/SpecialReports/-/688342/688342/-/eduqir/-/index.html http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Start+of+the+slow+but+steady+road+towards+self+rule+in+Uganda/-/1370466/1413130/-/rm8b9j/-/index.html The worlds of politics and physics converge with remarkable regularity. For instance, while velocity and inertia allow for politicians to soar on the wings of rhetoric, gravity and the passage of time almost always returns them to earth. Another law of physics formulated by Isaac Newton argues that “to every action there is always and equal and opposite reaction” and the more the colonial administration worked to entrench its position in Uganda, the more it created material conditions for its grip on power to be ultimately – and successfully – challenged. 2012-05-24T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/-/1370466/1412250/-/u4903pz/-/index.html The abolition of forced paid labour on European plantations by 1923, allowed for migration of workers from within and outside Uganda to fill the gaps created, but would in the long run, lead to underdevelopment in labour-reserved areas. 2012-05-24T09:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Madhvani+s+land+acquisition+in+Busoga/-/1370466/1410908/-/fccdgo/-/index.html Bypassing the colonial land policies and acquiring large tracts of land allowed Madhvani and Mehta, to acquire capital and dominate the economy of Uganda. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Between+a+rock+distant++unknown+place+origin+of+Madhvani+empire/-/1370466/1410098/-/14e6tfw/-/index.html The Madhvani empire spawns industry, finance, real estate and other sectors across continents but its origins can be traced to the very humble beginnings of its founders and their trade in the early days of colonial Uganda. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/st+henry+s+kitovu+school+has+avoided+much+of+the+turbulent+past/-/1370466/1409806/-/49n1ut/-/index.html 43/50: St. Henry’s Kitovu. When other head teachers run aggressive media advertising and seek every opportunity to appear in the media to attract students to their school, the headmaster of this school founded in 1922 faces a nightmare finding where to hide from parents seeking to have their child get a place at Kitovu. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/-/1370466/1409810/-/u4pj5mz/-/index.html The Mulago-based Health Tutors College has unveiled two academic programmes which will enable tutors and clinical instructors acquire higher qualifications. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Joanita+Kawalya++Afrigo+s+first+lady/-/1370466/1407688/-/sxq0ol/-/index.html For over 26 years now, Afrigo band’s tunes resonated through generations, with a particular lady as a permanent, outstanding and respectable member of their outfit. For more than her prowess on stage, this woman has earned respect among her band peers and their fans, writes Christine Wanjiru Wanjala 2012-05-18T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/How+Mehta+beat+the+colonial+land+policy/-/1370466/1408316/-/10jpxamz/-/index.html When Lugazi Sugar Corporation asked the government for 7,100 hectares of land in 2005 to extend their cane plantation into part of the Mabira Forest Reserve, it sparked racially-laced riots in which at least one person was killed. 2012-05-17T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Murchison++Of+gushing+crystal+waters+and+magnificent+wildlife/-/1370466/1407856/-/14yltatz/-/index.html While the park has lost a little of its glow, all hope is not lost. As a matter of fact, it is still a gem and plans are in the works to make it one of Africa’s best again. It is partly land and partly water, which allows tourists to enjoy sceneries on and off shore in its locations both in Masindi District in western Uganda and in Amuru District in the North. 2012-05-17T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/How+Mehta+dreamt+up+the+first+sugar+empire+in+Uganda/-/1370466/1406770/-/yxvyik/-/index.html In many ways, Nanji Kalidas Mehta came to Uganda by accident. Born in Gorana, India, in 1888, the young Mehta, 14, left the sub-continent and travelled to Majunga in Madagascar where he was introduced to trading in his elder brother’s shop. 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/-/1370466/1406038/-/u4rsbsz/-/index.html Many of the legacies of Uganda’s colonial and post-colonial economy can be traced to the growth of sugarcane plantations and the investments in industry that the profits from sugar supported. 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Role+of+Baganda+agents+in+entrenching+colonial+rule+in+Uganda/-/1370466/1405434/-/msm8am/-/index.html Subjects or colonisers? Few topics are as controversial in Uganda’s political history as that of the role played by the Baganda who allied with the British in helping entrench colonial rule in the Kingdom and in the rest of the country. 