ARTICLES 2008-2015

By Joan Akello Unlike last year, where there was a scandal in the Office of the prime Minister that caused public spat, in a rather quiet event, Civil society celebrated the first anniversary of the Black Monday Movement,(BMM) on Dec 2. However, after months of distributing newsletters, creating online videos …

By Joan Akello Sophie Makame, the new French Ambassador to Uganda arrived three months ago but it was only yesterday that she held a press conference to unveil the French government’s plans for Uganda. “My priorities will be in security, sustaining the trend of French investments, gender and environment which …

By Julius Businge Bank of Uganda today (Dec. 3) announced a marginal fall in the central bank rate (CBR) by 50 basis points from 12% in November, 2013 to 11.5% in December. While announcing the new rate before the media, Central Bank Deputy Governor, Louis Kasekende said the reduction was …

By Julius Businge Bank of Uganda has officially announced the commencement of the East African Cross Border Payment System (EAPS) that links the real time gross settlement systems (RTGS) of the EAC member countries. Joyce Okello, the director payments and settlement at the Bank said the platform went live on …

By The Independent Team The leaders of five East African countries on Saturday afternoon signed a monetary union protocol kicking off plans to have a common currency for the block within 10 years. The move is expected to boost regional trade with in the EAC block which is expected to …

By Stephen Kafeero Impasse as Judiciary, Museveni tangle over Kampala City Lord Mayor “Effectively, he is still the Lord Mayor but I doubt that he will be able to succeed in forcing himself on the Council.” Constitutional lawyer Ladislaus Rwakafuzi’s words could prove ominous for Minister for Kampala, Frank Tumwebaze, …

By Haggai Matsiko Could he be conning the world again? Recent claims that rebel war-leader Joseph Kony is in surrender talks with his handlers in the Central African Republic (CAR) have sparked optimism, pessimism, and deja vu. The claims erupted after CAR’s interim-President, Michel Djotodia, announced that Kony, who has …

By Agencies WHO released its first adolescent-specific care guidelines ahead of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 The number of adolescents infected by the HIV virus has jumped by one third over the past decade, the UN’s health agency said Monday, blaming gaps in care programmes.  “More than 2 million …

Watching sport can make you fitter, according to research that said viewing other people exercise increases heart rate and other physiological measures as if you were working out yourself.  The study, published in the international journal Frontiers in Autonomic Neuroscience, showed that when watching a first person video of someone …

By Julius Businge A new survey released by the World Bank and other partners- Uganda Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) indicates that Uganda is still failing to achieve optimal performance in schools and health centres. The Independent’s Julius Businge interviewed Ritva Reinikka, the World Bank’s director for Human Resource Development for …