza, the Deputy Executive director of the Uganda Media Centre. The news of his passing was stunning to many because it had not been reported publicly that he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A day after Uganda Police apologized for teargassing senior Buganda Kingdom and Catholic church personalities in Mityana over the weekend, a senior official of the ruling National Resistance Movement who is also a government minister has vehemently condemned acts of the security forces against …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African continent has achieved major milestones in women’s participation in political decision making during the past decade, the African Union (AU) Commission has said. “Throughout the decade, considerable progress was made in translating commitments into measurable action as most African countries took giant steps …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese John Baptist Odama has spoken out on the suspension of Rev. Fr. Charles Onen from conducting priestly ministry and justified that the decision was inevitable. Fr. Onen, the curate of Holy Rosary Catholic Parish was suspended by Archbishop Odama last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni’s next battle?: New NRM leaders emerge but President keeps old comrades THE LAST WORD Lessons from UPDF’s 50 years: Why it’s important for the army or the government to tell the story …

Bobi Wine: Will he or not be allowed to challenge Museveni? COVER STORY | The  Independent Team |   Even as nomination of candidates for various positions in the 2021 general election enters full gear, opposition activity is strangely quiet. By this stage in the last election of 2016, the headlines were full …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Are we ready for more COVID dead?: Here’s why gov’t thinks THE LAST WORD Sudan, two years after Bashir: Why those who want change in Uganda need to think much more creatively about …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Recently, Dr Kizza Besigye, the founding leader of the Forum for Democratic change-FDC dropped a bombshell, declaring that he will not appear on the ballot as a presidential candidate in the 2021 elections. Many didn’t expect this announcement and felt like Besigye’s journey was now …

COMMENT | Andrew M. Mwenda  | In the age of social media, with its instantaneous dissemination of news, alongside such technologies as deep fake and photoshop, journalists in mainstream media need to be extremely skeptical and cautious of all information even that on video that seems authentic. Nowhere has journalism …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY NRM Primaries challenge Museveni: Why experts say violence points to 2021 THE LAST WORD Uganda’s elite crisis: Why Dr. Kizza Besigye is right to say elites in Uganda are the most useless class …