Andrew M. Mwenda
Managing Director at The Independent (Uganda)
The Old Man of the Clan against common nonsense
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1 month ago |
independent.co.ug | Andrew M. Mwenda
Why the US president’s seemingly crazy suggestion is the only viable solution to the Palestinian problemTHE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | For one and a half years, the world has watched in utter helplessness the merciless genocidal campaign Israel is conducting in Gaza to cleanse it of Palestinians. South Africa’s attempt to seek international justice was not based on hope but desperation.
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1 month ago |
independent.co.ug | Andrew M. Mwenda
How this well-structured and managed organization may turn into a political battlefield, leaving Ugandans in the darkTHE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | On Monday March 31, 2025, the Umeme concession will come to an end. Its assets will revert to their owner, UEDCL. It is possible UEDCL will manage the electricity distribution network well, improving and expanding the network. But I have little optimism this will be the case.
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1 month ago |
independent.co.ug | Andrew M. Mwenda
Why the president and his handlers are misguided on their party’s electoral prospects in KampalaTHE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I have been asking myself why someone in UPDF unleashed the violent crackdown on journalists and the people of Kawempe during recent byelection in that area. I talked to the CDF, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who told me that he did not order the crackdown. During a cabinet meeting on Monday March 10, President Yoweri Museveni condemned the crackdown.
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2 months ago |
allafrica.com | Andrew M. Mwenda
Since he was abducted from Nairobi, Dr. Kizza Besigye has been involved in a series of tactical battles in court. Yet each victory he has secured has left his strategic position very weak. Consequently, he has quite inadvertently handed President Yoweri Museveni the rope to hang him. Besigye believes that Museveni is a tyrant destroying Uganda. He argues that Museveni has personalised the state and made Uganda a private estate for him and his family.
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2 months ago |
independent.co.ug | Andrew M. Mwenda
How every action taken by Besigye since his arrest has played into the president’s handsTHE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Since he was abducted from Nairobi, Dr. Kizza Besigye has been involved in a series of tactical battles in court. Yet each victory he has secured has left his strategic position very weak. Consequently, he has quite inadvertently handed President Yoweri Museveni the rope to hang him. Besigye believes that Museveni is a tyrant destroying Uganda.
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