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4|Govt finalizes Crisis of 14|Germanys coal 22|Financial
plan to demolish paradox: inclusion
Kasokoso
the state in Determined switch from optimism:
43|A glance
at Kampalas
Uganda: fossil fuels to clean, low- What the
glass:
How foreign carbon energy meets 2017 2022
Are the glitzy
4|Exam leak government
interests have skeptical critics edifices an
rocks UNEB strategy means
extension
captured 18|Doctor with to Uganda
of the
our politics Sassitude: exhibitionist
4|Low turn up for
LC voter registration
thereby Rwandas formers 24|Karuma nature of the
Health minister Agnes to get skyline African?
turning our Binagwaho facility :
people from Energy minister
54|Toyota
5|Shs72trillion citizens to 31| Managing launches
Progrs woes:
needed for Marburg: construction of
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A Kenyan in
Uganda votes in
the Kenyan repeat
presidential election
at the Kenyan
High Commission
on October 26 in
Kampala. President
Kenyatta was
declared winner
of the poll with
98% after his rival
Raila Odinga pulled A few months back social and main
out. INDEPENDENT/ media were awash with fabricated
JIMMY SIYA stories that I had been mysteriously
taken ill, with some saying I was in
fact dead.IGP Gen Kayihura dismissing
speculation he is under siege
Livingstone
Ssewanya, (L) the
executive director
FHRI talks to
Margaret Sekagya,
the executive
director, Human
Rights Centre
Uganda during
the launch of a
book about NGO
work at Protea
Hotel on October Thanks dear parents for offering
25. INDEPENDENT/ your sons and daughters to join the
JIMMY SIYA
UPDF family. Recruitment exercise
now closed. Brig. Richard Karemire, UPDF
Spokesperson

President Museveni
unveils a foundation
stone during the
commissioning
ceremony of the
Iran - Uganda Medical
Centre in Naguru on
Oct. 26. Looking on
is the Foreign Affairs
Minister of Iran
Mohammad Javad All organs of the NRM, including
Zarif (L). Cabinet, have agreed to amend the
age limit in our Constitution, so that
the country can move on.Prime Minister
Ruhakana Rugunda

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Pope commends Uganda on refugees

President Museveni poses for a photo with Vatican Cardinal Fernando Filoni (L) Prefect for the congregation for the
Evangelisation of People and the Archbishop of Kampala Cypriano Kizito Lwanga (R) shortly after their meeting at State House,
Entebbe on October 27. Filoni delivered the Popes message commending Uganda on hosting a million refugees.

Govt finalizes plan to demolish Kasokoso Exam leak rocks UNEB

Once again there is tension among told journalists that redeveloping Uganda National the exams at a fee of
residents of Kasokoso slum in the area is not a problem because Examinations Board Shs500,000. UNEB
Nakawa Division after government the organization wants to enable is engulfed in scandal and Uganda Police
announced that it has concluded the land owners earn one million as it tries to contain announced hotlines
designs and feasibility to redevelop shillings per month as opposed to leaking of exams on which the public
the housing estate into a satellite the paltry Shs200, 000 being earned in the ongoing could report any cases
city. The National Housing and currently. Twinomujuni said Uganda Certificate of exam malpractice.
Construction Corporation (NHCC) NHCC has the capacity to build of Examinations The scandal has
revealed that it is looking for finances 20,000 low cost housing units in (UCE). Six people thrown the exam
to demolish the slum dwellings in Kasokoso and another 10,000 in have been arrested so body into panic as the
Kasokoso to put the satellite city. Namuwongo estate if the money is far and a headmaster marking guides have
Parity Twinomijuni, the NHCC CEO availed by mid next year. is reportedly on also leaked alongside
the run as police the papers. Question
joins the hunt for papers are usually
those suspected dispatched from the
to be behind the UNEB head office in
vice. Examination Kyambogo, Kampala
papers of Christian and transported to
Religious Education, various parts of the
Chemistry and country under tight
Agriculture leaked security two days
on social media a day before the students sit
before the Form Four for the papers. Police
students were due to said investigations are
sit them. Reports say underway.
one of the culprit leak
Slum dwellings in Kasokoso.

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Opposition MPs return age limit cash
Opposition MPs table the age limit bill cash they returned to government.
Ugandan MPs have earned
notoriety for their lavish
demands from ipads, luxury
SUVs to burial expenses on
top of their hefty salaries and
allowances but some opposi-
tion MPs surprised Ugandans
Low turn up for LC voter registration
The Electoral
Commission witnessed
a low turn up for the
registration of voters
for Women Council,
Local Council I and II
elections which will
take place in a few days.
There was an average
of 30 people registered
at every polling station
in the 59624 villages
countrywide. Low turn
up for registration was
mostly witnessed in the
districts of Lira, Oyam,
Kakumiro, Masaka,
Kibaale, Sembabule,
LC I voters queue for registration.
when they returned money
wired to their accounts for age
limit bill consultations in their
constituencies. Shs29million
was sent to each MPs account
by the Parliamentary Commis-
sion to conduct meetings with
Kyankwanzi, Lyantonde
and Buikwe for elections
that were last organised
in 2001. Voting for
women council elections
will take place on Nov
14, LC I on Nov 21 and
LC II will be on Dec 7.
The criteria for voting
in the LC polls requires
residents to stand
behind their preferred
candidates, a decision
that has been criticized
by democracy activists as
one that is likely to cause
intimidation and violence
in the exercise.
Week
Shs72trillion needed
their constituents. Opposition
for investment in
MPs led by their Chief Whip Ugandas oil
in Parliament Semujju Nganda
called a press conference at Par- Uganda will need about
liament and tabled wads of cash Shs72trillion for investment
of the Shs29m and denounced in its development phase
the move as a bribe by Presi- after transitioning from
dent Museveni to influence the exploration. Ernest Rubondo,
passing of the controversial the executive director of
age limit bill. Other MPs that Petroleum Authority of
returned the cash were Serere Uganda said the investment
Woman MP Angelline Osegge, is expected to spur jobs,
Busongora North MP William revenues and oil related
Nzoghu, Rubaga North MP business activities. Rubondo
Moses Kasibante, Butambala said the investment is
County MP Muwanga Kivumbi significant compared to the
and Busiro East MP Medard Shs13trillion that was sunk
Segonna. The MPs said the in the exploration phase
allocation was a wastage of tax over the last ten years. He
payers money amidst pressing revealed this at an oil and
demands like salary increases gas conference in South
from doctors, teachers, etc. Africa attended by national
oil companies, governments,
leading scientists, financiers
and developers in the global
Dispute threatens oil industry. According
to government estimates,
Karamoja mining deal the country will earn
Shs10trillion annually from
oil revenues once production
Residents in Kosiroi village, commences in 2020. In
Tapac sub-county in Moroto August, the government
district in the north eastern signed an agreement with a
part of the country have issued consortium of American and
a warning to cancel a mining Italian firms to construct and
concession granted to Tororo finance $4billion oil refinery
Cement Limited over failure in Hoima district.
to sign a Memorandum of
Understanding with the local
community. Gerald Eneku,
the Karamoja Inspector of
Mines made the announcement
during a dialogue between
Tororo Cement and the
community in Tapac.
Residents complained that
for the last fifteen years, the
company extracted marble
stones in the area but never
considered signing a MoU
with them leaving them poor
and marginalised. Residents
threatened to set ablaze trucks
that supply the marble stones
to the company. Residents
added that Tororo cement has
degraded their environment
and there has been no
compensation for those who
have been misplaced. Company
officials who attended the
dialogue promised to address
the issues urgently.
Nov 03 - 09, 2017 5
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US supports development innovations in Uganda
The U.S. Mission to Uganda has
announced its support to three
organizations working in Uganda whose
innovative ideas promise to improve
the lives of thousands of Ugandans. The
United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) awarded $1.25
million to Instiglio, in partnership with
Village Enterprise, for a program designed
to help lift participating Ugandan and
Kenyan households out of extreme poverty.
USAID also awarded $5 million to the One
Acre Fund to deliver agricultural services
to smallholder farmers in Uganda and
Malawi. These services include market-rate
financing for farm inputs, seed and fertilizer
Fear grips refugees living in Uganda
South Sudanese refugees at Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in Yumbe district.
Refugees living in Uganda have
expressed fears over recent kidnappings
by Police and extradition to the countries
they are fleeing. Refugees have also accused
the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) of
complicity in the kidnappings. Chieftaincy
of Military Intelligence (CMI) operatives
have since detained seven police officers
in connection with the kidnap and extradi-
tion of Joel Mutabazi, a former bodyguard
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distribution, crop insurance, and training.
With USAIDs support, the One Acre
Fund will serve over 50,000 new clients,
improve farmers profitability by 40 percent,
and make investments in organizational
infrastructure that will enable sustainable
long-term growth. Finally, USAID awarded
$1.2 million to BURN Manufacturing, which
produces low-cost cookstoves that reduce
fuel consumption by almost 50 percent
and have scored the highest possible rating
for cleanliness in cookstoves. USAID is
supporting BURNs expansion in Uganda,
as well as an impact assessment, to better
understand the health and economic
benefits of its products.
of Rwandan President Paul Kagame and
charged them at the General Court Martial
in Makindye, Kampala. Refugees through
their various organisations have appealed
to President Museveni for more security
in their settlements following the fears
over recent kidnappings. Uganda has
been continuously hailed for its open
doors policy towards refugees.
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Shoprite to anchor Arena
Mall in Nsambya
The Arena Mall, a 14,000-square meter
shopping centre development located in
Nsambya, will be anchored by Shoprite,
Africas biggest supermarket chain. Shop-
rites expansion in Uganda ties in with
the news of two more stores to be opened
in Entebbe and Kololo. With over 87,000
households and 334,000 people resid-
ing within a 3-km radius from the Arena
Mall site, Shoprite and the Arena Mall
as a whole are expected to be a welcome
addition to Nsambya and its surrounding
areas. The malls catchment area is under-
served by formal retail and leisure facili-
ties, despite its concentration of middle
income households. Shoprite operates a
total of 2,690 outlets in 15 countries across
Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. In a
statement by Pieter Engelbrecht, Shoprite
Groups CEO said Shoprite has made
progress on all strategic priorities, which
include: strengthening private label
products, franchise offerings, and
footprint expansion.
UBL enhances employee
safety measures
Uganda Breweries Limited has tightened
its safety controls at the Luzira based factory
in a bid to prevent any harm to staff as
enshrined in their Vision 2020. The company
recently reported that it has not recorded
any life threatening incident at factory for
over five years. Nobody should get injured
from our processes, said Ronaldly Miti,
the health and safety manager at UBL in
an interview with The Independent. The
Vision would have programs aimed at
improving workers productivity through
implementing behavioral based programs
that are used by international corporations.
Miti said having zero incidents to health
threats is good for the business as it would
lower the cost of doing business.
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More mayhem in Somalia
Less than a fortnight after its
deadliest bombing that claimed the
lives of 300 people, Somalia was yet
again in mourning after a suicide
truck bomb exploded outside a hotel
in Mogadishu killing 23 people on
Oct. 28. Five Al Shabaab gunmen
entered the hotel after the attack and
went on a shooting spree inuring
more than 30 people. The gunmen
held off Somali forces for 12 hours
although they were later defeated with
reimbursement from other Somali
forces. Somalia troops killed three of
the attackers and captured the other
two alive. The Al Shabaab gunmen
were reportedly dressed in intelligence
service uniforms and did not raise any
suspicion as they entered the hotel.
The President of Somalia sacked two
of the countrys intelligence chiefs.

Parliament Committee starts Uhuru declared President-elect amidst tension in Kenya

hearings on age limit bill the election free and fair.
Odinga has since called
The Parliament Committee on Legal for civil disobedience
and Parliamentary Affairs started hearings among his supporters
on the contentious Age limit bill on Oct and analysts are saying
31 with its mover Igara West MP Raphael Kenyattas victory is
Magyezil appearing first before the marred by questions of
committee. Next was the seconders like legitimacy as more than
Jinja West MP Moses Balyeku. One of the half of registered voters
committees members, Abbas Agaba said stayed away from the
the committee invites all sides, those for polls. The election was
and against the bill and will scrutinize their marred by violence and
arguments before the bill goes to plenary. over 30 people have been
He said Dr Kizza Besigye, is welcome to killed in clashes with
give his views to the committee since as a Uhuru Kenyatta turn-out of 38%. His main police and other militia
former presidential candidate, he would (Pictured) was declared challenger Raila Odinga groups contesting the
give some much needed perspective President-elect of pulled out of the election credibility of the election.
to the hearings. The age limit bill has Kenya after the repeat weeks to the poll citing In his victory speech,
stoked tension in the country with police presidential election the failure of the IEBC, Kenyatta urged Odinga
banning consultations of opposition MPs held on Oct.26 garnering Kenyas election body to petition the Supreme
resulting into arrests and death of a 7.4million votes but with to carry out reforms he Court to resolve any
young man in Rukungiri. an extremely low voter thought would make grievances he has.

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Humour
On Oct. 25,
Mp Anna
Adeke,
Ibrahim
Ssemujju
Nganda
along
with five
other MPs
announced
that they
had rejected
the shs29m
claiming the
expenditure
had not been
budgeted for
hence it was
illegal.

On Oct. 25, Opposition FDC politician Col. kizza Besigye was rearrested hours Lack of driving skills and language barrier have conspired to deny the
after the court in Rukungiri district had released him on bail, he was sprayed Ugandan policemen and women the opportunity to acquire jobs in the
with peeper and bundled into a police vehicle headed for Kampala. United Nations peace keeping missions.

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Crisis of the state in Uganda
By Andrew M. Mwenda
How foreign interests have captured our politics
thereby turning our people from citizens to clients
P
olice recently raided the offices of
some Non-government Organisa-
tions (NGOs) including Action Aid
Uganda and Great Lakes Institute
for Strategic Studies (GLISS) and froze their
accounts. The government accuses them of
funding a campaign against the amendment
of the constitution to remove age limits.
Many Ugandans feel sympathetic to these
NGOs. Yet, if the accusations against them
are true, the government would be right to
even shut them down.
Partly, this is because NGOs today consti-
tute what is miscalled civil society and are
often presented as the vehicles for democ-
racy. But these NGOs are bastardised
civil society. Historically, civil society is
supposed to comprise membership-based
organisations. Citizens come together
around a shared interest and in a voluntary
fashion to form an organisation that pro-
motes their interests.
In many cases, members raise money
to fund the activities of their organisa-
tion. They elect leaders who serve at their
pleasure. The leaders conduct the affairs of
the organisation according to the interests,
values and aspirations of the members. This
is the basis of democratic politics.
On the other hand, the beneficiaries of the
activities of NGOs, especially international
ones, are not members of the NGO. Instead,
the NGO is owned by individuals who
solicit charity from abroad to serve those it
chooses. Therefore what the beneficiaries get
are not rights but charity. They are formed
locally or internationally without consulting
people they purport to serve. Many are
funded from abroad. The beneficiaries do
not elect the leaders of the NGO and neither
can they vote them out of office. Instead, the
leaders are bureaucratically appointed by a
body the beneficiaries know nothing about.
The people who benefit from the activities
of NGOs do not define the program, values,
ideology and even activities of the NGO.
Local leaders decide that, often based on
where they know international donors will
direct funding. The leaders, who are some-
times foreign, decide who, where, when and
to what purpose money should be spent. It
is this `power without accountability that
needs to be curbed.
This kind of civil society lacks the most
basic democratic character. It is often a
vehicle for Western powers to infiltrate poor
countries and promote foreign interests.
The Last Word
When they get directly involved in funding
partisan political causes, as Action Aid and
GLISS are accused of doing, they undermine
democracy. This makes any government
clampdown not only justified but also
necessary. Can you imagine Russia being
allowed to fund NGOs to influence elections
in USA?
In poor countries like Uganda, however,
NGOs displace and/or stifle the evolution of
membership-based organisations that pro-
mote our peoples interests. So they reflect
how the postcolonial organisations are dis-
articulated from the interests of citizens.
Ugandans today cannot pursue their
interests in the way they did during, say,
the immediate pre-independence period.
In 1945 and 1949, Ugandan farmers rioted
in demand for the right to form cooperative
societies to promote their interest of collec-
tive bargaining for better crop prices.
At the time, the colonial state had restricted
Africans to planting cash crops like coffee
and cotton and forced them to sell only to
Indian traders or the colonial state at a fixed
price. Often, this was only about 15% of the
international market price of their crop. The
African farmer wanted that changed. They
rioted and the colonial state conceded con-
firming the old adage that power concedes
nothing without demand.
Thus by 1951, Uganda had 401 coopera-
tive societies under five unions with a total
membership of 36,620 people. By 1961,
these societies had reached 1,622 under 21
unions commanding 252,378 members.
Given a population of 7 million people and
assuming that an average farming family
had seven people, this membership encom-
passed 25% of Ugandans then. Today, that
would be equivalent to 1.4 million coopera-
tive members and encompass about 10 mil-
lion Ugandans.
Yet during the 50s, membership based
organisations were not limited to farmers
cooperatives. There were workers unions,
traders associations, professional associa-
tions etc. They organised successful strikes
and boycotts. They demonstrated real
people power. These struggles, rooted in
peoples livelihoods, became the spring-
board for the demands for independence,
even giving birth to our political parties.
Indeed, the first political party, the Uganda
National Congress, was founded by Igna-
tius Musaazi, who had been leader of the
Uganda Farmers Association. Hence the
Opinion
struggle for independence was rooted in
actual challenges of our peoples livelihoods.
Today, there are many membership based
organisations such as SACCOS (about 7,000
of them), professional associations, workers
unions, etc. Imagine a political party born
from the struggles of these people-based
organisations. It would be hard to crush.
Yet none of our political parties today is
rooted in such organisations. Instead, the
demands of our people are articulated by
NGOs local and international; like Action
Aid and GLISS which claim to be our civil
society but are bureaucratic institutions
organised by locals and funded by foreign
interests to advance someone elses agenda.
The disarticulation of our political parties
from membership based organisations has
bastardised our politics. Just look at how all
of them seek to win power. The NRM courts
the support of the people by promising
welfare free education, free health etc. and/
or tax relief (like the abolition of graduated
tax). Opposition parties like FDC, DP and
UPC do so by highlighting the failure of
NRM to deliver promised welfare. None
articulates an alternative vision.
Our politics is about telling people their
entitlements; never their responsibilities.
Ruling elites do not see our people as citi-
zens but as clients to be bought off with wel-
fare and cash hand-outs. So we have myriad
demands on the state from our people but
hardly any contribution from them.
This reality explains why our political par-
ties and NGOs cannot raise money from the
people for the activities all of them conduct
in the name of the people. Instead they seek
patronage from abroad; often the West. This
has disarticulated our NGOs, politicians
and as a consequence, even the state from
the interests of the people. Like the NGOs
and parties, the state also relies on foreign
aid for a significant share of its budget. The
state listens to international donors more
than it listens to its own people on policy
making and orientation.
The government of Uganda is an agent
of multinational capital. However, given
its electoral base, it is more representative
of the interests of Ugandans than Action
Aid and GLISS. Its actions against non-
membership based NGOs, therefore, carry
more legitimacy.
amwenda@independent.co.ug
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Kayihura in trouble
Behind arrest of top cops, the Rwanda twist
By Haggai Matsiko

Days after it happened, the scene at the army General Court Martial in
Makindye, Kampala, on Oct.27 remains unforgettable.
Seven police officers; among them a few very senior ones, were
paraded for trial for alleged kidnap and unlawful possession of firearms.
Quite unusually, journalists were invited to cover the proceeding and
allowed unprecedented freedom to film the suspects as they emerged
from the back of a covered army truck and climbed the steep flight of
steps of the court house.

