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Licensed killers

How the state protects those who kill for it Since Jan. 22, when a Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) operation to demolish illegal structures in Port Bell Luzira left at least one person dead and several injured, an angry public has demanded tough action against the killers. #22:44 03.02.2012 from channel The Independent

Kenya victims waiting for ICC justice

How can you try to right a wrong, when you have not spoken to those who were wronged? Elizabeth Kemunto stares blankly at the mud walls of her tiny house at a crowded Kenyan camp, where scores of families still wait for resettlement and justice four years after horrific poll unrest. #22:29 03.02.2012 from channel The Independent

Makerere’s best has eyes for sun & wind energy

Top engineering student dreams of generating cheap electricity I do not compete with other people because it breeds jealousy. #20:02 03.02.2012 from channel The Independent

Besigye, supporters disagree on guns

Being allowed to hold rallies recently after a long unofficial ban meant the jury was always out on opposition leader Kizza Besigye. #19:33 03.02.2012 from channel The Independent

More hope than fear with SIM registration

Companies hope their wide networks and tech-savvy will prevent subscriber haemorrhage SIM card registration could help cement the status quo in the telecom industry as existing distribution networks play a critical role in public mobilisation. #19:18 03.02.2012 from channel The Independent

An Inadequate state of welfare?

Demobilized soldiers complain of poor accommodations and stipends years after serving their country As much as the majority of demobilized soldiers are happy with the privileges they receive from the government, there is still a sizeable group that are requesting for more assistance to ameliorate their deteriorating living standards. The welfare of #08:24 01.02.2012 from channel The Independent

After the Traders strike

So what if Mutebile reduces bank rate but lending rates stay up? The recent strike of traders against banks over high lending rates put Esther Nakitende in a tight spot. #09:40 26.01.2012 from channel The Independent

26 years later

As the National Resistance Army/Movement (NRM) celebrates 26 years in power, residents of Katebwa, a village that falls in Bunyangabu county, Kabarole district, which was at the heart of the bush war are yet to enjoy the benefits of their support for the fighters about 30 years ago. #09:32 26.01.2012 from channel The Independent

Oil exploration destroying environment

Ministry of Environment has no knowledge at all about the petroleum activities, says consultant’s report It is 2:30 in the afternoon on a Saturday and Henry Irumba, the chairman of the Local Council of Kaiso Tonya landing site village on Lake Albert is repairing his fishing nets under the shade of his house to avoid the sweltering sun. “It ha #09:08 26.01.2012 from channel The Independent

Quitting NRM

Besigye (1999), Bidandi (2003), who is next after Kyankwazi? Until recently, it was unheard of for an NRM party member to boycott summons by President Yoweri Museveni to the National Leadership Institute at Kyankwanzi which is respected as a sort of shrine where party folk go for ideology, politics, and military drills. But over 100 NRM MPs boycott #08:57 26.01.2012 from channel The Independent

Africa’s big spenders

Luxury retailers like Woolworths are fanning an infatuation with expensive lifestyles that only a few can comfortably afford: With a taste for Jimmy Choo shoes and Hermes handbags, Choice Okoro’s idea of shopping is a world away from her mother’s. #08:41 26.01.2012 from channel The Independent

Some truth and justice for Rwanda at last

Who shot down President Habyarimana’s plane, triggering the 1994 genocide? A report by two French judges has definitively resolved one of the controversial mysteries of the late 20th century. #09:19 21.01.2012 from channel The Independent

Otunnu versus the rest

UPC boss’s strictness on money issues, leaves him isolated as Pulkol, Rurangaranga, Odit launch a battle for control Few Ugandans have CVs as illustrious as UPC President Olara Otunnu’s. #09:07 21.01.2012 from channel The Independent

UMEME’s tariffs woes

Why the economy is the main loser The government announcement of a new electricity tariff regime on Jan. 12 could still backfire but, on paper, it looks like a perfect stroke. Part of the problem is that the tariff regime does not address the real problems in Uganda’s electricity sector. #14:59 20.01.2012 from channel The Independent

Control it; don’t eradicate it

Fighting malaria the wrong way kills 20 people every minute in Uganda On December 19, 2011, a speeding lorry at Namanve, near Kampala city, hit a taxi and killed 6 of the 16 people on the taxi. Several others were injured. The story was headline news. There was national outrage. #14:54 20.01.2012 from channel The Independent

BOU’s very cautious optimism

Traders’ protests against rising interest rates have drawn attention to the precarious position of Uganda’s economy, as global economic instability meets local inflation. #14:40 20.01.2012 from channel The Independent

Electricity cost going up 40%

But who benefits most from subsidies to UMEME? A cabinet sitting on Wednesday Jan. 11 discussed increasing electricity tariffs by 40 percent. Cabinet should remove these subsidies altogether because they are not economically sustainable and benefit the rich at the expense of poor citizens. #08:47 16.01.2012 from channel The Independent

Chinese invasion

Why Beijing’s defence ministers visited Kampala with US$2. 3m cheque Little by little China is forming military links in Africa and in the Indian Ocean in order, experts say, to protect Beijing’s economic interests in the region. With trade exchanges between China and Africa totaling US$ 126. #08:44 16.01.2012 from channel The Independent

THE CONCLUSION

The Rwandan government says French report into Habyarimana’s plane crash proves what they have long known “It’s like a ‘I told you so’ type of report,” is how Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Louise Mushikiwabo summed up the findings by French Judges Marc Trevidic and Nathalie Poux, which concludes that the missile that downed former #08:01 16.01.2012 from channel The Independent

Disagreements in Durban

Poor countries come away empty handed from 17th UN conference on global warming Climate smart agriculture, green economy, green city, renewable energy, green climate fund, moral obligations, voices of farmers, and the need for binding agreement on extension of Kyoto Protocol, last December competed for attention at the UN climate talks in Durban, S #17:57 14.01.2012 from channel The Independent

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