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President Museveni’s son in law, Odrek Rwabwogo and President Museveni’s aide on political affairs David Mafabi are involved in an argument over strongmen and their role in national development. Rwabwogo wrote a missive in one of the dailies titled “Are Strongmen a hindrance or facilitator to institutional growth, successful political …

On Mar.06, hearing of a case in which government is accused of acquiring 29.34 square kilometers of land in Kabaale village in Hoima district to build an oil refinery without compensating them adequately flopped after the presiding Justice Eva Luswata of the land division failed to appear. The lawyer representing …

In a letter dated Mar.02, controversial Makerere University lecturer and researcher Stella Nyanzi was invited to the Criminal Investigations Directorate of the Police to answer questions regarding a case of offensive communication and cyber harassment. Nyanzi who was directed to report to the Deputy Director of Investigations office on Mar.07 …

The chieftaincy of Personnel and Administration of the army on Mar. 04 announced new reshuffles where President Museveni moved officials including former Spokesperson Lt Col Paddy Ankunda who was dropped in the previous reshuffle. Ankunda is now the Director Strategic Communication in the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), a slot …

Parliament on Mar.01 engaged in a heated debate regarding eviction of vendors from Park yard market in down town Kampala on orders of Kampala Minister Beti Namisango Kamya.Following a proposal by Kampala legislator Mohammed Nsereko, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga asked the Minister to present to parliament a list of vendors who …

The Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah represented Uganda at the Global Peace convention held in Manila Philippines from Feb28 to Mar.03 under the theme, ‘Moral and Innovative Leadership: New Models for Peace and Development.’ While there, he told delegates that Uganda provided a good lesson to the rest of the world …

There is tendency in Uganda for the `privilegentia’ to prescribe a role for the mass media that only furthers their privileges  By: Isabella Bwiire Talking about the role of the media, pre-supposes that journalists being the main players in the mass media are not value neutral. This of course doesn’t …

To align, balance or not? Buying new vehicle tyres in Uganda can be quite tricky. For most buyers the main challenge often revolves around balancing right price with right quality. Apart from the wide variety of brands, which can sometimes mean very wide margins in price, buyers often have to …

When Sheebah Karungi Samalie held her maiden concert that attracted multitudes of people to Hotel Africana People’s Space arena, it was a dream coming true for the 27 year old and the culmination of 12 years of struggling to prove to doubters she could not only dance but also sing. …

During the 1970s heady days of then President Idi Amin’s political upheavals, many artists of means fled into self-exile. Prof. Francis Xavier Nnaggenda, arguably the greatest sculptor Uganda has produced, moved in the opposite direction. After a stint in Indiana and Texas in USA and Nairobi in Kenya, Nnaggenda returned …