L-R Henry Tumukunde, Kale Kayihura,

President Museveni

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hoever organised the
event was determined
to send out a message.
Typical of men of the
force, the suspects filed
out of the truck in order
of rank. Senior Commissioner of Police Joel
Aguma, stepped out of the truck first. He
is the most senior and seeing this comman-
dant of the police Professional Standards
Unit in handcuffs spoke volumes.
But all eyes were on the man who fol-
lowed him off the truck; Senior Superin-
tendent of Police Nixon Agasirwe. A huge
6-foot something man, the former com-
mander of the polices notorious Special
Operations Unit, Agasirwe was once called
the butcher of Nalufenya for the manner
in which he allegedly tortured suspects
at the dreaded Nalufenya Police Station,
which has been turned into a torture com-
plex.
As he stepped off the truck in handcuffs,
with a tiny bottle of water in his hand, he
sweated slightly and was pensive; almost
worried as if dreaded that what he has
done to others for years, would now be
meted on him.
Agasirwe has been a feared man on the
force, partly because he has been seen as the
enforcer of the Inspector General of Police,
Gen. Kale Kayihura. His arrest and deten-
tion is a message.
That the operation to arrest the officers
targeted people closest to Kayihura in the
police force and was conducted by his foes
from the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence
and the Internal Security Organisation
shows the depth of Kayihuras misery.
But what makes Kayihuras reign as
police boss look shaky at the moment are
reports that President Yoweri Museveni,
personally planned this move over a long
time. Part of the plan to encircle Kayihura
reportedly involved Musevenis power-
ful brother Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho aka
Salim Saleh, and the tough Minister for
Security, Gen. Henry Tumukunde.
The General Court Martial (GCM) trial is
being seen as a climax of a long term plan
by Museveni to reclaim control of the secu-
rity forces from Kayihura, insiders have told
The Independent.
The choice of the Court Martial signals
that the authorities are taking the case seri-
ously and are keen to detain the suspects
for a while. While in the civilian courts, the
suspects could have easily secured bail,
military law is stricter.
Musevenis handlers claim he became
concerned that Ugandas internal security
system had become heavily compromised
by the men on trial and others on the loose.
The seven on trial include SSP Nixon
Agasirwe, SCP Joel Aguma, Assistant
Superintendent of Police James Magada of
Crime Intelligence, Benon Atwebembeire,
Sgt Abel Tumukunde, and Faisal Katende
ties knew when it happened, had the capac-
Kaka Bagyenda
Noble Mayombo
of the Kampala Metropolitan Police Flying
Squad, and Special Police Constable Amon
Kwarisima.
These men are said to have been very
close to Kayihura and their arrest is seen as
an unprecedented indictment of him.
They were supposed to be 12 but five
were yet to be netted, a source intimated.
And of the five, the official added, two have
disappeared.
One of the five is Jonathan Baroza, a for-
mer Aide to Gen. Kayihura.
The Rwandan twist
Apart from these police officers, the other
two suspects were; a former Rwandan
soldier, Rene Rutanungira, who has been
living in Uganda and a Congolese national,
Bahati Mugenga. The inclusion of the
Rwandans has added a tense diplomatic
twist to the saga.
Reading from the charge sheet, Lt. Gen.
Andrew Gutti, who was appointed the
Chairman of the General Court Martial last
year, said the officers, around October 25,
2013, while in unlawful possession of fire-
arms and grenades ordinarily a monopoly
of the Defence Forces, conveyed Joel Muta-
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bazi a former presidential guard for Rwan-
da President Paul Kagame and Jackson
Kalemera without their consent to Rwanda.
A military source said that by Nov. 20
when the suspects return to court, the
charges will likely have been amended to
include more than just the two cases of ille-
gally extraditing Rwandese refugees.
Observers find the case interesting
because of its timing. It is four years now
since Lt. Mutabazi was taken from Sky
Hotel in Naalya, a Kampala suburb where
he was living with his family. Mutabazi was
later charged with terrorism and sentenced
to life in prison in Rwanda.
But most importantly, Mutabazis case
played out in the media. Ugandan authori-
ity to investigate it and try those behind it
at the time. Indeed, the officer who oversaw
it, Aguma, was suspended before bouncing
back in police leadership a year later.
Musevenis handlers claim the presi-
dents interest in the case was reignited
when while in New York for the United
Nations General Assembly in September,
on the sidelines of the main events, a UN
official complained to him about the contin-
ued extraditing of Rwandan refugees.
However, Museveni is not one to reopen
old wounds of an ally lightly. More so
he and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul
Kagame, have since their rapprochement in
2011 maintained several formal and infor-
mal channels through which such issues
could be raised.
In this case, however, insiders say
Uganda has not raised any complaints with
the Rwandan government. Instead, it is
Rwanda, which has been raising concerns
that Uganda is habouring Rwandan people
who have fled Rwanda and are hostile to
Kagames government.
It has been pointed out that although in
2009, the Rwandan Foreign Affairs Minister
and his Ugandan counterpart signed an
extradition treaty; Uganda has not ratified it
although Rwanda has.
This is amongst several issues, according
to insiders, that have made Uganda-Rwan-
da relations appear cranky at the moment.
That the trial happens around this time and
targets only those around Kayihura speaks
volumes, observers say.
Ganging up against Kayihura
Contextually, the turning point in this
saga appears to have been the gruesome
murder on March 17 of AIGP Andrew Felix
Kaweesi, an astute officer whom Kayihura
had meteorically promoted to the apex
of the force. While Kayihura blamed his
murder on other things including the Allied
Democratic Forces (ADF)a rebel group
that has targeted Uganda from DR Congo
since the 90s, many saw Kaweesis murder
as an inside police job, underscoring the
infighting at the centre of his force.
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It was the 12th high profile murder under
Kayihuras watch but it was worse because
it had claimed a central security figure
and spread doubt and fear that a force that
could not protect its own probably cannot
protect much else.
Yet even before these fears could subside,
a wave of terror spread outside greater
Masaka in which gangs were raiding neigh-
borhoods, breaking into houses, hacking
people to death, leaving behind threatening
leaflets and stealing property including
money and cars.
Kayihura made arrests and reassured the
public but a new crisis emerged. Criminals
targeted women in Kampala suburbs
gruesomely murdering one by one until the
total came to 23 murders all in a space of
two months.
A long-running feud between Kayihura
and Security Minister Henry Tumukunde
has not helped matters. Suspects in police
custody claimed that police agents were
forcing them to implicate Tumukunde for
the murder of Kaweesi.
And those under ISO custody claim they
are being pressured to implicate Kayihura.
In the latest turn of events, the police
officers under military detention and await-
ing trial by the Court Martial claim they are
being forced to implicate Kayihura.
There are many people willing to vol-
unteer dirt against Kayihura. One of them
is Special Police Constable Ali Kabanda,
who was attached to the Flying Squad. In
a May dossier Kabanda claims that his life Police officers in the dock at the General Court Martial in Makindye on Oct. 27. NET PHOTO
was under threat because of his knowledge
of the arrests and extradition of Rwandese to add on his 12 years as police chief, the Tumukunde has publicly criticised
refugees. He said that at the centre of these longest in Ugandas history. Kayihuras work methods, Kaka has been
operations were Nixon Agasirwe, one of the That is why for many, the trial of Gen. investigating police and his men almost
seven facing trial, Baroza, who was Kayihu- Kayihuras men is, indeed, much about exchanged fire with police over access to a
ras aide and Ismail Baguma, who officials something else and less than his inability to woman; Christine Mbabazi, who is alleged
at CMI are also concerned about. Baguma, crack down crime. to have been Kaweesis mistress and said
a Rwandan commissioner of police, is The trial follows an investigation directed information about his murder. With the lat-
said to be a Rwandan attache at police but by President Museveni early this month est investigation and subsequent trial, Kan-
authorities say he is the best example of and is being seen mainly intended to wres- diho appears to have delivered the decisive
how Rwandan intelligence has infiltrated tle power from Kayihura who has been the blow to Kayihura.
police under Kayihura. linchpin of Ugandas security.
Indeed Kabanda claims that in one of The most obvious pointer is that not only Col. Kandiho: New rising star
the meetings, Baguma introduced his team is the operation against police being driven Before his appointment to head CMI
disguised as special hire drivers and boda- by Kayihuras foes, it has targeted those last year, Kandiho was an officer under the
boda riders around the country. He said closest to him. office of State Minister for Defence in charge
that they were members of Rwanda Patri- The investigations into these charges of Veteran Affairs.
otic Front (RPF), Kabanda claims. have been conducted by Col. Abel Kan- With years of experience as military intel-
He further narrates how they would diho, who was appointed early this year in ligence operative and formerly deployed
arrest Rwandese nationals and hand them a major reshuffle of the heads of security under military police and the Joint Anti-
to RPF operatives at the Rwanda-Uganda agencies. Terrorist Task Force, Kandiho has ousted
boarder. Kandiho was appointed at the same time Kayihura in a heartbeat.
He also noted how the ISO boss, Col. Col. Kaka Bagyenda was appointed to head His first major operation was the hunt
Kaka Bagyenda, picked interest in him the Internal Security Organisation (ISO). of the murderers of former AIGP Andrew
and claimed that President Museveni had Unlike past heads of CMI and ISO, Kandiho Felix Kaweesi. Some of the suspects in the
directed him to protect him. and Kaka do not kowtow to Kayihura. case were arrested by CMI.
Amidst all this, Museveni was fed on Their appointment, together with the But insiders say Kandihos most suc-
report after report on Kayihuras alleged Security Minister, Lt. Gen Henry Tumuku- cessful operation in which he also over-
misdeeds and the police forces ineptness. nde, was seen as intended to re-arrange the shadowed police was the hunt of the mas-
In fact, when in May this year, President structure of the security system, away from terminds of the women murders around
Museveni renewed Kayihuras contract, it concentrated power in Kayihura. And they Kampala suburbs.
raised a few brows. But it cleared Kayihura havent disappointed. The investigation into police and the

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subsequent arrests appears to only have
handed him a baton as the new kingpin of
the security agencies in town.
His handlers say he is returning CMI to
its former glory at the apex of Ugandas
security system. The military intelligence
outfit was last at the top in the late 90s to
mid 2000s when it was headed by current
security Minister Tumukunde and his then
deputy the late Brig. Noble Mayombo.
Its influence crystalised in 2001 when
Mayombo replaced Tumukunde as the
outfits boss. The outfit was not only central
in cracking down on hard criminals and
terrorists; it was at the centre of the politics
and would hound Musevenis opponents.
Indeed, Col. Kizza Besigye experienced his
baptism of fire in opposition politics under
Mayombo.
A staunch loyalist to Museveni, May-
ombo would stop at nothing to protect the
Presidents power. In 2001, Mayombo over-
saw the brutal arrest of his younger brother,
Okwiri Rwabwoni, at Entebbe airport in
2001 on his way to West Nile to campaign
alongside Besigye. Mayombo would later
be appointed Permanent Secretary, Defence
Ministry before dying in what was feared to
be a murder in May 2007.
After Mayombo, CMI was never the
same. But the military kept at the centre of
Lt. Gen. Andrew Gutti
Joel Mutabazi
cracking crime. Indeed, Operation Wem-
bley, which was born in 2002 and was the
biggest crackdown on hard core criminals
was a military operation. It would later
become Violent Crimes Crack Unit (VCCU).
By the time Kayihura became police chief
in police in 2005, the force still lived in the
shadows of its sister military agencies. And
cracking Musevenis opponents and pre-
serving his power was still their forte.
Top military commanders like Gen.
David Sejusa, were the ones commanding
operations against political opponents.
Indeed, Sejusa commanded the 2006 siege
of the High Court by the Black Mamba, a
military outfit, to extract Besigye and other
suspects, which the court had just given
bail.
But having been sidelined for too long
in the military, allegedly because he was
seen as an outsider by most in the military
establishment, Gen. Kayihura appears to
have been determined to show his loyalty
through police.
Slowly, he built the police into a domi-
nant force through training, expansion,
showing intelligence gathering prowess,
and overzealously cracking down on
Musevenis political opponents. But some
of the methods he used, including introduc-
ing deep informal channels between the
force and the underworld, have come to
haunt him.
Kayihura established a police training
institute at Kabalye and started churning
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out young officers who would soon become
the centre of his power.
The old guard fought back but Kayi-
huras new recruits like Grace Akullo and
Andrew Felix Kaweesi soon found them-
selves AIGPs. Kaweesi who made his bones
training recruits at Kabalye soon saw his
trainees became the commanders of almost
all the strategic posts in police.
Kayihura also drew from the VCCU
structure for hardened men like Nixon
Agasirwe who he groomed into kingpins of
police. Agasirwe was reportedly a hard core
criminal arrested during Operation Wem-
bley who offered to help fight criminals
in exchange for immunity. He went on to
become one of the most influential cops.
With agents like that and cash, by 2010,
Police under Kayihura had risen to the pin-
nacle of internal security. As he expanded
police, his budget grew at the expense of
the other agencies. When Kayihura joined
police in 2005, police budget was under
Shs70 billion, it has since skyrocketed to
over Shs400 billion.
But while Kayihura became more influ-
ential, his enemies in security circles and
the public multiplied like germs in warm
weather.
Soon enough, security agencies that are
supposed to work with each other, started
fighting each other. Initially, it was a cold
war. ISO agents compiling files against
police and police against other agents.
Kayihura gained more power when he
brought down Gen. David Sejusa. Kayihura
exposed Sejusa who was Coordinator of
Intelligence Services and Senior Presiden-
tial Advisor to be using his office to collect
intelligence against security installations in
an alleged plot to oust Museveni.
In the same way, ISO in March this
year released its first lethal report on Gen.
Kayihura. It claimed that Kayihura was
planning to announce his presidential can-
didature in Mbarara and led Museveni to
deploy his Special Forces to block it. Noth-
ing happened.
But with the death of AIGP Kaweesi, the
attacks on people in Kampala and central
Uganda and the murder of women, the
other sister agencies piled pressure on Kayi-
hura. The main accusation is that criminal
elements under Kayihura bumped off
Kaweesi.
Kayihura has also been accused of
conducting investigations in the media
by parading suspects who, critics further
allege, are often innocent. The worst was
the publicised case of the Kamwenge May-
or, Geofrey Byamukama, who was tortured
in Nalufenya but released without charge.
As the CMI investigation continues,
insiders say, they have more details of the
rot in police under Kayihuras watch. For
now, that the first case is over extradition of
Rwandese speaks volumes about what the
actual problem could be.
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Germanys coal paradox
Determined switch from fossil fuels to clean,
low-carbon energy meets skeptical critics
By Ronald Musoke
O
n the outskirts of Cottbus, a quiet
small city in Germanys north-
eastern state of Brandenburg is
Drehnow, a village of about 800
people.
On this warm October afternoon, one
sees a quiet, relaxed and affluentlooking
community. In fact, it is one of the richest
small villages in Brandenburg. Its roads are
narrow but paved and neat. It has well ser-
viced guesthouses and restaurants as well
as kindergartens, and a recently refurbished
community fire brigade house.
It also boasts a park of dozens of giant
white wind turbines that generate clean
electricity for distribution across Germany
and neighbouring countries.
Also not far away from the big blades of
the wind turbines whizzing around several
hundred metres in the sky is another large
power plant of solar. The 70.8MW Liebe-
roserHeide Photovoltaic Park sits on a for-
Germany's Energiewende programme seeks to phase out coal plants like
this one near Lusatia in a few decades. INDEPENDENT/RONALD MUSOKE
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mer military training ground for the Soviet
troops, its 900,000 black solar panels stretch-
ing as far as the human eye can see.
In many respects Drehnow meets its
billing as a representative of the future of
Germanys energy transition visiona
dream which involves phasing out most of
the countrys coal and nuclear power plants
to renewable energy sources. Its outlay of
wind turbines are part of the 27,270 turbines
that have been installed across Germany
according to the German Wind Energy
Association.
But to demonstrate the stark difference
between the past and the future, our tour
guide; Sebastian Zoep, makes us climb
a tower hundreds of metres above the
ground. Once on top one gets a perfect look
at an expansive former coal mining opera-
tion.
This is Lusatia, a coal mining region near
Drehnow. Until recently, Drehnow drew its
livelihood from mining of soft coal known
as lignite from Lusatia.The sheer size of
the lignite mines is overwhelming and
makes it easy to see why scientists often
lump smoke from coal power plants into
the category of greenhouse gases damaging
the environment of the world even if you
might not understand how.
Although mining was halted a few years
back and what are left are deep gaping pits
full of stagnant dirty water which seeps out
from underground, the landscape appears
desolate and the soil is quite soggy from the
continued leakage of underground water.
In the distance, white smoke still billows
ominously out of the giant grey chimneys of
other coal plants; disrupting the clear blue
sky, as it makes its way into the air.
Germanys paradox
This is the irony the German government
has to deal with on a day-to-day level.Coal
still contributes up to 40% of Germanys
overall electricity supply. But our guide
remains optimistically in the greens corner.
There is no future for fossil fuels,
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The Energiewende
In reality, the country may be well-
endowed to varying degrees, with all forms
of energyfrom hydro power, coal, nuclear
to wind and solar but some of them are
dirty sources like coal which contributes
almost 40% of all greenhouse gas emissions.
Germany has, however, since 1980 been
making a shift away from fossil fuels to
Green renewable energy supply under
a programme popularly called Ener-
giewende; a nationwide promise to shift to
a low carbon, nuclear-free economy.
It is a grass-roots socially desired and
politically directed shift towards energy
efficiency, renewable energy supply and
storage, with a smart electricity grid that
enables demand flexibility, says Andreas
Kraemer, the founder of Ecologic Institute, a
Berlin-based science and sustainable devel-
opment policy think tank.
Kraemer who is now a senior fellow at
the Institute of Advanced Sustainability which is geared towards contributing to
Studies and the Canadian Centre for Inter- Ugandas energy transition by investing in
national Governance Innovation (CIGI) clean, low-carbon and sustainable electricity
says Germanys Energiewende is geared projects around the country.
towards increasing energy security and KfW recently co-financed the Soroti
creating new links between the energy and 10MW solar power plant in eastern Uganda
transport systems, electricity and gas, and which is capable of powering 40,000 homes,
between the electricity and heating systems. schools, and businesses in the area.
Kraemer says Germanys energy revolu- It is Ugandas first private large scale
tion has been influenced by the climate solar power plant and was connected to
change phenomenon which is causing the grid in November, last year. KfW has
havoc in many economies of the developing also shown interest in financing a number
world. of mini hydropower plants on Ugandas
Germans understand that even if cli- numerous rivers which would be capable
mate change might not directly affect them of generating close to 160MW. Barbara
as much as other countries, it will affect its Schffer, an economist at the International
trading partners stability, he says. Climate Initiative says financing projects
It is under the same programme that Ger- in emerging and developing countries has
manys development bank, KfW, is helping grown from about 120m at the turn of the
Uganda finance its renewable energy proj- millennium to its current 500m per year. At
ects, courtesy of the Get FiT (Global Energy the moment, Germany is funding projects
Transfer Feed in Tariff), a programme in over 100 countries, including Uganda.

