Joyce Nyairo: Let’s keep our mourning of the Queen brutally honest Mourning invariably beckons hypocrisy, but you can only observe the death of someone based on the relationship you had with them.

Joy Doreen Biira: Uganda at 59 - Moment to reflect and strengthen ties with Kenya As Uganda marks 59 years of independence, ties with Kenya remain important, the decades-long trade disputes between the two notwithstanding.

LOUGHRAN: Nazi salute film angers Queen Elizabeth Tabloid argues the footage was “important and interesting”.

LOUGHRAN: 4 centuries after death and still in headlines He died 395 years ago but his name can still rouse strong emotions in the Englishman’s normally placid breast.