The New Vision newspaper reported last week that Gen. Kale Kayihura’s police force and the opposition IPC coalition had struck a “peace deal”. (more…)

19^th-25^th July 2010

The government of Uganda has reacted to the terrorist bombs that went off and killed 76 people in Kampala by threatening to take the fight to Al Shabaab.  The offensive will likely begin with a deployment of 20,000 more soldiers to Somalia. (more…)

12^th-18^th July 2010

The impending prosecution of former Buganda Katikkiro [Prime Minister] Joseph Mulwanyamuli Ssemwogerere for allegedly contravening the country’s social security law has in the last week become the hottest topic for discussion among Ugandans.  Like many law abiding Ugandans, we hope that this is “prosecution” and not “persecution”. (more…)

5^th–11^th July 2010

The government of Uganda has finally succumbed to pressure to open up the pensions sector.  The proposed reforms, if passed into law, will open up the sector to competition and end the monopoly that has been enjoyed by the National Social Security Fund [NSSF] since time immemorial. (more…)