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Germany also has a number of bilateral
partnerships with almost every country in
the world to facilitate renewable energy,
facilitating technical cooperation in renew-
able energy transition.
As part of Germanys commitment to the
climate change agenda, the global head-
quarters of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)
in Bonn is on behalf of the Pacific island of
Fiji hosting about 25,000 delegates to the
COP23 International Conference to thresh
out details of how to implement the Paris
Agreement on climate change.
Hosting the 25,000 delegates will cost
about 150 million and Germany is footing
the bill. For Marc Eichhorn, the head of the
Climate, Environmental Policy and Sustain-
able Economy department at the Federal
German Office in Berlin, it is probably the
right thing to do because, Germanys over-
all goal is clear.
We try to convince others, not by lectur-
ing them but we try to convince them by
leading by example, says Eichhorn , We
think that what we do brings a benefit in
the end, not only to us if they join us on that
path.
Kraemer also says climate change-driven
events around the world might harm politi-
cal stability in many countries which in
turn could result in loss of trade, induce
migration, and ultimately cause conflict in
Germany. He says the contribution of global
warming to the various crises around the
world is generally assumed if not always
understood in Germany.
This understanding also explains the
German governments Climate Action Plan
2050, an ambitious programme which the
government is implementing to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions in sectors like
power generation, agriculture and trans-
port.
The countrys commitment under the
Paris Agreement requires it to cut green-
house gas emissions (from a 1990 baseline)
to 40% by 2020, 55% by 2030 and up to 95%
by 2050, with renewable energy represent-
ing 80% of Germanys energy mix by the
middle of the century. In order to reach
this goal, Germanys government has set
halfway targets that are to be met in the next
13 years. Indeed, by 2022, the last nuclear
plant will be switched off and taken off the
national electricity grid.
Germanys climate protection plan says
its industries should emit at least 22% less
greenhouse gases in 2030 compared to 2014
by improving efficiency in production. With
traffic responsible for 18% of all greenhouse
gas emissions in Germany, one of the goals
of the new climate action plan is to reduce
greenhouse gas emission from cars by 40%
until 2030.
Germanys environment ministry has
also been pressing for a regulation of cars to
be included in the climate action plan with
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a suggestion that by 2030, all new cars must
almost entirely be either electric or have
climate-friendly engines.
According to a report by German interna-
tional broadcaster Deutsche Welle, German
car manufacturers including; VW, Audi,
Mercedes and BMW have electric cars in
their line-up but only 0.6% of all new cars
sold in Germany in the first quarter of 2015
were electric cars. At the moment, there
are barely 19,000 electric cars on German
streets.
With the agricultural sector also being a
key emitter of greenhouse gases, thanks to
fertilizer use and animal cattle rearing
which is a key contributor to methane in the
atmosphere Germanys Climate Action
Plan wants to reduce greenhouse gas emis-
sions in agriculture by 17% by 2030.
The plan focuses on reducing the applica-
tion of fertilisers and the goal is to have 20%
of all agricultural areas in Germany culti-
vated organically by 2030.
Marlene Micha, a lawyer who works in
the Federal Ministry for the Environment,
Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear
Safetys National Climate Initiative says
the German government is also supporting
municipalities, schools, and businesses to
tackle climate change. She says, over the
last nine years, since 2008, the ministry has
supported over 20,000 projects across the
country at a cost of 619m.
Powerful backers
The Energiewende programme has pow-
erful backers like Fischer.
Energiewende is deeply rooted in a
deep consensus within German society and
everyone is convinced about the human
contribution to climate change, he said,
Everyone believes that it is worth doing
something about climate change because
the consequences are grave.
Fischer was speaking at a luncheon
organised by the German Federal Office
in Berlin on Oct. 18 for 14 climate change
experts and journalists from 14 countries
across four continents. They were from
Bangladesh, Brazil, Kenya, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Morocco, Nepal, Poland, Portu-
gal, Serbia, Slovakia, Uganda , the US and
Vietnam and were in the Lusatia region as
part of the German Federal Foreign Offices
Post COP21 Climate Policy for 2050
information tour to see firsthand the link
between coal mining and climate change.
The Germans were happy to explain
their slow but steady switch to renewable
electricity produced from the sun and wind.
Fischer dismissed the claim that the Ger-
mans fixation on ditching fossil fuels is a
romantic notion.
Germanys Energiewende is a long
term process and by the second half of the
century, Germany will be 95% greenhouse
gas emission free, he said.
The destination is clear but in getting
there, sometimes we travel faster, and
sometimes we travel slower, sometimes
we go back, he said. Eichhorn also
dismissed claims that Energiewende
cannot work.
It is not a romantic German idea, he
said, It is a hard economic necessity if we
want to have a future for our children.
We dont pretend that we have found
the solution for every problem; it is also a
process from which we try and error, and
we look to others to see what we can learn
from them.
Pegels agrees. She says political
consensus is never a given.
It is something that we have to
struggle for everyday and that we have to
convince people that the Energiewende
is something we have and should do as a
country, she said.

By Dominic Burbidge
I
remember walking through the rubble
of burnt out buildings some months
after Kenyas 2008 post-election violence.
Houses owned by ethnic Kikuyu were
razed to the ground in the city of Kisumu.
A large night club was also raided and then
set on fire.
A friend and guide who was showing me
around refused to follow me into the ruins.
She herself had feared for her life in the
chaos that followed that election. Though
she was ethnic Luhya, youths had encircled
her house in the dead of night, believing her
to be Kikuyu and threatening to torch her
house. She hid with her son the entire night
and eventually the youths went away.
Stopping by a demolished wall I read
in paint, No Raila, No Peace. This was a
reference to Raila Odinga, who disputed
the election of Mwai Kibaki as president
in December 2007. He is now leader of the
opposition coalition National Super Alliance
(NASA). Kenya has just conducted a rerun
of the August 8, 2017 presidential elections
that were invalidated by the Supreme Court
following copious evidence of irregulari-
ties. In line with the Constitution, the rerun
had to take place within 60 days. And so on
26 October Kenyans went to the polls once
more, though not everyone.
Odinga was on the ballot even though he
had declared that he would play no part.
In the run up to the repeat election, Odinga
demanded the electoral commission make
reforms that he believed necessary to avoid
the previous mistakes. NASA provided a
list of irreducible minimums that had to
be implemented before free and fair elec-
tions could be guaranteed.
Declaring that these reforms had not been
made, Odinga announced that he would not
stand for election. He also called on his sup-
porters to boycott the vote and hold rallies
in protest of the electoral commission in the
preceding weeks. Turning up the tempera-
ture even higher, a day before the repeat
election he announced that NASA was no
longer a political coalition but a resistance
movement.
On 26 October, his supporters honoured
his call to boycott the vote. This led to a
drop in turnout that affected not only his
traditional heartlands but the countrys
north east and coastal areas as well. This is a
contrast to Kenyas record of extremely high
political participation.
Odingas call was for peaceful non-
participation. But confrontation did mar
Election Day. MPs and other politicians in
Odingas Nyanza region had, in the run-up
to Election Day, been threatening retaliation
against the security forces. Their supporters
in four counties created enough disturbance
that polling had to be delayed and post-
poned. Youth gangs were out in force roam-
ing numerous tallying centres to harass both
election officials and voters.
More alarmingly still, police brutality
An opposition supporter in Nairobis
Mathare area. Siegfried Modola/Reuters
Kenya in chaos
With broken institutions and a reeling
opposition, whats next for Kenya?
was also evident on Election Day. Over 20
people suffered gunshot injuries in Kisumu
alone. Reports indicated that many of those
attacked over the course of the campaign
period were confronted by the police in
slum areas, stoking suspicions that these
were extrajudicial killings utterly unneces-
sary for establishing law and order.
A broken election
What has become a broken election was
doomed at the start by the almost impossi-
ble time frame given by the Supreme Court.
After ruling that the Independent Electoral
and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had
made fatal mistakes in the conduct of the 8
August election, it took another 21 days to
provide the details of exactly what those
mistakes were. With the 60 day countdown
looming, the ground shifted again when the
High Court ruled that the election was open
to additional candidates, not just the incum-
bent Uhuru Kenyatta and Odinga.
The back and forth between the courts did
not end there. On October 25 the Supreme
Court was called upon to decide whether
the new polls were being lawfully held. The
grounds for this opposition-backed petition
was that the IEBC had failed to facilitate
fresh nominations.
Only two judges were available to hear
the petition; five are required to form a quo-
rum. So the petition was postponed, further
destroying the elections credibility in the
eyes of those opposed to Kenyatta.
Broken institutions
The institutions steering this election the
IEBC, the courts and parliament have evi-
dently broken down. They have become the
shattered remains through which an iron fist
is descending on the country to reestablish
political stability by any means necessary.
In a sign of what was to come, the elec-
toral commissions CEO took three weeks
leave in the run-up to Election Day, bowing
news anaysis
to pressure from the opposition coalition.
Shortly beforehand, IEBC Commissioner
Roselyn Akombe fled to New York, stating
ominously that her fear over the safety of
election staff in the field, was met with more
extremist responses from most Commis-
sioners, who are keen to have an election
even if it is at the cost of the lives of our staff
and voters.
Odinga is partly to blame for the ease
with which this iron fist is descending. He
started his opposition through the courts but
then failed to follow through, switching to
mass action instead. He declared he would
not contest the election but then failed to
submit the relevant form to the IEBC so
there was no legal requirement to have the
ballot papers changed.
That was a strategic blunder that inad-
vertently framed Kenyatta as the one
campaigning for Kenyans to have a chance
to vote. Its a strategic blunder that will
likely end Odingas political career. It also
means he cannot subsequently claim in the
Supreme Court that the election should not
have gone ahead.
NASAs decision to declare the coalition
a resistance movement signifies that it
believes the IEBC and Kenyas core politi-
cal institutions are fully undermined. What
they fail to see is that this has a direct effect
of splitting the opposition in two.
While the presidential election required
a rerun, all other elected positions continue
in place. There are MPs, governors and
senators of the NASA coalition who will not
leave their positions to join a less formalised
resistance movement, though they will
show their support for Odinga in rhetoric.
This breaks the opposition into insiders and
outsiders, rendering it even weaker than
previously feared.
Dominic Burbidge is Postdoctoral Researcher,
Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
Source: The Conversation
Nov 03 - 09, 2017 17
Rwanda
Doctor with Sassitude
Rwandas formers Health minister Agnes Binagwaho
By Sasha Ingber
Years before she became the health minister of Rwanda, Agns
Binagwaho tried to lock a fellow pediatrician in a hospital room. She
saw a doctor in an examining room with a mother who held her sick
daughter in her arms. And he was asleep.
W
hen Binagwaho saw the
scene, she was appalled.
She examined the girl
herself in a separate room
and then asked the child to shut the
door on the doctor, who wouldnt be
able to get out without the nurses
key.
The medical staff wasnt too
pleased. They found me more
guilty for trying to close him in
that room for the night than him for
mistreating the kid who could have
died, she says.
Throughout her life, Binagwaho
affectionately called Dr. Agns by
colleagues has been unafraid to defy
authority by speaking her mind. In the
process, she has helped to transform
Rwandas health system.
In 2015, she was given the
$100,000 Roux Prize from
the Institute for Health
Metrics and Evaluation
at the University of
Washington, cited for
using data to improve
the countrys
health care. When
she found that a
significant number
of Rwandas were
dying soon after
birth, Binagwaho
and her staff
invested in
equipment and
training to
bring down
the number
of neonatal
deaths, a
campaign
that has seen
success.
She has
used data
to effectively
and efficiently
overcome
Dr. Agnes Binagwaho: When I was a little mouse, I tried to make as much
noise as a lion. When I became stronger, I made less noise because the
objective was to change. And sometimes to change, you better study and
18 Nov 03 - 09, 2017
try to do it without screaming too much. Carolyn Rogers/NPR
Rwandas health challenges, says
Tom Achoki, IHME director of African
initiatives.
And now shes a movie star as
well. Binagwaho appears in the new
documentary `Bending the Arc, about
the groundbreaking methods Partners
in Health uses to deliver health care. In
the film, she definitely speaks her mind.
At a meeting where questions are raised
about allocating funds for health care
in a poor community, she says bluntly,
People are dying, brother.
She is both doing the work and
holding this utopian goal in mind,
says Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder and
chief strategist of Partners In Health,
which delivers health services to poor
countries, including some of Rwandas
most destitute villages. Farmer met
Binagwaho at a U.N. General Assembly
meeting on AIDS in 2001 and was
immediately impressed by all her
sassitude.
When a man made a sexist remark
about Binagwaho during a delegation
trip, she wryly informed the laughing
crowd that she would prescribe him
Viagra.
She also fought to provide Rwandan
girls with HPV vaccinations to lower
their chances of getting cervical
cancer by partnering with American
pharmaceutical company Merck.
About 93 percent of eligible girls were
vaccinated; people in developing
countries often wait years for
vaccinations available in high-income
countries.
When I was a little mouse, I tried
to make as much noise as a lion, she
says. When I became stronger, I made
less noise because the objective was to
change. And sometimes to change, you
better study and try to do it without
screaming too much.
Binagwaho was born in Rwanda but
her father moved the family to Belgium
in 1958, when she was three years
old, so that he could attend medical