2012-05-13T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/-/1370466/1404116/-/u4t68iz/-/index.html The butter extracted from the shea tree forms a great part of the northern cuisine as it is often added to different meals or eaten independently as a cream of sorts. 2012-05-12T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Arua+Gazelle+lit+the+world+with+her+infectious+smile/-/1370466/1404490/-/44rl3vz/-/index.html A race that involves steeplechase is perhaps the one that easily represents all our journeys in life. It is something Ugandan Dorcus Inzikuru ought to write a book about. 2012-05-12T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Winnie+Byanyima++No+ordinary+woman/-/1370466/1403242/-/yjr5mk/-/index.html Pace setter. At a time when even colleagues in her political party regarded the idea of a woman running for office as political suicide, she did not only run but won a parliamentary seat. It was only one of her daring acts that proved to women and Ugandans at large that all was possible, writes Brian Magoba 2012-05-11T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/Owobusobozi+Bisaka++The+self+styled+god+in+Bunyoro+region/-/688342/1403840/-/8lblaq/-/index.html One of Ow’obusobozi Bisaka’s religions was banned in the 1980s by government over fears that its practices were dangerous. Twenty-two years later, his fold has continued to grow and now politicians, too, seek his help, Francis Mugerwa writes. 2012-05-11T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Blick+breathes++lives++talks+motocross/-/1370466/1403862/-/b8tbbvz/-/index.html Arthur Blick Jnr talks with his employees at Speed Engineering Garage on Rubaga Road as they proceed with the midmorning work. 2012-05-11T11:50:26Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Kakungulu++King+who+died+without+a+throne/-/1370466/1402878/-/7xlf98z/-/index.html Wannabe monarch. In the second of a two-part series, historian and political ideologue YOGA ADHOLA, reveals Semei Kakungulu’s futile attempts to set up his own kingdom in eastern Uganda. 2012-05-09T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Kakungulu++The+making+of+a+colonial+mercenary/-/1370466/1402328/-/9jc3tmz/-/index.html It is impossible to write the history of the imposition of colonialism in east and north-eastern part of Uganda (the area that was referred to as Bukedi) without mentioning Semei Kakungulu. He was the mercenary whom the British used to impose colonialism in that area. While that may not be contestable, there is disagreement as to the role Kakungulu played in that area. 2012-05-09T04:54:44Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/-/1370466/1401548/-/u4v5yhz/-/index.html The fall of a Katikkiro. Before continuing with the story of the colonial economy and politics, it is crucial to put away the story of how Sir Apolo Kaggwa, the man who worked so hard to help the British establish their rule, was finally stabbed in the back by his erstwhile allies. 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Apolo+Kaggwa++The+colossus+of+Buganda/-/1370466/1400618/-/1476b7lz/-/index.html When he joined the royal palace around 1884, Apolo Kaggwa was a mere food distributor among royal households. But by 1900, he was undoubtedly the most powerful person in Buganda, holding the kingdom’s present and future in his hands. 2012-05-06T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Education+still+wanting+as+Uganda+marks+50/-/1370466/1400622/-/ngvjwg/-/index.html Before missionaries came to East Africa, there existed an education system to benefit the African people. East Africans had an education long before the missionaries arrived that they cherished. 2012-05-06T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Ombaci+stretches+to+be++first+among+equals/-/1370466/1400624/-/13i1yej/-/index.html 44/50: St. Joseph’s Ombaci. The College founded by Verona Fathers was the paragon of academic excellence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The virtues of hard work, honesty and endurance made its alumni high achievers. The pluses are hard to rub on present generation students. 2012-05-06T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Hasule++V8++was+a+super+captain/-/1370466/1399978/-/qg5aflz/-/index.html “He was never mechanical at all. He was a true footballer, a thinking footballer, he would defend, dribble, pass and score,” those are the words of KCC and Uganda Cranes legend Tom Lwanga describing the late Paul Edwin Hasule. 2012-05-05T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Dek+ngor++traditional+sauce+that+also+works+as+food+on+its+own/-/1370466/1399856/-/fedjiaz/-/index.html Just like any other wild plant, lapena commonly known as (pigeon peas) was a wild plant for wild animals especially monkeys and baboons. 2012-05-05T21:00:00Z