ARTICLES 2008-2015

By Haggai Matsiko Sudan frustrates UPDF, America hunt for Kony As reports persist that Sudan is harboring Lord’s Resistance Army warlord Joseph Kony, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Henry Oryem, has told The Independent that the UPDF is maintaining a strong force at the border with DRC to …

By Julius Odeke As the World commemorates the World Press Day Uganda’s practicing journalists have registered their dissatisfaction with President Yoweri Museveni’s comments that ‘minimum wage is not a priority for Ugandans’. They say, president Museveni is not mindful about the living conditions that journalists in Uganda are facing saying, …

By Joan Akello Man accuses Rubeleto of shooting him, Tycoon says DPP has found no case Job Nyakana has a bullet hole in his chest. The same bullet pierced his right hand, shattering the upper arm bone.  Although Nyakana was shot a year ago and his physical wounds have not …

Prince David Kintu Wasajja of the Buganda Kingdom on April 27 wed Marion Nankya in a religious ceremony at Rubaga Cathedral in Kampala. Dignitaries from the kingdom and government, including the Buganda monarch, Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and Queen Naginda Nabagereka, and the Vice President Edward Sekandi, attended the …

By Joseph Bossa Trust in the government ability to deliver is needed if any plan, let alone Vision 2040, is to succeeed The recently launched Uganda Vision 2040, the master development plan for the next 27 years promises, among other things , to raise the GDP per capita ( the …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why African countries should follow the example of Rwanda, Ghana and Zambia by moving from foreign aid to bond markets Last week, the government of Rwanda issued an international 10-year bond to raise $400 million for infrastructure development. Within two days, the bond had been oversubscribed …

By Morris Komakech The next time any member of the Ugandan ruling regime becomes ill, Rwanda will be a destination of choice. The numerous reports of children and their mothers dying in Uganda’s healthcare system is not something that a citizen should be proud of. Clearly, most of the maternal-child …

By Julius Businge The World Bank in partnership with the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) will on May 3 give an update on the world’s progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The event will be held at Makerere University. The report, titled Global Monitoring Report (GMR) is jointly …

By The Independent Team The Speaker of Parliament has this afternoon made a ruling on the case of the former National Resistance Movement (NRM) Members of Parliament “rebel MPs”. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga ruled that there was no legal and constitutional provision to expel the MPs from Parliament. The MPs who …

By Julius Businge A new IFC and World Bank report shows that in 2011/12 all five economies of the East African Community (EAC)—Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda—implemented at least one institutional or business regulatory reform improving the business climate for local entrepreneurs. Released on May 2, Doing Business in …