school. A year after they left, Rwandas
Wind of Destruction began clashes
between two ethnic groups that resulted
in the deaths of thousands of Tutsis.
She says her parents didnt teach
her much about Rwandan culture,
thinking she would never return. But
it didnt matter. I always believed I
was a Rwandan, she says. I had a
sense of belonging but to what, I was
searching. She read books written by
Rwandans and went to events with
fellow Rwandans.
In 1994 while in France, she watched
news reports about 800,000 Rwandans
who were murdered in 100 days. Two
years after the genocide, she returned to
the country. Her husband had lost half
of his family and wanted to go back.
She went not knowing the national
language of Kinyarwanda and saw
people so depressed that they stopped
caring about life.
Everything was destroyed. Even the
morale of the people was destroyed.
That means there was also no
accountability health professionals
were careless and created a lot of
damage. But even with the little we had,
we could have done better.
Binagwahos work helped turn the
war-torn country around, says Farmer.
She insisted that health physical,
mental and social was a human right
for all. That meant reaching people
everywhere, regardless of their ethnic
group, location or income.
As a pediatrician, she saw children
who were orphaned when their parents
died of HIV. At the same time, some of
her young patients were HIV positive.
Rape was widespread during the
war, and witnesses later reported that
assailants announced their intention to
infect women and girls with the virus.
She believed in the importance of HIV
treatment and prevention.
Binagwaho went on to lead Rwandas
National AIDS Control Commission
from 2002 to 2008. During her tenure,
she and her team aimed to connect
public, private and community sectors
to provide better HIV care.
During those years, HIV care
improved. According to the U.N., the
number of people dying from HIV
each year fell from 15,000 to 7,700 44
percent in six years. New infections
were cut in half.
In 2008, Binagwaho began serving as
permanent secretary in the Ministry of
Health and was appointed its minister
in 2011. To reach the countrys poorest,
the ministry trained 45,000 people as
community health workers, sending
them into the homes of people who
often dont receive care. It also gave
community workers cell phones that
allowed patients to contact doctors
through Twitter.
By 2010, maternal mortality dropped
more than 60 percent from the 1990
figure. Life expectancy rose from
28 years in 1994 to 56 years in 2012.
Health insurance coverage is practically
universal at more than 90 percent, and
the poorest receive free care. Despite
being one of the poorest countries in the
world, Rwanda has one of the fastest
growing economies in central Africa.
Binagwaho utters a line that feels
worn down with use, directed at
skeptics who question the validity
of spending money on health care in
developing countries: Health is key
in development. It increases the GDP
of the country. We seem just to spend
money, but its not true. Health equity is
a business plan.
Despite her track record, she has
faced controversy. In 2015, President
Paul Kagame who is both admired
and accused of running a government
that silences opposition relieved
her of her duties amid allegations of
mismanagement of health resources.
She defends her tenure by saying, I
served from 2011 to 2016, longer than
any other minister of health in Rwanda
and the President decided it was time
for a change. Im proud of what the
team I was leading has accomplished.
Binagwaho still lives in Kigali,
Rwandas capital. Shes had more than
100 peer-reviewed articles published,
Binagwaho
went on to lead
Rwandas National
AIDS Control
Commission from
2002 to 2008 .
During her tenure,
she and her team
aimed to connect
public, private and
community sectors
to provide better
HIV care
Rwanda
including one in BMC Pediatrics on how
Rwandan children with HIV often have
depression and require better mental
health care. She is a senior lecturer at
Harvard and an adjunct professor at
Dartmouth. And shes counting down
the days until she moves north to rural
Butaro, where she is buying a plot of
land to live near her latest project.
The University of Global Equity was
dreamed up by Binagwaho, who serves
as the universitys vice chancellor, and
two other humanitarian-physicians,
including Paul Farmer and Dr. Peter
Drobac. They want to train new
generations of health-care workers
to provide services in the poorest of
communities.
The initial $30 million funding came
from the Cummings Foundation and
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
(which is a funder of NPR). Though the
construction of the campus is not yet
complete, the university has 46 students.
The first 17 graduated with a masters in
global health delivery. Each two-year
student receives partial financial aid for
the $8,250 annual tuition.
The latest batch of applicants come
from 29 countries on four continents,
according to John Urschel, director
of the Universitys partnership
development. Urschel describes them
as people who are desperately looking
for an alternative to the traditional idea
of global health. These are activists who
want to learn how to improve their
communities, they want to learn how
to marshal political will. Theyre in the
field and theyre frustrated with what
they see.
Nothing makes Binagwaho angrier
than unnecessary death. She says
she has watched too many people in
the developing world die of treatable
conditions just because they lack access
to good health care. Equity is in the
heart, she says. Meaning you always
make sure to include everybody, leave
nobody out.
The United States, says Binagwaho,
has yet to learn that lesson.
Her fervent desire to help everyone
and to prioritise the most vulnerable
echoes back to her earlier days as a
pediatrician in neonatal care.
All life is very precious, but the
beginning is magic, says the mother of
two daughters. You are a human being
and you just come out of water, discover
the world and you scream. For the
majority of births on Earth, I think, its a
joy, this new life. Its a mission that each
human has protecting life, giving life,
continuing life.
Source: npr.org
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Rwanda
Rwanda energy experts
mull over nuclear
Strategists to use of robust analytical tools
By Independent Team
A
team of Rwandan energy experts
have completed a three-week
training course hosted by the In-
ternational Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) that will, hopefully, help shape the
future of the countrys energy mix.
According to a statement issued by the
IAEA after the training, Rwanda is to assess
the feasibility of introducing nuclear power,
according to the IAEA Milestones approach.
Were looking at all possible energy
options, the report quotes Jerome Nsen-
giyaremye, the energy policy analyst at
Rwandas Ministry of Infrastructure who
attended an IAEA fellowship training in
Vienna, saying.
Today, were covered, Nsengiyaremye
reportedly said, But if we take into account
our economic development, GDP and popu-
lation growth, we have to plan proactively to
meet our energy demand in, say, 2040.
There is a need to think about the future
now, Nsengiyaremye added as he and
other experts sat behind screens as they tried
to solve a new challenge of how to meet the
countrys mounting electricity demand in
the years to come. The training comes at a
time when Rwandans are celebrating flatter-
ing economic growth.
Rwandan experts participate in an IAEA training course to help shape the future of their energy mix. Photo: W. Foster/IAEA)
20 Nov 03 - 09, 2017
According to the report, Rwanda is look-
ing into diverse sources of power, such as
hydro power, methane gas, and peat. The
country is also exploring potentials in wind,
solar and geothermal energy.
In a bid to keep pace with the growing
energy demand, the studies prepared with
the IAEAs assistance will form the basis for
decision makers.
Access to electricity in Rwanda is a pri-
ority for the government. The number of
households with access to electricity has
tripled in the last seven years with 34.5% of
households in the country using electricity
today from 10.8% in 2010. The target is to
provide electricity access to 70% of Rwandan
households by June 2018 through a mix of
connections to the national power grid and
off-grid solutions.
According to the Rwandan Energy Sector
Strategic Plan (ESSP) and the IAEA-Rwanda
Country Programme Framework (CPF), the
target is to increase installed capacity from
160 MW in 2015 to 563 MW in 2018.
At the request of a Member State, the
IAEA provides guidance and technical sup-
port for evaluating energy options. While
this can contribute to sustainable develop-
ment, the IAEA does not influence Members
States choice of energy options. Its energy
planning approach provides an opportunity
to evaluate all energy options equally.
Various models and tools developed by
the IAEA have helped Rwandan experts
improve their understanding of the coun-
trys energy options. With Energy Balance
Studio (EBS), they established an overview
of the contribution of different fuels to
Rwandas economy. Through the analysis
of the energy demand tool called MAED,
they have developed plausible scenarios for
growth in energy demand.
Using MESSAGE, they have analysed
energy supply strategies that respond to this
growth in demand. The tools have helped
them study the influence of social, economic,
technological and policy changes in Rwan-
das energy and electricity demand. Multiple
factors were considered, including demand
patterns, current resources, current supply,
population growth and economic develop-
ment. The application of the IAEA model
creates an understanding of the require-
ments for appropriate energy planning and
how the different components of the energy
system interact and influence each other.
Most importantly, they allow charting a
pathway for the energy sector in support
of Rwandas Economic Development and
Poverty Reduction Strategy and Vision
2050, said Manuel Welsch, an energy econ-
omist at the IAEA.
Good news on economy
But experts wonder if economy can survive
local and regional political turmoil
By Julius Businge
T
here is some good news for Ugan-
das economy finally. The Central
Banks latest annual report shows
a sharper GDP growth in 2016/17
than had earlier been estimated.
The FY2016/2017 growth figures released
on Oct. 24 by Governor Emmanuel Tumu-
siime Mutebile quote revised estimates of
economic activity by the Uganda Bureau of
Statistics (UBOS).
They show that, quarter on quarter,
GDP growth averaged 1.1% in the four
quarters of 2016/17, which is equivalent to
annualised growth of 4.4%; which is 0.5
percentage points higher than the earlier
growth estimates of 3.9%. But that is still 0.3
percentage points lower than the outturn
for FY2015/16 of 4.7% and lower than 6%
average government projection for the last
five years.
Growth in Q2 and Q3 - 2016/17 was par-
ticularly robust at 1.4 and 1.8% respectively
which suggests a sharp GDP growth, the
report reads in part. It says this growth is
consistent with the Composite Index of
Economic Activity (CIEA), which estimates
growth of 1.9% in the quarter to May 2017.
The CIEA estimates the annual growth to
August 2017 at 4.8% an indication of a pick
in the level of economic activity.
Earlier, on Oct. 3, Mutebile had given
a hint of the good news to reporters in
Kampala. The BoU boss said core inflation
is forecast to remain around the medium-
term target of 5% and economic activity is
slowly gaining momentum. He said this
warranted a cautious easing of monetary
policy to boost private sector credit growth
and strengthen the economic growth
momentum. He accordingly cut the central
bank rate to 9.5% from 10%; the lowest
mark ever, for the next three months.
Looking ahead, Mutebile said GDP
growth for FY2017/18 is projected to pick
up to 5.05.5%. He said supportive signals
included the current accommodative mon-
etary policy, recovery in external demand
and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI),
increased activity in the agricultural sector
due to improved weather conditions, and
the fiscal stimulus outlined in the national
budget for FY 2017/18.
In a detailed Monetary Policy Report,
Mutebile appears to blame fiscal issues for
holding back economic performance.
He said structural constraints such as the
high cost of doing business in Uganda is
partly to blame for a harsh economic envi-
ronment which cannot be addressed by
monetary policy alone.
He said Ugandas lending rates are high-
est and profitability indicators in Uganda
are the lowest amongst its key competitors
in the East African Community (EAC)
region.
Return on assets (ROA) in Uganda
remains the lowest in the region averaging
at 11.3% in Uganda in FY2016/17 compared
to 26.4% recorded in Kenya and 19.8% in
Tanzania.
The other indicator to watch out is
the countrys debt stock which stood at
Shs33.8trillion as at the end of June 2017.
This represents about 36% of the countrys
total GDP, a favourable position accord-
ing to economists who put the acceptable
threshold of debt-to-GDP at 50%. But others
say that is no panacea.
Experts react
Some experts like Ddumba Ssentamu,
an economist and former vice chancellor of
Makerere University say political questions
need to be resolved fast for investors to gain
more confidence in the economy.
Parliament has to sit down and sort out
the issue as fast as possible; if they dont
do that, it means the economy will suffer,
Nov 03 - 09, 2017 21
business
Ssentamu told The Independent.
He praised the government increased
investment in infrastructure projects.
It will lower the cost of doing business
and make businesses more profitable going
forward, he said. He said, however, the
government needs to improve project effi-
ciency by closely monitoring progress and
meeting deadlines.
He said the government needs new areas
of widening the tax base to improve rev-
enue to support productive public expen-
diture.
Despite the optimism on the horizon,
some pessimism persists amongst analysts.
Many are anxious over what extent the
current political tension over the age-limit
could hurt the economy.
When The Independent put this question to
Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija on Oct. 26,
he was blunt. Kasaija said the political chaos
is hurting the economy in a substantial
way and that government would evaluate
the situation and inform the country at an
appropriate time.
This fracas is making investors not to
bring their money here; tourists fear to come
here; if it were you, would you invest here
in the current situation, he said.
As he spoke, chaos appears to have envel-
oped the whole country as several Members
of Parliament and other politicians consult-
ed voters on whether or Article 102 (b) of the
constitution should be scrapped to lift the
presidential age limit and allow President
Yoweri Museveni to run again in 2021.
One Edson Nasasira, a 22-year old man
had on Oct. 18 been shot dead by Police that
was dispersing irate Rukungiri residents
at an opposition rally. Many other people,
including MPs, were injured and hospital-
ised in different places across parts of the
country in similar circumstances.
Repeated strikes by sections of public
servants demanding higher pay fueled pos-
sibly by political expenditures also contrib-
uted to a sense of flux. Shs13 billion given to
MPs for consultations over the amendment
added to resentment among those suffering
due to the slow economy.
Regionally, the situation in neighboring
Kenya Ugandas largest trading partner in
the region remained politically unstable
over disputed presidential elections. Spon-
taneous riots erupted in parts of the country
as protesters kept police busy.
South Sudan, which is another big trad-
ing partner with Uganda, remains relatively
peaceful following recent political turmoil.
But demand for imports from Uganda
remains depressed as anxiety and uncer-
tainty persists.
In its Oct. 12 update on Uganda, the
World Bank says, Ugandas economy could
be impacted by a flaring up of conflict in
South Sudan and any renewed refugee
inflows that would add to the estimated
one million South Sudanese already in the
22 Nov 03 - 09, 2017
Matia Kasaija
country.
The WB added that further delays in the
completion of public investment projects
would prevent the productivity that could
be gained from enhanced infrastructure,
while acceleration in domestic arrears
would have an adverse impact on private
investment and worsen the credit challenge.
Private sector leaders are worried
The age limit matter is hurting the
economy, Gideon Badagawa, the execu-
tive director at the Private Sector Founda-
tion Uganda (PSFU) said at a forum. He
explained that numbers of tourist and
potential investors had dropped rapidly.
The earlier they resolve this matter the
better otherwise our young and weak econ-
omy will be in shambles and this will cause
even deeper political problems he said.
But Martin Okumu, the head of com-
munication at Uganda National Chamber
of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) says
the age limit debate is a temporary situation
and will end soon. Businesses will operate
normally and investors will come, he said.
Each and everything we do is linked to
politics, Okumu told The Independent, Poli-
tics will always be interacting positively or
negatively with economic activities at any
one time in any country that is why we
talk of political economy. It is a marriage
between the two. Okumu says economic
activities like export-import trade, exchange
rate developments, and public investments,
say in infrastructure, say a lot about how
politics and economics affect each other.
For people to take part in economic
activity, they would read the political situa-
tion first and act later, he says.
For now, these market sentiments remain
topical in discussions about the direction
Ugandas economy could take in the short
and medium term. Quick resolution of
the political question could yield positive
economic outcomes it appears. The inverse
could drag the economy back into slow or
no growth.
Recent quarter economic
performance (Source: Bank
of Uganda)
In the quarter to August 2017,
the current account deficit (sum
of the balance of trade of goods
and services exports less imports)
narrowed to US$166 million from
US$306million in the quarter to
May 2017 as a result of improving
of the sservices account balance
by US$90 million due to increase
in travel receipts in addition to
other income related to inflows
from personal transfers amount-
ing to US$80million.
The merchandise trade
deficit widened by 7.8% to
US$389million on account of a
4.8% decrease in export receipts;
imports decreased by 1.0%
US$1,202million due to lower
project and non-project govern-
ment imports.
Interest ratescontinued to
decline in the quarter August
2017 in line with the eased mone-
tary policy stance. However, time
deposit rates averaged 9.3% in
July and August 2017 compared
to 9.4% in May and June 2017.
The weighted average lending
rate averaged 21.6% in July and
August 2017, compared to 21.1%
in May and June 2017. Private sec-
tor credit remains subdued. Aver-
age annual growth in the quarter
to August 2017 was 5.8% relative
to 6.1% in quarter to May 2017.
Demand for credit remains robust
while supply remains subdued
because lenders are risk averse.
The Uganda shilling remained
relatively stable, averaging
Shs3,599.6 against the US dol-
lar over the last four months to
August with real exchange rate
depreciating by 5.5% in August
2017 compared to a depreciation
of 4.1% in July 2017. This depre-
ciation was driven by relative
exchange rate and price move-
ments with countrys major trad-
ing partners.
The stock of reserves at the
end of September 27, 2017 was
US$3.55billion, equivalent to 5.5
months of import cover.
 business
By Julius Businge

