Vol 56 No 10 | UGANDA The runaway gravy train 15th May 2015 The history of the Standard Gauge Railway reveals rivalry between Chinese state companies as well as blatant corruption in Kampala Ballooning costs and a flurry of accusations among the highest officials in the Ugandan government are taking a severe toll of the Ugandan part of East Africa's biggest infrastruct...
Vol 56 No 8 | UGANDA Kampala murder mystery 17th April 2015 Police investigating the murder of the Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Joan Namazzi Kagezi, on 31 March by two men on a motorbike have rounded up dozens of suspects. Kag...
Vol 56 No 7 | UGANDA Spending for victory 3rd April 2015 A surge in voter-friendly spending accompanies the NRM’s election campaign and there is little the opposition can do to stop it Both public spending and borrowing have shot up over the past year as the governing National Resistance Movement gears up for next year's elections. Although the NRM faces little c...
Vol 56 No 5 | UGANDARUSSIAOIL AND GAS Museveni gets his refinery 6th March 2015 Doubts surround both the Russian contract and the supposed benefit and even viability of the oil discoveries A Russian state company under European Union sanctions has won the contract to build an oil refinery on the shore of Lake Albert. The contract is symptomatic of the growing closene...
Vol 56 No 5 | UGANDAOIL AND GAS Oil interrupted 6th March 2015 Major deposits of commercially viable oil were first discovered in Uganda’s Albertine Graben in 2006 and estimates of total reserves now stand at 6.5 billion barrels. It was ...
Vol 56 No 2 | UGANDA Sejusa’s mystery return 23rd January 2015 The former security boss made a deal to come home but things haven’t gone smoothly The maverick former intelligence chief, General David Sejusa (aka Tinyefuza), found himself at the centre of a siege by armed police this month, despite having returned from exile ...
Vol 55 No 25 | UGANDA Central bank cracks whip 19th December 2014 Museveni is looking for ways of financing his 2016 election campaign and officials are reluctant to print money A rift between President Yoweri Museveni and the Governor of the Bank of Uganda, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, is rapidly widening. The Governor recently revealed that during the 20...
Vol 55 No 23 | UGANDACHINA Loans for oil 21st November 2014 Multibillion dollar Chinese loans less than two years before the elections raise commercial and political questions China has for some time been a leading lender to Uganda but loans have accelerated this year since the government promised to pay for Chinese-built infrastructure from future oil r...
Vol 55 No 21 | UGANDA Mbabazi on the ropes 24th October 2014 The President’s manoeuvres to oust his erstwhile friend as Secretary General of the NRM are accelerating President Yoweri Museveni aims to limit possible leadership challenges from within the governing National Resistance Movement through wide-ranging changes to the party’s cons...
Vol 55 No 19 | UGANDA Putting US aid to other uses 22nd September 2014 Museveni uses Obama's security assistance for the fight against Al Shabaab to crack down on the opposition as well United States' military aid and training in surveillance techniques is helping President Yoweri Museveni's government to crack down on the opposition, say political sources in Kamp...