O
n Oct. 27, the State Minister for
Energy and Mineral Develop-
ment, Simon DUjanga, launched
the construction of a Permanent
Employers Camp at the 600MW Karuma
Dam. The facilitys cost is part of the entire
US$1.7 billion dam project.
This comes as the country awaits official
completion and switching of the power
plant in December 2018.
The dam, whose construction began in
2013, is currently at 70% completion, accord-
ing to the Chief Executive Officer of Uganda
Electricity Generation Limited (UEGCL),
Harrison Mutikanga. We remain optimis-
tic that we shall complete this uphill task
within schedule, budget and to the agreed
quality specifications, Mutikanga said.
The Camp shall include the office block
for UEGCLs operation and maintenance
team, a laboratory, a visitors centre, a club
house, a guest house, a canteen and staff
housing among others. This means UEGCL
staff will have a permanent accommodation
and also help attract new staff to work at
the dam.
Proscovia Margaret Njuki, the UEGCL
Board Chairperson said Karuma Dam is a
project that is based in a remote area and
thus the need for a modern employers facil-
ity to make the staff comfortable and deliver
the right work for government and the
people.The facility is being constructed in
different lots by two contractors Krishna
Construction Company Limited and Seyani
International Limited.
DUjanga (the State Minister for Energy)
said whereas the governments main focus
is to deliver electricity to the population,
they had to turn to the other projects includ-
ing the employers camp and the com-
munity development projects that would
include water and sanitation, schools and
health centers, roads, tourism and agricul- UEGCL Chairperson Board of Directors Margaret Njuki lays a brick during the commissioning of
ture activities and more to boost the welfare works of the Karuma Permanent Employers' Camp. INDEPENDENT/ J.BUSINGE

Karuma to get
of the nearly population.
This is the beginning of doing the com-
munity development plan, he said, adding
that the project currently employs 5,000

people, with 50 employees expected to over-
see the operations of the dam daily upon
completion. He said the facility would also
help facilitate research, housing, recreation
and other operational activities.
I urge the contractor to expedite this proj-
ect component in accordance to the agreed
schedule, he said.
Beyond employers facility
DUjanga said investing in the employers
camp demonstrates governments convic-
tion that energy is a key driver to economic
growth and social transformation as wit-
nessed in countries like Singapore, Malaysia
and South Korea that use modern energy to
drive industrialisation and service sectors.
As such we continue to take keen inter-
est in the progress of the project as we look
skyline facility
Energy minister launches construction
of Karuma Dam employers facility
forward to its successful completion and
delivering power onto the national grid,
DUjanga said. He revealed that the project
will have three lines that would connect
parts of the country and the region Kenya,
Tanzania, Rwanda and South Sudan.
Projects to promote trade
Speaking at the same event, the Chairman
of the Projects Steering Committee, Badru
Kiggundu, who is former chairperson of The
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC),
urged local residents to show interest in the
upcoming developments in terms of supply-
ing food and other inputs so as to improve
their livelihoods and be part of the project.
You must be ready to be a participant and
not a complainant, he told residents present
during the project launch.

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Financial inclusion optimism

What the 2017 2022 government strategy means to Uganda
By Isaac Khisa

U
gandas central bank in partner-
ship with the Ministry of Finance,
Planning and Economic Develop-
ment has unveiled a five-year
financial inclusion strategy to enable more
individuals and business access affordable
financial products and services.
The Uganda National Financial Inclusion
Strategy 2017-2022 seek to reduce financial
exclusion from 15% as at the end of 2013 to
5%, grow formal financial institution from
20% to 50% and increase formal savings
from 19% to 50% during the same period
under review.
Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, the
governor of Bank of Uganda told his quests
at the Kampala Serena Hotel on Oct. 26 that
the new strategy will focus on developing
credit and digital infrastructure deepen,
broaden formal savings, investment and
insurance usage and protect and empower
individuals with enhanced financial capa-
bility.
Empirical research suggests that access
to formal financial services by the popula-
tion can contribute to inclusive economic
growth, he said, adding, It can help poor
people raise their incomes, accumulate sav-
ings and better cope with shocks to their national financial inclusion strategy that is
income and thereby enhancing their wellbe- an essential catalyst to scale up and deepen
ing. financial inclusion in Uganda as well as the
He said the end goal of financial inclusion East Africa region.
is not just having more people with bank Uganda is one of 27 countries that
accounts, who are making transfers and are committed to develop national strategies
getting loans; rather it is ultimately about under the Maya Declaration. Uganda has
reducing poverty and enhancing the eco- now completed this task and is one of 43
nomic security of families through usage of countries that have the national financial
affordable financial services. inclusion strategy in place, he said.
This new strategy is built on the 2011 Maya Declarationis an initiative that was
Financial Inclusion Programme which had Tumusiime Mutebile Norbert Mumba adopted by a group of developing nation
four pillars: financial literacy; financial con- regulatory institutions during the Alliance
sumer protection; financial innovations; and for Financial Inclusions (AFI) 2011
data and measurement. account, according to BoU. It also coincides Global Policy Forum held in Mexico to
with low level of savings and investments, unlock the economic and social potential
Registered achievements low level of insurance and low level of digi- of the two billion unbanked population
This culminated into BoU crafting, inau- tal services usage. through greater financial inclusion.
gurating and implementing the financial Minister of State for Finance, Planning
literacy 2013-2017 strategy; issuing financial and Economic Development, Ajedra Gabri- Going forward
consumer protection and mobile money el, said the strategy launch is timely due to Mumba, however, noted that the
guidelines; amending the Financial Insti- desire to accelerate our progress towards national financial inclusion strategy
tutions Act 2004 to allow for Agency and broader and more meaningful financial should be receptive to financial growth
Islamic banking; and carrying out geospa- inclusion. policies that take into account gender
tial mapping of distribution points of finan- In his key note address, Norbert Mumba, equity with specific emphasis to access
cial services countrywide. the deputy director at the Alliance for for women, address climate change and
This new development comes at the time Financial Inclusion a global network of green finance and take into consideration
when more than 52% of the Ugandas pop- central banks and policy makers with more of the plight of both externally and
ulation use non-bank formal institutions, than 110 members said they applaud internally displaced persons .
with more than 80% not having a bank the development of Ugandas elaborate

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Executive Style
Roundbob.com revolutionalising
travel in Africa
What are the key elements
in your management style
M
as a manager?
y role is to
bring forth
the vision and
ensure that we
have the right products. In
addition to motivating the
team, I also delegate almost
everything except building
the business development
strategy.
What is your assessment
of the performance
of Ugandas travel
management system?
We may not have the
exact numbers to date but
relying on 2014 figures
point to only 350,000
Ugandans travelling out
of the country annually
and that includes those
just crossing the boarders.
With regard to the market
size, the potential is still
untapped and we can get
there with the relevant
products. That is why we
are currently doing in-flight
expos and other products
which can help us to tap
into the market. However,
we are optimistic as the
cost of travel reduces for
different destinations.
You work to revolutionise
travel in Africa and
increase travellers
numbers. What is your
strategy to achieve this?
We aim to grow travel
in and outside Africa. For
instance, we took over
65 people to Gabon for
AFCON and we were $400
cheaper. So, I believe the
market is ripe for so many
products as travel is an
opportunity, experience
and exposure.
Our vision is to genuinely
change travel experience in
Africa through the online
platform as well as hybrid
David Gonahasa is the founder and director of
Roundbob.com, an online travel agency. He spoke
to The Independents Agnes E Nantaba about
revolutionalising travel in Africa and beyond
and agent models across
the country. We are piloting
agents in Fort Portal, Arua
and Lira and the idea is
that these agents can give
more information but also
create travel options within
their destinations as we
work on validating bank
partnerships.
What about the cost
management system that
is run in partnership with
financial institutions?
We have a fully built
financial system on our
platform that shows
individual accounts and
their account status. The
account is random and the
bank keeps the money in
trust until the time when
one decides to travel. When
they cancel the travel, the
money is refunded. The
idea behind is to remain
relevant and innovate or
build around the products
in place.
For some time, you
have been focusing on
travels outside Uganda
or outbound travels. How
inbound travels?
As of November 1, 2017,
we plan to provide inbound
options. The aim is to
promote domestic tourism.
What are some of the
challenges that you
encounter in business
management?
Being an African
business, its harder to raise
money, build partnerships
and get inventory. Also, the
market is too small to be
attractive for any serious
player. We can create a
Nov 03 - 09, 2017
business
new destination but if
the number of genuine
travellers is too small,
its hard to bargain for
few people. For instance,
Dubai, receives over four
million leisure travelers
a year yet Ugandans
traveling outside for
leisure are just 100,000
per annum. In addition,
Uganda doesnt have
enough facilities to support
luxurious destinations.
For instance, Five Star
hotels are concentrated in
Kampala which makes it
hard to market those in the
countryside.
What are some of the
travel opportunities
that arise with regional
integration?
These are quite so
many for instance Kenya
represents a bigger market
and we dont have to worry
about the multiple visas
especially for the regional
travellers so we hope to
benefit much from it.
What is your projection
of Roundbob operations
in Uganda in the next few
years?
Our plan is to work
directly with communities
to facilitate community
tourism. No one has ever
tried to create a trail or
write stories about the
unique features in the
different communities but
with a deliberate action to
write the tourism story,
then, we can work around
the clock to change the face
of community tourism.
In the next five years, we
envision to be in at least
six markets with a target
of about 10,000 travellers
annually in the core
markets.
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MOTORING PENSION

Toyota unveils new NSSF wins Global Awards for innovations

motorcycle are glad that our innovations
efforts in improvement of the

T
oyota cars and Yamaha
motorcycles dealer, Toyota
Uganda, has unveiled a new
motorcycle on the Ugandan
market dubbed 4-stroke 125cc AG125 to
meet a wide range of consumers needs.
David Mudangi, the Yamaha sales
manager at Toyota Uganda, said the
new motorcycle boasts of excellent
ride quality, durability, load-carrying
capacity and economy for handling
both paved and unpaved roads.
Not only is it easy to fire up the
engine, its user-friendly controls and
compact body size are designed with a
contributions collections and
financial literacy for our mem-
bers has been recognized. As
a Fund, we are committed to
innovations that will not only
improve customer experience,
but also enable members live
a better life, he said.
The Straight-Through Pro-
cess innovation is part of the
Funds e-collections system
that enables updates of mem-
ber accounts within a day
from an average of three days,
NSSF Managing Director Richard Byarugaba (L) and NSSF Board five years ago.
member - Andrew Stewart Obita after receiving the award. On the other hand, Friends

variety of professionals in the field, he
said. He said the new motorcycle fits
well into a wide range of roles ranging
from fieldwork in rural areas to
delivery of various products to urban
centres. Toyota Uganda MD Mahmood
Omar said the firm continues to be
committed to the Yamaha franchise
by ensuring that they focus on
market requirements such as selling
environmentally friendly products.
U
gandas National
Social Security
Fund has won the
2017 International
Social Security Association
(ISSA) Good Practice Awards
for their E-collections, a
Straight-Through Process for
contributions collection and
Financial Literacy initiative
and the Friends with
Benefits campaign.
NSSFs MD Richard Byaru-
gaba received the awards dur-
ing the Regional Social Secu-
rity Forum for Africa in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia recently. Bya-
rugaba said that the awards
were a testament that the
projects undertaken in the last
year were driving the Fund
in the right direction. We
with Benefits is a financial
literacy initiative that profiles
former NSSF members who
received and used their NSSF
benefits to transform their
lives. This is the third time
that NSSF Uganda is being
awarded by ISSA in a compe-
tition that attracted 70 entries
from 30 organizations in 21
countries.

BANKING
TRANSPORT
KCB gets US$100million AfDB loan for lending to SMEs

R
egional lender, KCB Group, has secured support to, among other sectors, infrastructure, Taxify takes on Uber
a US$100 million loan from the African
Development Bank (AfDB) for onward
energy and value-addition through manufactur-
ing and important population segments like the in Kampala

lending to small and medium sized en-
terprises (SMEs) in East Africa.
The multilateral lender said in a statement
that the funding is aimed at supporting KCBs
lending in Kenya especially to corporate busi-
nesses, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as
well as projects that are critical to the develop-
ment of Kenyas economy. Proceeds of the line
of credit will provide much-needed liquidity
TELECOM
Vodafone unveils the Zaga ReMix
E
youth, the lender said.
AfDB also urged KCB to use the facility to urope and Africas tax
also boost support for women owned businesses hailing firm, Taxify, has
in its regional operations. started its operations in
This comes barely few days after the multilat- Kampala taking on Uber
eral lender also signed a $90 million facility with that has dominated the citys tax
the Commercial Bank of Africa to finance firms hailing industry.
in trade, manufacturing, agriculture, infrastruc- Kampala is a huge and
ture, transport, and construction. thriving marketplace for private
urban transport, said the
Operations Manager, Shivachi
Muleji.
Were very excited to launch

T
elecom firm, Vodafone, has unveiled a
new offer dubbed Zaga ReMix giving
customer a free S.W.I.F.T bundle for so-
cial media users.
Roy Tumwizere, the head of segments at
Vodafone said they envision success through
technology and are therefore ever evolving
alongside its customers needs and trends.
As a dynamic brand, we decided to develop
a product that allows our customers to enjoy
bigger exciting deals at the same price,he said.
Customers who buy the Vodafone Mi-Fi
will access 4GB free data valid for 30 days and
a 2GB S.W.I.F.T bundle (Snapchat, WhatsApp,
Vodafone's Youth Segment Manager, Charlotte
Tushabe (c) explains the new offer to Roy
Tumwizere (l) and Progress Chisenga.
Instagram, Facebook and Twitter) also valid
for 30 days. Customers will also receive a 1GB
weekly bonus bundle for 3 months as long as
they have a running monthly bundle.
here and are confident that
Taxify can effectively contribute
to healthy competition by
improving the quality of service
and providing an opportunity
for drivers to make a sustainable
income.
He revealed that Taxify will
take only 15% as commission
from its drivers income, ten
percentage points lower than
what its main rival, Uber, charges.
Taxify operates in 20 countries in
Europe, Africa, the Middle East,
and Central America.

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 business

Stanbic Bank enters

insurance business
By Isaac Khisa He said the success in the

S
tanbic Bank has be-
come the first lender to
venture into insurance
business after Insurance
Regulatory Authority of Ugan-
da granted it a bancassurace
license on Oct. 25.
The lender said it has already
signed business deals with
seven insurance companies
including Sanlam Life, Sanlam
General, UAP Old Mutual
Khansari, (L) Vice president chamber of commerce, industry, mines and
General, UAP Old Mutual Life,
agriculture I.R of Iran talks to Olive Kigongo the president of the Uganda
and Liberty insurance to offer
National Chamber of Commerce during the Uganda Iran business forum
both life and general insurance
on October 25. The forum was showcasing investment opportunities in
products. In return, the lender
Uganda. INDEPENDENT/JIMMY SIYA
will earn 20% as commission
on the total amount of money a
customer will pay for an insur-
ance policy commonly known
as premium.
Patrick Mweheire, the Chief
Executive Officer of Stanbic said
they are proud to be the first
commercial bank in the country
to offer bancassurance.
As Stanbic, we have been
preparing to launch the service
for some time now and have
invested significantly in training
staff, signing partnerships and
putting in place the technology
and infrastructure needed to
roll out the product smoothly,
Vivo Energy Ugandas Brand Manager for Fuels, Alex Tusingwire, (R) hands he said.
over a shopping voucher worth Shs50,000 to Hawa Mayanja, one of the
winners in the Shell Airtel Money Promotion at Vivo Energy Head office in
Industrial area.
new business will involve
raising public knowledge and
awareness about the various
benefits and types of insurance
products available through
banks. This development fol-
lows the coming into force
of the Finance Institutions
Amendment Act last year to
enable commercial banks roll
out bancasssurance and Islamic
banking.
Stanbic plans to use the
new product to boost its prof-
itability. Last year, Stanbic
recorded a 27% growth in
net profit to Shs191.15bn, up
from Shs150.76bn in 2015 and
Shs135.08bn in 2014 driven
mainly by the non-interest
revenue. IRA CEO Ibrahim
Kaddunabbi Lubega, said the
introduction of bancassurance
will increase access to insurance
services amongst Ugandans in
different parts of the country
through the vast bank branch
network and thus drive pen-
etration upwards.
Ugandas insurance penetra-
tion is currently the lowest in
the East African region at less
than 1% compared with Rwan-
das 1%, Tanzanias 2.3% and
Kenyas 3.4%.

Weekly share price movement (October 27)

Security Oct. 27 Oct. 20 Movement
BATU 30000 30000 00
BOBU 107 110 00
CENT 1,389 1,370 1.4
DFCU 700 702 -0.3
EABL 8,689 8,491 -0.02
EBL 1,284 1,282 0.2
JHL 17,378 17,017 -2
KA 172 169 1.8
KCB 1,345 1,291 -0.6
NIC 11 11 00
NMG 3,834 3,856 -0.6
NVL 526 526 00
SBU 27 27 00
Phoebe Nakabazzi, Multichoice Marketing Manager displays the new prices for UCHM 113 121 -6.6
DStv packages effective Nov 1. MultiChoice has slashed subscription prices UCL 24 21 14.2
across all bouquets. INDEPENDENT/JIMMY SIYA UMEME 435 445 2.2
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COMMENT
By Manuel Muiz
Economic growth no longer enough
Changes to how wealth is generated and distributed
require new social contract for a digital age
M
acroeconomic data from the
worlds advanced economies
can be mystifying when viewed
in isolation. But when analysed
collectively, the data reveal a troubling
truth: without changes to how wealth is
generated and distributed, the political con-
vulsions that have swept the world in recent
years will only intensify.
Consider, for example, wages and
employment. In the United States and
many European countries, average sala-
ries have stagnated, despite most econo-
mies having recovered from the 2008
financial crisis in terms of GDP and job
growth.
Moreover, increases in employment
have not led to a slowdown or a reversal
of the decline in the wage share of total
national income. On the contrary, most
of the wealth created since the 2008 crisis
has gone to the rich. This might explain
the low levels of consumption that char-
acterise most advanced economies, and
the failure of extremely lax monetary
policy to produce an uptick in inflation.
Employment, too, seems to be per-
forming in anomalous ways. Job creation,
where it has taken place, has followed
a different path than history suggests it
should. For example, most employment
growth has been in high-skill or low-skill
occupations, hollowing out the middle.
Many of the people who once comprised
the Western middle class are now part of
the middle-lower and lower classes, and
live more economically precarious lives
than ever before.
Productivity growth has also become
polarised. According to the OECD, in the
last decade, productivity within frontier
firms defined as the top 5% of firms in
terms of productivity growth increased
by more than a third, whereas the rest
of the private sector experienced almost
no productivity growth at all. In other
words, a smaller number of companies
have made greater efficiency gains, but
there has been relatively no diffusion of
these benefits into the broader economy.
It is unclear why these trends are occur-
ring, although the impact of new tech-
nologies and related network effects is
28 Nov 03 - 09, 2017
certainly part of the reason.
At the macro level, aggregate US pro-
ductivity has increased by more than
250% since the early 1970s, while hourly
wages have remained stagnant. This
means that productivity growth has not
only been concentrated within a narrow
set of firms, but also that productivity
and market labour income have decou-
pled. The fundamental consequence
of this is that wages are no longer per-
forming the central redistributive role
they have played for decades. Simply
put, gains in capital productivity are
not being translated into higher median
incomes, a breach of the social contract
on which liberal economies rest.
It should be evident by now that many
of the worlds economies are undergoing
some form of structural change, and in
the wake of that change, the jobs-pro-
ductivity-income distribution triangle
has gone askew. This paradigm shift has
led to the erosion of the Western middle
class and the rise of the precariat, a new
socioeconomic class comprising not just
those who cannot find a job, but also
those who are informally, casually, or
otherwise insecurely employed.
We now have abundant evidence
linking the perception of economic
insecurity in the West with anti-elite
sentiment, political radicalisation, and
attacks on minorities. It is impossible to
explain the recent rise of populist poli-
tics without considering the effects of
these economic pathologies on average
workers in the U.S. and Europe.
To understand why the deviations
from expected economic trajectories
have occurred, one need look no further
than the impact of technology on jobs.
Advanced technologies, particularly
advanced computing and robotics, have
enabled productivity gains to occur
without a corresponding increase in
wages. The greater wealth generated by
higher productivity goes instead to the
owners of these technologies.
Automation of fairly sophisticated rou-
tine jobs is driving the polarisation of the
labour market. What remains are either
hard-to-automate tasks that require little
or no skill, or hard-to-automate tasks that
require very high skills. The latter jobs
are much smaller in number than the
former, and they happen to be in frontier
firms that are leveraging the effects of
technology to outperform direct competi-
tors, and to expand into new markets.
This brings us to the central question
of our era: How can leaders address the
externalities produced by rapid tech-
nological change, and thereby ensure
economic and political sustainability?
Put another way, how can we construct a
new social contract for the digital age?
Remedies are harder to come by than
diagnoses. It is unclear, for example, if
applying old economic treatments would
reverse current trends. Pushing struc-
tural reforms and designing narrow
macroeconomic policies aimed exclu-
sively at increasing productivity might
force Western workers to compete with
technology to an even greater extent,
exacerbating precariousness. Perhaps our
current economic arrangements can pro-
duce growth only at the aggregate level,
while driving down most peoples living
standards.
The debate about solutions has
only just begun. Reducing economic
inequality will require reforms of educa-
tion and taxation, with the tax burden
shifting decisively from labour to capital.
Western countries will also need to
create new redistributive mechanisms to
supplement the declining role of wages
in their economies.
The data make an overwhelming case
for such reforms. If Western leaders
are to contain, and ultimately quell, the
political convulsions that their countries
are now experiencing, they have no
choice but to respond by crafting new,
inclusive growth models.
Manuel Muiz is Dean of the IE School
of International Relations in Madrid and
a senior associate at Harvard Universitys
Belfer Center for Science and International
Affairs.
Copyright: Project Syndicate, 2017.

By Jackson Emanzi
Banks partnering for housing
The role of commercial banks and real estate developers
are changing to create affordable housing for Ugandans
U
gandas population is
projected to grow from an
estimated 37 million people
today to 41.2 million by
2020 (Uganda Bureau of Statistics).
Under Goal 11 of the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), all these people are entitled
to adequate, safe, and affordable
housing. Unfortunately, Uganda
already currently has a housing deficit
close to 1.2 million units. Kampala
District alone has a staggering housing
deficit of over 200,000 units. To
compound this concern, the Uganda
Vision 2040 report projects our
population at 61.3 million by 2040
with almost 60% of the population
living in urban areas. This rapid
urbanisation is bound to put pressure
on housing delivery systems which are
currently mainly informal or reliant
on the state. The inability of supply
to keep up with the housing demand
results in increased areas of informal
housing, overcrowding, and slums.
Today, banks and housing
developers are looking at ways to
create affordable housing options
to meet the high demand from this
growing population. The goal of
providing affordable housing can
be achieved by bridging the gap
that has existed between access to
capital and execution capability. It
is on this premise that banks have
started to reduce mortgage rates to
boost the housing sector. Some of the
banks, including Stanbic Bank, are
working to strengthen partnerships
with the developers in a bid to reduce
the overall cost of borrowing. The
banks are, for example, subsidising
some expenses such as the cost of
valuation of properties. This will be a
great benefit for the customer who is
looking for value and a cost effective
financing option for their housing
needs.
Adjusting to meet the demand
As urbanization gains pace, the
need for affordable housing has
become acute. The kind of houses
currently on the market cost way
more than the average middle
income level Ugandan can afford.
To address this concern, several
development partners have adjusted
their operations to meet this demand.
They are putting up affordable
housing units for the middle-income
earners. The new projects are now
majorly town flats on condominium
plans, semidetached bungalows
in closed gate communities, and
standalone bungalows in the outskirts
of Kampala. This new development
now implies that one can get a town
flat for as low as Shs65 million and if
they have stable monthly income they
can as well qualify for a mortgage to
enable them to purchase the house.
There is, however, still need for
developers to liaise/partner with the
local authorities and government to
jointly provide social infrastructure
Banks have
already
embarked on
the journey to
make mortgage
financing
accessible
and affordable
to middle and
lower income
households
COMMENT
such as roads, social amenities like
piped water and electricity in areas
further away from the city which
will make these areas attractive and
accessible to the target market.
Banks lower interest rates to
make mortgages affordable
Banks have already embarked on the
journey to make mortgage financing
accessible and affordable to middle
and lower income households by
lowering interest rates in line with
the drop in prime lending rates. As an
example, Stanbic Bank has changed
lending parameters to also support
customers with different income levels
and the self-employed or business
people. Another big part of this is
starting the journey to educate the
public; especially those in the middle-
income bracket, on the advantages of
mortgage financing.
Many people are not aware of the
different options available to facilitate
ownership of property. That is why
banks like Stanbic have partnered
with several developers and platforms
such as Jumia House to provide free
information on mortgage rates. It is
hoped that this will go a long way in
changing the misconception on how
mortgage loans work, who can qualify,
and how to acquire one. And due to
market demand, the Stanbic Bank has
also introduced land loans to cater for
those intending to acquire land for
new and additional developments.
Jackson Emanzi is the Head of Home
Loans, Stanbic Bank Uganda
Nov 03 - 09, 2017 29
COMMENT
By Emily Anhalt
Ancient leadership wisdom
Ancient Greek wisdom has lessons for
understanding todays leadership crisis
T
What makes a good leader?
his question confronts us at every
election and with every domestic
and international policy decision.
As a professor of classical languages
and literature for more than 30 years, I
marvel at our insistence on addressing this
question as if it were brand new.
Centuries ago, myths helped the Greeks
learn to reject tyrannical authority and
identify the qualities of good leadership.
As I write in my book Enraged, the same
myths that long predate the worlds very
first democracy have lessons for us today
just as they did for the ancient Greeks cen-
turies ago.
Respect and reciprocity
Long before the Athenians first instituted
their radical direct democracy in 508 B.C.,
Homers Odyssey began to teach the
ancient Greeks to recognise good leader-
ship when they saw it and to despise the
alternative. Until the late sixth century B.C.,
the autocratic rule of warlords, kings and
tyrants was all that anyone had ever seen.
The Odyssey, transmitted orally over
centuries before ever being written down,
powerfully shaped ancient Greek ideas
about what constitutes good leadership.
It is one of the two earliest surviving texts
of Western civilisation and identifies two
crucial elements of good leadership: respect
and reciprocity.
The Odyssey starts by emphasising that
greedy, unrestrained, irresponsible leader-
ship makes communal life intolerable for
everyone. By contrast a good leader respects
his obligations to his people, and ensures
that they respect theirs to him and to one
another. This produces order, harmony
and happiness for everyone powerful and
weak alike.
As the story begins, the protagonist,
Greek warrior Odysseus, has been ship-
wrecked on his way home after the Greeks
conquered Troy. Odysseus is marooned
on an island in the middle of nowhere. His
absence has permitted powerful young men
in his community to take over his house-
hold. They are slaughtering and eating all
of his cattle, drinking up all of his wine and
mistreating his servants and family. Each
of these men seeks to marry Odysseuss
wife, but shes stalling for time. Neither she,
nor her son, nor anyone in the community
can rein in these gluttonous, unrestrained,
30 Nov 03 - 09, 2017
destructive young men least of all the
young men themselves.
The narrator and the characters, including
the suitors themselves, refer to these young
men as the best men in the community,
but neither the audience nor anyone within
the story can consider them good leaders.
They hold all power in the community; no
one else has any authority over them. But
the narrator reveals that their behavior is
both destructive and self-defeating. They
verbally abuse Odysseuss wife and son,
and violate all decent norms of behavior
toward guests, servants and others in the
community.
Athena, goddess of wisdom, observes
that any wise man who came among them
would be displeased and ashamed seeing
their many shameful deeds.
Odysseuss son, speaking to commu-
nity elders about the suitors, insists that
unendurable deeds have been done, and
ignobly my household has been destroyed.
Even you yourselves must be indignant and
ashamed before other men in neighboring
communities.
The suitors are having a grand time rav-
aging Odysseuss household, forcing Odys-
seuss maidservants to have sex with them
and eating and drinking themselves into a
stupor. But the narrator tells us that the suit-
ors are bringing destruction on themselves.
By contrast, Odysseus is described as a
wise and good leader. The great god Zeus
identifies him as excelling all mortals in his
intellect. Many characters, including one
of Odysseuss former companions and the
goddess Athena, recall that Odysseus was
gentle and kind, like a father.
Odysseus presided over a happy, thriving
community. He respected his obligations to
those under his rule, earning the affection
and loyalty of his family, servants and sub-
jects. Despite his nearly 20-year absence, his
family, friends and many servants remain
loyal. Everyone longs for Odysseuss return.
Seeking news of his father, Odysseuss
son visits two other communities, each ruled
by a compassionate, benevolent king. Each
king respects his obligations to the gods and
to his people. Each provides feasts and cel-
ebrations including music, dancing and sto-
rytelling. Each entertains guests graciously
and generously. The people, in turn, respect
their obligations to their king, the gods, one
another and guests. Everyone lives happily,
fully and harmoniously.
In these examples of communal life
among mortals, the Odyssey suggests
that the quality of life in a human commu-
nity depends on the quality of its leaders.
Greedy, violent, unrestrained leaders like
the suitors create chaos and misery. Good,
responsible, admirable leaders like Odys-
seus promote mutual respect, harmony and
happiness for all.
The impermanence of human tyranny
At the same time, the Odyssey suggests
that human beings should not admire or
foster authority that relies on violence and
intimidation. The community of the gods
provides an instructive counterexample.
Among the gods, Zeuss absolute author-
ity requires not respect or reciprocity,
but overwhelming physical power. Zeus
remains eternally capable of compelling
obedience from other gods not by debate
and persuasion but by tyrannical force and
intimidation. The other gods have no choice
but to accept Zeuss physical dominance.
By contrast, human beings who rely on
violence and intimidation are susceptible to
violent overthrow: Upon his return, Odys-
seus slaughters all of the brutal, bullying
suitors. He also murders his servants who
colluded with them. Anticipating by thou-
sands of years the violent overthrow of 21st-
century dictators during the Arab Spring,
for example, the Odyssey suggests that
mortal despots cannot preserve their death
grip on power forever.
The Odyssey encourages us to choose
our leaders and role models carefully. Politi-
cians, celebrities and financially successful
individuals do not deserve our respect,
admiration and emulation because they are
good at promoting themselves and their
own interests. They do not deserve respect
for unrestrained material acquisition and
ostentatious consumption.
The Odyssey reminds us that leaders
deserve our respect, admiration and support
for leading well. That is, for fulfilling their
obligations and promoting the well-being of
everyone in the community. Unlike a tyrant,
a good leader cannot succeed at everyone
elses expense. Good leadership, as the
Odyssey depicts it, requires and promotes
mutual respect and reciprocity.
Emily Anhalt is Professor of Classical
Languages and Literatures, Sarah Lawrence
College
Source: The Conversation
Managing marburg
How an oddly timed outbreak is testing emergency strategies

O
By Flavia Nassaka

n Oct.11, a woman died in

Chemuron village, Kween
District in an Eastern Ugan-
da. She had a fever, head-
ache, and was bleeding
from several places. Doc-
tors attending to her had feared the worst
and sent her samples for testing. A week
later, on Oct.17, experts at Uganda Virus
Research Institute (UVRI) confirmed the 50-
year old woman had succumbed to a high
mortality hemorrhagic fever Marburg.
The timing could not have been worse
as the Ministry of Health officials had their
hands full. They were at this time finalising
preparations to host Health Ministers from
over 40 countries across the world to share
notes on, among others, how to handle pub-
lic health emergencies.
The Ministry of Health switched on its
standard emergency responsible for hemor-
A burial team takes care of the body of a marburg patient in Kween.
rhagic fevers. An alert warning the public
to take precaution was issued and a Rapid
Response Team comprising of epidemiolo- in Marburg Germany where scientists were cases and six had been released from the
gists, laboratory specialists, and infection conducting a study that involved monkeys isolation centers after they tested negative.
control experts was dispatched both to from Uganda. Officially, therefore, the dis- The total number of contacts under follow
Kween, 300kms from Kampala, and the ease has been around for over 50 years. In up stood at 13,085 from Kween, and 45 from
neighboring Kapchorwa District. Their mis- Africa, severe outbreaks have happened in Kapchorwa district.
sion was to ensure those who present with the Democratic Republic of Congo involv- Meanwhile, another team of health offi-
symptoms are managed promptly. Since ing 154 cases of which 128 were fatal repre- cials set off to find the likely first source of
intervention inevitably involves isolation, senting a case fatality of over 80%. the outbreak. Usually, this involves trac-
an isolation ward was set up at the Kap- According to World Health Organisation, ing backwards to whom any suspected
chorwa General Hospital and at Kaproron because the disease is rare, scientists are cases might have been in contact with. This
Health Center IV. Those suspected to be just starting to do candidate experimental means following numerous leads of inves-
infected would be monitored here. Health- treatments. Potential vaccines are being tigation.
care managers and local leaders embarked reviewed for potential clinical trials. Soon, however, Ministry of Health offi-
on sending out messages encouraging Currently, anyone coming into contact cials had zeroed-in on the probable first case
people to report any suspected case to a with a suspected case has to be isolated by combing through hospital records of
nearby facility. and monitored by professionals. So, Aceng recent patients. The suspected first case, the
Soon, the story took an even trickier twist. told The Independent, a suspected patient say, was a male in his 30s who worked as
Another suspected patient went into hid- evading surveillance and hiding was scary a game hunter and lived near a cave with a
ing when he realised he was going to be because it is such procrastination and denial heavy presence of bats.
isolated. The 38-year old man was a brother that turned the West African Ebola scenario On Sept.20 he had been admitted to a
to the initial confirmed case but he refused into a serious epidemic. local health facility with high fever, vomit-
review and resorted to hiding from the sur- Containing Marburg or any other ing and diarrhea, and did not respond to
veillance team. To the Minister of Health, hemorrhagic fever is a race against time by antimalarial treatment. As his condition
Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, this was an emergency health workers, Aceng said, any laxity deteriorated, he was transferred to the
piling on an emergency. can easily plunge the country into a crisis. referral hospital in the neighboring district,
Like Ebola, Marburg which is believed to Fortunately, the man came out of hiding where he died. This case was never con-
be spread by monkeys and bats is transmit- a week later, on Oct.24, when his condition firmed for Marburg because no tests were
ted through direct contact with blood, secre- began deteriorating and gave in to being done.
tions and other bodily fluids of an infected admitted. He died two days later. We always defeat the virus because we
person or animal and it is very contagious. By Oct.26, two cases had been confirmed. are always on high alert, Aceng says. In
The first outbreak was reported in the 1960s Four were suspected, three were probable the current case, however, she notes that the

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health
disease breaking out in a border district
presents another challenge for the Ministry
of Health. They have to ensure that theres
no cross border transmission. This to
Aceng means having a vigilant team that
can easily spot symptoms of the disease
which might not be easy, as the disease
most times has similar symptoms to other
common and treatable diseases.
Dr. Julius Lutwama, a virologist at
the Uganda Virus Research Institute
says symptoms in the early period of the
disease include patients appearing pale
with deep-set eyes. They also experience
extreme weakness coupled with lack of
appetite. He says unlike other fever caus-
ing diseases, Marburg is often associated
with significant bleeding from multiple
sites on the body during days 5 to 7 of the
onset of the illness.
Uganda has been applauded interna-
tionally for managing such emergencies
that the countrys reporting tools and stan-
dard operating procedures were employed Some research studies have found light to
in West Africa in 2014 to manage Ebola. moderate drinking to be protective of heart
That year, Uganda was one of the coun- health; others have found long term drinking to
tries chosen as a Global Health Security be damaging. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
demonstration centers because of its suc-
cesses including establishing an Emer-
gency Operations Centre to co-ordinate
information flow and response activities
for public health threats.
With its tactic of immediate response,
Whining about wine
the country has knocked the disease in a
timely manner thrice. First was in 2007 Is drinking wine really good for your heart?
where four cases were recorded with two
deaths in a western Uganda district of
Ibanda. In 2012, fifteen cases including By Adrian Baranchuk, Bryce Alexander & in the past noting associations
four deaths were recorded in western Sohaib Haseeb between red wine drinking in France,

Uganda and two years later in 2014,
another outbreak hit claiming one person a
health worker operating in Mpigi district.
Ministry of Health tips to manage
Marburg
 - Report any suspected patients
immediately to a nearby health facility.
 - Avoid direct contact with body
fluids of a person presenting with
bleeding tendencies or symptoms sug-
gestive of Marburg virus disease.
 - Health workers should wear
gloves and appropriate Personal Pro-
tective Equipment (PPE) when taking
care of ill patients or suspected cases.
 - Regular hand washing is
required after visiting patients in
hospital, as well as after taking care of
patients at home.
 - Avoid contact with persons who
have died from the disease.
 - Allow health workers to perform
dignified burials among victims who
might have succumbed to the disease,
so as to minimise its spread to others
A
s the weekend approaches,
people open wine bottles
in bars and restaurants and
homes around the world,
ready to kick back and relax.
This relationship with wine has
a long history. The oldest known
winery, dating back to 4100 B.C, was
discovered in 2010 by archeologists in
an Armenian cave. Wine was used in
ceremonies by the Egyptians, traded
by the Phoenicians, honoured by the
Greek God Dionysus and the Roman
God Bacchus. By 2014, humanity
was consuming more than 24 million
liters of wine every year globally.
Now there is some fear that extreme
weather events in western Europe
during 2017 have reduced production
substantially and prices of this high-
demand commodity are set to rise.
So why is wine so popular? Aside
from its flavours, and capacity to
help people relax, wine has gained
something of a reputation as a
healthy alcohol with researchers
and lower incidence of heart disease.
However, wine drinking is also
known to increase risks of serious
health issues, including liver cirrhosis,
sudden cardiac death, alcoholic
cardiomyopathies and cardiac rhythm
disorders. Excessive consumption
and chronic misuse of alcohol are risk
factors contributing to an increase in
global disease.
How does the average drinker
know what to believe? And how much
wine is safe? As medical researchers,
we recently published an in-depth
analysis of the anatomy of wine. This
included analysis of the risks and
benefits of consumption, comparisons
with other alcoholic beverages and
a discussion around wines much
publicised health benefits.
Wine and heart disease
Modern scientific intrigue
surrounding wine has grown
immensely since the 1970s, when
large, international studies first
reported a link between light-to-

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moderate consumption of alcohol and
lower rates of ischemic heart disease
(IHD) occurrence and associated
deaths. IHDs are a group of diseases
characterised by a reduced blood
flow to the heart, and account for
significant deaths worldwide.
Similar results have been reported
individually for wine, specifically
red wine. This phenomenon was
eventually coined the French
paradox after Renaud and de
Lorgeril, two scientists who became
known for this work, observed a
relatively low risk of IHD-associated
mortality in red wine drinkers despite
a consumption of a diet rich in
saturated fat.
Does this mean red wine is good for
the heart? This is a complex question
and as yet there is no consensus on the
answer. More than one factor needs to
be considered in order to explain this
situation. Drinking patterns, lifestyle
characteristics and dietary intake are
all important for individuals to obtain
a healthy cardiovascular profile.
The Mediterranean diet has been
put forward as one explanation. This
diet emphasizes consumption of
plant-based foods in addition to the
moderate consumption of red wine
and has been labeled as beneficial by
scientific advisory committees.
In the Mediterranean diet, the low-
consumption of saturated fat, emphasis
on a healthy lifestyle, and more
independently, alpha-linoleic acid
(an essential fatty acid) and red wine,
may allow this diet to confer the much
researched cardio-protective benefits.
Cholesterol, inflammation, blood
pressure
Red wine contains over 500
different chemical substances. One
class, called polyphenols, has been
widely investigated for imparting
the apparent antioxidant and anti-
inflammatory effects of red wine.
Alcohol and polyphenols are
thought to have several positive
health impacts. One is a contribution
to an increase in HDL-cholesterol or
good cholestrol and a decrease in
LDL-oxidation or bad cholesterol.
They also contribute to a decrease in
inflammation. They are thought to
increase insulin sensitivity. And they
are understood to improve blood
pressure.
There is no consistent pattern when
wine is compared to beer and spirits.
Some report wines superiority in a
reduction from IHD and mortality.
Others report it for beer and spirits.
Others suggest there is no difference.
This suggests that alcohol and
polyphenols both contribute to
explaining the French paradox, in
addition to lifestyle factors.
Despite the beneficial effects of wine
and alcohol consumption, drinking is
still a potential risk-factor for atrial
fibrillation, the most-common rhythm
alteration of the heart.
How much should you drink?
In much of the research, adverse
effects were increasingly observed
with excessive or binge-consumption
of wine, while low-to-moderate
intakes lowered IHD and mortality
risks.
In response, various governing
bodies have come forth with
guidelines for alcohol consumption.
These follow similar patterns, but vary
remarkably by country and source.
And the definition of one standard
drink used in each guideline is highly
variable, and discrepant between
country borders. This causes great
confusion. Readers should be wary
of this when interpreting alcohol
consumption guidelines.
The World Health Organization
recommends low-risk alcohol
consumption of no more than two
standard drinks per day with at least
two non-drinking days during the
week. Here one standard drink is
defined as 10 g of pure ethanol.
health
The American Heart Association
recommends alcohol in moderation
less than or equal to one to two
drinks per day for men and one drink
per day for women. Here one drink is
defined as 12 oz. of beer, 4 oz. of wine,
1.5 oz. of 80-proof spirits, or 1 oz. of
100-proof spirits.
The Dietary Guidelines for
Americans 2015 2020 developed
by the United States Department of
Agriculture recommends a moderate
consumption of alcohol. This equates
to up to two standard drinks per day
for men and one for women. Here, one
standard drink is defined as 14 g of
pure ethanol.
The Canadian Centre for Addiction
and Mental Health guidelines
recommend low-risk alcohol
consumption up to three drinks per
day for men and two for women. One
drink is defined as 12 oz. of 5 per cent
beer, 5 oz. of 12 per cent wine, and 1.5
oz. of 40 per cent spirits.
Future research opportunities
Observational data around alcohol
consumption and heart health
suggests that a light-to-moderate
intake, in regular amounts, appears
to be healthy. However, when
mathematical models have been
applied to determine causation
(an approach known as Mendelian
randomisation) the results have been
mixed.
Some studies have found light-to-
moderate drinking beneficial, while
others have reported long-term
alcohol consumption to be harmful for
the heart.
For doctors, it is quite clear what
to recommend to patients when it
comes to diet, exercise and smoking.
Given the inconsistencies in the
findings relating to alcohol, and wine
specifically, recommendations for
consumption are less obvious.
For wine drinkers too, definitive
answers on wine and health remain
elusive. There is, however, immense
research potential in this area for the
future. And as all the guidelines say,
one or two glasses of red wine tonight
will be just fine.
Adrian Baranchuk is Professor of
Medicine, Queens University, Ontario
& Bryce Alexander is Medical Student,
Queens University, Ontario & Sohaib
Haseeb is student, Queens University,
Ontario
Source: The Conversation
Nov 03 - 09, 2017 33
 ART | BOOKS | SOCIETY | TRAVEL | CULTURE
A glance at Kampalas glass
Are the glitzy edifices an extension of the
exhibitionist nature of the African?
M
By Dominic Muwanguzi
apera House is glass
glazed structure lo-
cated on Kampala citys
main thoroughfare,
Kampala Road. It is a
Catholic Church-owned
skyscraping commercial tower. Its faade
is stylishly designed with glazed glass, just
as are the large sliding glass double door at
the entrance to its main tenant, Centenary
Bank. With its large laminated glass win-
dows overlooking the street, the building
is an imposing edifice in height, width,
and grandeur. Inside, the marble floor and
glass partitioned offices with the large glass
chandeliers in the banking hall complete the
portrait of opulence. Near Mapera House
is the equally imposing 20-storey Workers
House building which is often mentioned
as one of the most expensive construction
projects undertaken by government with in
the city. It was designed with an opulence of
glass and marble within and outside. Right
next to them, is another glass edifice, the
Communication House tower.
It might be decades since the first glass
glazing was done in Kampala in the mid-
1990s and caused widespread hullabaloo,
but the debate still rages. Are these glass
glazed towers a showcase of the creative
34 Nov 03 - 09, 2017
genius of Kampalas architects or are they
merely a reflection of an obvious global
trend of glass glazing? Is the apparent ran-
dom construction of these glitzy edifices
quintessentially an extension of the exhibi-
tionist nature of the African: the unquench-
able thirst for glamorous objects? Is their
dazzling character designed merely to
quickly arrest the attention of the passerby
and leave a lasting impression of safety and
wealth? Or is transparent glass glazing, in
these post-modernist structures, the best
material to protect the medium from vaga-
ries of weather and ensure safety for the
inhabitants?
Glass has traditionally been used on
buildings to let light in or to create a sym-
biotic relationship between the outside and
inside within the same space. But is has
served other purposes, in churches and
other places of worship, beyond creating a
luminous atmosphere within the venerable
structure, art on glass-stained windows and
doors has been used to carry biblical themes
and verses.
With the advent of technology and con-
tinued innovations within the discipline,
glass has acquired another function as a
primary construction material. The first
building with a significant faade covered
in glass was arguably the Crystal Palace in
London. Built in 1951, it consisted of 300,000
glass panels, and fascinated visitors with its
clear glass walls and ceilings.
Since then, several crystal edifices have
sprung up in different cities around the
world. The Louvre pyramid in Paris, Gher-
kin office towers in London, the Eleventh
Tower in New York, and The Dancing
House in Czech Republic are some of the
most notable enthralling glass architectures
to emerge out of the 20th Century. Glass, in
these post-modernist structures, is used as a
transparent glazing material.
In Kampala today, while several archi-
tects and property owners around the city
appear to be competing to create a glass-
glazed building that will capture the atten-
tion and imagination of the public, many
are merely matching global cultural trends.
Since many commercial buildings are
constructed to create a lasting impression
on the looker, using glass creatively makes
it easy to stimulate the attention. But isnt
it also a reflection of the city community
or groups aspirations and taste or prefer-
ence? Can the many glass edifices, now
dominating the Kampala city skyline, be
interpreted as an opportunity to inspire
more creativity and innovations; a way to
better structural designs? They possible
should be interpreted as such. In any case,
they at least let in more light.

`Museveni doesnt
understand democracy
A rights activist view on the tension
between the government and NGOs
By Flavia Nassaka
T
he governments renewed determi-
nation to tightly monitor Non-Gov-
ernmental Organisations (NGOs) in
Uganda is meant to stifle other than
enable civil society organisations do their
work. The NGO Act passed in 2016 just be-
fore the general election is controlling and
burdensome and doesnt create a conducive
environment for inclusiveness and public
participation. Those are the views in a
newly released book by Livingstone Sewan-
yana; the executive director of the Founda-
tion for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI).
Sewanyana says review of the NGO Act
was cosmetic. He says archaic provi-
sions; like Article 29 which provides for
mandatory registration and Article 30,
which gives the NGO Bureau powers to
refuse registration of an entity, should have
been scrapped. He says the most prob-
lematic article, however, is Article 44 that
spells out the special obligations of NGOs,
including seeking permission to operate in
certain areas and not to engage in anything
prejudicial to the interests of Uganda. He
says these are not clear and are triggered to
oppress, not to coordinate. As a background
to the present, the book titled ` Comparative
Experiences of NGO Regulatory Frame-
works notes while there was a new opening
for freedom of association after the Second
World War, post independence African
leaders could not let it thrive because they
never understood the concept of democracy
and are more interested in power.
In an interview, Sewanyana explained that
research has shown him that President Yow-
eri Museveni, like other post independent
leaders such as Kamuzu Banda of Malawi,
Julius Nyerere of Tanzania and Jomo
Kenyatta of Kenya, has not understood what
democracy is about.
They feared people they had worked
with to achieve independence and started
persecuting them leaving no room for
organizing, he says of the past leaders,
The same things are happening now; the
right for citizens to express dissent has been
criminalised. Launched on Oct.25 in Kam-
pala, the 238 pages book, in eight Chapters
explores different aspects democracy and
rights. Using the history of civil movements,
it analyses NGOs from as far as the colonial
and immediate post-colonial era, and their
legitimacy. It offers pointers about what
needs to be done to enable the state and
NGOs to co-exist without strife. The author
uses case studies of Uganda, Ethiopia, Mala-
wi, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya to
analyse how organisations in these countries
are regulated and also to understand why
particular countries chose particular models
of regulation.
Sewanyana says he chose countries to
study categorising them as progressive
regimes, transition countries, or countries
experiencing a backlash. Among the
progressives, he lists South Africa and
regimes in transition to democracy include
Kenya and Malawi. Uganda, Ethiopia, and
Zimbabwe are countries experiencing a
democracy backlash. In these countries,
Sewanyana says, any attempt at organising
or dissenting is met with brutal state force
which is most times supported by the law.
He says this is unlike in regimes in transition
democracies where while associating and
organising politically might face resistance,
one can easily find redress in court. In
progressive regimes, he says people are
allowed to organise and there is high respect
for the rule of law.
Book
Control or Coordination?
In many African countries, the book says,
NGOs re-emerged because leaders could
not sustain their collapsing economies and
the only saviors of the situation the World
Bank and the International Monetary Fund
could give them money only if they allowed
people to organize politically. This argu-
ment according to sewanyana is why some
people say NGOs are agents of western
imperialism. And, it is at the center of why
there is always tension between the state
and the NGOs. Theres always a contesta-
tion over whom NGOs really represent and
this power struggle becomes greater when
NGOs become more relevant to the people
because governments have become inept.
Sewanyanas FHRI has recently suf-
fered the wrath of government with threats
of closure and numerous demands for
documents. He says when the government
realises that NGOs are becoming dominant
players, in countries like Uganda the leaders
adopt a state- led regulatory model to deter-
mine and control what these entities can or
cannot do.
They peddle the issue of transparency
and accountability, he says.
Sewanyana says In Kenya and Malawi,
they use the hybrid model where the ideas
of the NGOs and ideas of the state are repre-
sented, merged, and a joint agenda is crafted.
To him the best model is the self-regulatory
one which is used in South Africa. Here one
does not need to first register before starting
an NGO. All one has to do is to notify the
government to ensure that they are work-
ing within the established law. He says this
model ensures freedom to organize and
empowerment of people to easily deal with
their own problems; be it poverty.
People are not afraid to take the initia-
tive, he says.
Sewanyana who has over 15 years in the
NGO world, says for transformation to occur
in Uganda, the state must recognise that civil
organising is critical for social, economic
and political development. He recommends
establishment of an independent NGO regu-
latory authority to take over the work of the
NGO Bureau which, he says, lacks capacity
to superintend over the 14,000 registered
NGOs currently.
Nov 03 - 09, 2017 35
Exercise mess up sex, honestly?
Many of us hit the gym to well, remain or
become sexy. Right?
But then comes this incomprehensible
news; that according to a study conducted
by scientists at the University of North Car-
olina, your inspired performance in the gym
of late may be leading to some uninspiring
performances in more intimate setting.
The researchers are careful to note
that their findings do not establish any
causal relationships but the best way of
responding is in moderation. Intense
exercise is good for all of us, but so is
variety. So, relax a little. Take it easy! Your
body will be grateful.

Wedding invitation features one TelexFree man hides

groom, two brides, goes viral
Imagine a world without passwords!
Passwords are one of the weak-
est links when it comes to our
online security, and we may be
one step closer to getting rid of
them altogether. Lenovo and Intel
have the first built-in authenti-
cation for PCs that adheres to
FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alli-
ance standards. It works with
Intel Online Connect, which is
included in seventh- and eighth-
generation Intel Core processors.
Automatic two-factor authen-
tication allows you to enter your
normal username and password
Polygamy is legal in Indonesia,
but it usually implies marrying
one woman at a time. However,
one polygamist decided to marry
two women at the same time
and sent out wedding invitations
where he can be seen posing
with both his brides-to-be.
The unique wedding invita-
tion has been doing the rounds
on Indonesian social media.
Some made fun about how the
wedding night would play out,
while a few just thought it was
just a prank. It isnt.
into a participating website, such
a Google, Facebook and Dropbox.
Instead of automatically logging
you in, though, the service veri-
fies your identity and asks you to
click a button to log in.
The FIDO Alliance, which is
backed by companies such as
Samsung, Google and Microsoft,
supports banishing passwords
altogether. This first implementa-
tion of FIDO standards into PCs
brings us one step closer to mak-
ing all of our online activity more
secure; and thats a win.
approx.Shs60bn
under mattress
Police in Boston, USA, have
found a Brazilian man with
US$17 million (Approx. Shs60
billion) hidden under a mat-
tress. He apparently was laun-
dering the funds tied to one of
the largest pyramid schemes
ever.
Cleber Rene Rizerio Rocha,
tried to get money out of the
United States that a co-found- Alcohol can help
er of TelexFree Inc left behind
when he fled the country.
you speak a
TelexFree, a Massachusetts- foreign language
based company that sold
voice-over-internet telephone more fluently
service, was founded by James
Merrill, a U.S. citizen, and Car- Say bonjour to your
los Wanzeler, a Brazilian. new favorite reason to
It was a pyramid scheme indulge in a glass of wine.
that made little to no money A small study
selling its service while tak- published in the Journal
ing in millions of dollars from of Psychopharmacology
thousands of people who paid shows that a small
to sign up to be promoters amount of alcohol can
and post ads online for it. help people speak a non-
TelexFree collapsed in 2014, native language more
inflicting more than $3 billion fluently, even when they
in losses on nearly 1.89 million didnt think they were
people worldwide. doing that well.

Woman meets homeless addict, recognises childhood friend

What would you do if
you met childhood friend
haggard, dirty, living on
the street and addicted to
marijuana and heroin?
That is what happened
this October to Wanja
Mwaura. The 32 year old
nurse was walking to the
market in near Nairobi,
when she heard someone
shout out her name.
She was shocked when
a tall man with bulging
eyes, an emaciated frame,
dirtied black overalls and
an equally stained thick
woolen hat introduced
himself as her childhood
friend; Patrick Hinga
Wanjiru. The 34 year old
was so good at football
that he was nicknamed
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 Toyota Progrs woes
What went wrong with `poor mans Benz?
W
By Motoring Guru
hen it hit the Ugan-
dan market in the
early 2010s, the Toyota
Progrs was a hit. It
received two main re-
views; the first was that
it was a poor mans Benz, and the other
was that it was a continuation of the Toyota
tradition of low maintenance, low fuel
consumption, and low cost. Many thought
that finally something had been found that
would knock the Toyota Premio of its ped-
estal on the local market.
Instead, the Progrs has since fallen very
much out of favour. So what went wrong?
Partly it is an issue of (wrong) expecta-
tions. The Toyota Progrs was not a poor
mans Benz and was never intended to be
one. So Ugandans made a fatal mistake of
listing it among the large array of Toyota
saloons in the league of the Corolla and
Coronas. Part of the reason for this was the
pricing of the progress, which only came
as a used vehicle and, therefore faced very
depressed prices. It was thought to be a
cheap car.
In reality, the Japanese designed Toyota
Progrs as a midsize luxury saloon. That
is why they gave it a width and engine
displacement that exceeded Japanese Gov-
ernment regulations concerning exterior
dimensions and engine displace-
ment, and classified it in the
larger passenger car
tax bracket. For the
years when it was
manufac-
tured (1998-2007) is had the most luxurious
amenities that Toyota could offer; dual zone
air conditioning, six air bags, modern GPs
system, fill wood and leather trim interior,
and automatic headlights and wipers.
According to one review online, the
Progrs had an equipment specification that
not only surpassed European saloons of
similar exterior size, but could match much models from 2001 onwards had direct
larger cars such as the BMW 5 series of the
era and the Mercedes-Benz E Class.
Its interior size was also generous, offer-
ing the best cubic feet of space in its class.
It backed up the luxury with a sturdiness
Many thought
that finally
something had
been found that
would knock
the Toyota
Premio of its
pedestal on the
local market
resulting from its double wishbone suspen-
sion at both the front and rear wheels.
On the performance front, the Toyota
Progrs was accused of being a high fuel
consumer. Here, it often missed that the
Toyota Progrs has an inline 6-cylinder
engine of either 2.5L (2494cc) or 3.0L
(2954cc) with VVT-I in early models. Later
injection (D4) engines 1JZ-FSE (2.5L) and
2JZ-FSE (3.0L). These are engines designed
to take in more volumes of fuel and air in
order to produce more power. Unfortunate-
ly, these are considerations many buyers
rarely fit into the purchase decision. They
only feature at the level of operation. When
factored in, the Toyota Progrs consumes
the same as or less fuel than similar 2000cc
engines, especially if it has the VVTI and/or
D4 technology.
This leads us to the final hurdle Toyota
Progrs faced on the Ugandan market.
As already seen, this was built as a luxury
vehicle which, unfortunately, hit the Ugan-
dan market as a low to mid-range purchase.
So most people who bought this car either
were not aware of its maintenance require-
ments or simply ignored them. For exam-
ple, the Toyota Progrs arrived at a time
when motor vehicle computer diagnostics
was in infancy. So many owners resorted
to roadside mechanics; with disastrous out-
comes, which spelled a bad ending
to the popularity tale of a
rather great car .
Nov 03 - 09, 2017 37
Profile
Wasswa Lule and the
art of simple living
By Agnes E Nantaba his mother,Hannah Namuli Wamala Lule, who;

H
despite being First Lady, was never much into
e is the son of former president of the public sphere. She died in 2011 and was
Uganda, who was a minister in the eulogised by many as polite.
colonial government, vice chancellor Wasswa, however, maintains that in any
of Makerere University and assistant case, he was already a grown up man when
secretary general in the Commonwealth Secre- his father became president and so he can-
tariat. He is also very exposed and travelled, is not be expected to know what life is like for
a former Deputy Inspector General of Govern- a child of president. But that is another sign
ment and former Member of Parliament. But of his humility because even without living in
68-year old Wasswa Lule has not let any of that State House, Wasswa already had a privileged
spoil his love for the simple life. In fact, he finds life as a son of a minister in former colonial gov-
it absurd when asked why he prefers to live a ernment, vice chancellor of Makerere University
quiet and humble life. By now you should have and assistant secretary general in the Common-
realised the kind of person you are interacting wealth Secretariat. With such a background,
with as one who lives a basic life, he says. he had the privilege of attending top schools;
That does not mean the welcome to his home Nakasero Primary School, Kings College Budo,
in a humble part of Kampala in the Rubaga- and Makerere College School. He briefly stud-
Lungujja city outskirts is not warm. But where ied at Makerere University before getting a
one would expect guards or at least a gatekeep- scholarship to pursue a Bachelor of Science in
er opening the gate, Wasswa does it himself. accounting at the University of Lagos in Nigeria.
And he lives alone too; being unmarried. He recalls being challenged to eat meals with
Apart from the lofty mane of Afro on his head lots of chili.
(which is now white and shorter with age but Upon graduation he went to the
still well-kept), simplicity has been the mark of UK to study to study an account-
Wasswa. He has never been one to be taken up ing professional qualification
by the high life. In 1979, for example, when his and returned home to work
father; Prof. Yusuf Kironde Lule, was named for Gill and Johnson in
President of Uganda, Wasswa stayed at his job Uganda up to 1972. He says
with Deloitte Haskins and Sell in London where following the expulsion of
he was a trainer of newly recruited staff. Asians, life became risky
I couldnt return only to be a First Son as more people were killed
because such excitement was for people who under unclear circumstanc-
had nothing to do and their life had been made es. He fled back to London
overnight, he says. But even when he received and worked with Deloitte
news around 1988 that he had been appointed Haskins and Sell until 1981.
assistant IGG from then-vice president, Dr. Sam- He was a member of the
son Kiseka, Wasswa took more than a year to Uganda Group for Human
respond to the appointment. At the time, he was Rights with the likes of
working with Lloyds Bank in London as head Prof. George Kanyeihamba.
office inspector. When the National Resis-
As a professional I could not just quit the tance movement (NRM)
job for another appointment, he says. But it is was formed from the
also possible that some of his associates had also merger of Peoples Resis-
advised him against taking the position in Presi- tance Army (PRA) of Yoweri
dent Musevenis two-year new government. He Museveni and the Uganda
possibly still recoiled from the 1979 events when Freedom Fighters (UFF) of
his father was President for only 68 days before his father, Prof. Lule, he
being replaced. In any case, he joined the inspec- joined the NRM London
torate of government in 1989 to battle corruption branch, as a member of
and human rights abuse with the puritanism of the executive. He holds no
a saint. He did not last long. Three years later he political office today but is
terminated. But then along came the Constitu- not complaining.
ent Assembly elections in 1994 and he won the I am always consulted
Lubaga North seat and later was MP in the 6th on political issues in the
parliament until 2001 when the electorate decid- country and that is where
ed otherwise. Wasswa appears to have inherited my participation stands
both his hair and the quiet sophistication from today, he says.

38 Nov 03 - 09, 2017


Wasswa Lules Liteside
Any three things we dont
I
know about you?
like to talk about myself
without engaging other
parties into the limelight
because you can never
tell what the impact might be.
Apart from that I never take
time to analyse myself but I
also never look at life as only
me but as part of the bigger
environment.
What is your idea of perfect
happiness?
I will only be happy when
I turn out to be among those
that have influenced change
for better.
What is your greatest fear?
Not any in the recent times.
What is the trait you most de-
plore in yourself?
We all strive to be perfect
but there is none that I know
of. There are also times when
its okay to annoy some people
because you cant keep every-
body happy.
What is the trait you most de-
plore in others?
Not that I dont have
thoughts about it but lets leave
it at that.
Which living person do you
most admire?
I admire Barrack Obama;
he is major milestone in world
politics for having attained
such heights. The equivalence
of him before he came was Kofi
Annan.
What is your greatest extrava-
gance?
I am not a spendthrift so I
spend necessarily.
What is the greatest thing you
have ever done?
The decision to take on the
deputy IGG role despite hav-
ing several criticisms from
other people. Other players
questioned on whether it was
equivalent to my contribution
but I chose to take it on and to
me that was a great move.
What is your current state of
mind?
I am okay.
What do you consider the
most overrated virtue?
It is subjective to the kind of
environment that people are
living in so I cant point to one.
What does being powerful
mean to you?
Power can come in differ-
ent ways and is relative to
time and circumstances but
being powerful is the ability
to effect change.
On what occasion do you lie?
I can honestly say that
human beings tell lies depend-
ing on the circumstances.
What do you most dislike
about your appearance?
At such an age, at least none.
Which living person do you
most despise?
Those who exercise power
by killing innocent people.
What is the quality you most
like in a man?
Humble and God fearing.
What is the quality you most
like in a woman?
Humble and God fearing.
When and where were you
happiest?
Some few weeks back, I went
to visit Hon. Nambooze in hos-
pital and for someone who had
obeyed the rules of procedure;
she was a victim of a targeted
assault. Right after posting it
on my Facebook page, some-
one responded by relating it
to an incidence that happened
in Makerere University some
years ago. I recollect the time, I
intervened as deputy IGG.
Which talent would you most
like to have?
I was once good at athletics
but its not something I can still
do.
If you could change one thing
about yourself, what would
it be?
I wish I could be young
again. It is one thing that many
people invest in to cut back on
their age.
If you were to die and come
back as a person or a thing,
what would it be?
As a human being doing the
same things with the benefit of
hindsight.
Nov 03 - 09, 2017
Q&A
Where would you most like
to live?
With the current environ-
ment and the way it is deterio-
rating with the teargas, kifeesi,
unknown and other issues
pertaining to the law dont
make Uganda the most condu-
cive environment for stay. But
I would wish to stay here and
be in a position to effect change
for better.
What do you regard as the
lowest depth of misery?
From what I have observed,
the incidences of torture by the
state for instance in Nalufenya
and safe houses are too low
for any individual and inflict
immeasurable pain not only
to the victims but also to the
observers.
What is your favorite occupa-
tion?
I am an accountant by pro-
fession and it is what I have
done.
What do you most value in
your friends?
Trust and honesty.
Who are your favorite writers?
If you want to gain knowl-
edge, dont focus on a writer
so I read more of historical and
situational writings.
Which historical figure do you
most identify with?
Nelson Mandela speaks for
himself. Martin Luther King
Junior and Kofi Annan are oth-
ers.
What is your greatest regret?
Life is an experience that we
learn from.
How would you like to die?
Death is a must so going in
style may not change anything.
What is your motto?
Keep going.
39
Global comment
By Reeta Roy
Transformative African youth
In 25 years, it will be part of the biggest workforce
in the world, with more than 1.1 billion people
A
few years ago, during a con-
versation with young people
from some of Senegals
poorest communities, a pair
of social entrepreneurs told me about
projects they were working on to help
their peers succeed. One young man
said he planned to put more computers
into primary schools; another had
set up a network to connect rural job
seekers in the urban tumult of Dakar,
Senegals capital.
After they finished sharing their
plans, I congratulated them, and said
that their parents must be very proud.
But instead of accepting the compli-
ment, they demurred. My parents are
against what Im doing, they said,
almost in unison, before explaining that
young people face family pressure to
get a government job or use their Eng-
lish skills to work as a tour guide not
to become a risk-taking entrepreneur.
For ambitious young Africans, there
are many obstacles to success. The
journey to a job whether formal or
informal, entrepreneurial or traditional
is often a solitary one. Many young
people lack access to skills training or
even a favorable social environment to
try something new. As I was reminded
that day in Senegal, helping young
people find gainful employment is the
most important thing that the interna-
tional community can do to help Africa
develop.
Africa is home to the worlds largest
population of young people. In about
25 years, those young people will be
part of the biggest workforce in the
world, with more than 1.1 billion
people of working age. By some fore-
casts, 11 million people will enter Afri-
cas labor market each year for the next
decade, most of whom will be first-time
job seekers.
If African countries boost job growth
and equip young people with employ-
able skills, this youth bulge can deliver
rapid, inclusive, and sustainable eco-
nomic growth to the continent. In turn,
millions would have the opportunity to
40 Nov 03 - 09, 2017
lift themselves out of poverty.
But Africa cannot achieve this future
alone. At the Mastercard Foundation,
we believe that, if Africa is to reach its
potential, gaps in two keys areas must
be closed.
The first area is access to financial
products and services. According to the
World Bank, some two billion people
around the world currently lack such
access. In Sub-Saharan Africa, just 34%
of adults have a bank account, making
it difficult for people to put money
aside for unplanned events, like a bad
harvest, or to save for school. This must
change, with Africans gaining not only
better access to banking systems, but
also improved financial literacy.
The second key challenge that must
be addressed is exclusion from sec-
ondary and higher education. While
progress has been made in some
regions, only about one-third of
Africas young people graduate from
high school. Girls are particularly dis-
advantaged; according to UNESCO, in
Sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated nine
million girls under the age of 11 have
never been to school, compared to six
Africa is
home to
the worlds
largest
population
of young
people
million boys.
To address these issues, the Mas-
tercard Foundation has established
partnerships with local organisations
to design education and financial-
literacy programs aimed at helping
young people find and keep jobs. By
building a better-trained workforce, the
Foundations programs are helping to
empower the next generation of Afri-
cas community members and leaders,
so that they can help their families,
communities, and countries achieve a
brighter and more prosperous future.
Already, a new generation of edu-
cated and ethical entrepreneurs, like
those I met in Senegal, is emerging
across Africa, demonstrating a pro-
found commitment to building a
stronger Africa. For example, when I
ask young people participating in our
Scholars Program what they plan to
do with their new skills, they almost
always reply that after getting a job,
they plan to help somebody else, by
returning to their secondary schools to
serve as mentors to younger students.
Some of our programs graduates
have even established community proj-
ects in their villages to address HIV/
AIDS or to build shelters for orphans
and young children. Every one of these
bright young Africans examples of
what the Mastercard Foundation calls
transformative leadership in action
has the potential to drive change in their
own countries and communities.
Those of us working in the field of
international development can help
level the playing field even more, by
giving young Africans from all back-
grounds an opportunity to lead in trans-
formative ways. If we succeed, Africas
dreamers of today will be the catalysts
of positive change tomorrow.
Reeta Roy is President and CEO of the
Mastercard Foundation.
Copyright: Project Syndicate/How to Do
Good (Philanthropy Age), 2017.
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