By Joseph Bossa Moving forward: the uneasy days ahead A number of factors have been blamed for the unplanned state of Kampala city. The first one as we saw is the historical proximity of kibuga, the Buganda kingdom capital at Mengo, and the colonial Kampala Municipality capital and the dual …
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By Joan Akello Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) policy was launched in September 2010 to reduce the risk of HIV infection in men by 60 percent. However, advocates say women and leaders have stalled its success. Marion Natukunda an advocate at the AIDS Information centre HIV prevention Research says much as …
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By Julius Odeke and Joseph Were Former Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi spoke to The Independent’s Julius Odeke and Joseph Were about the ongoing corruption investigations in OPM. The Accountant General, Gustavio Bwoch, told the Parliamentary Accounts Committee investigating alleged corruption in the Office of the Prime Minister that while you …
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By Andrew M. Mwenda The best way to save DRC is to let it burn. From the ashes of catastrophe lies the chance for a solution Last week, M23 rebels matched into the eastern Congolese town of Goma with very little resistance. The Congolese army simply dropped their weapons and …
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By Independent Investigations Team The unreported details On Nov.17, Rwandan President Paul Kagame was addressing cadets at a passing out parade in Gaako, Rwanda when a sentry handed him a handwritten note saying: `intense fighting has flared-up again in eastern Congo as M23 rebels are pushing to Goma.’ According to …
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By Julius Odeke President Yoweri Museveni is in Nairobi, Kenya on a 2-day visit during which he will attend the second retreat of the East African Community Heads of State on infrastructure development and financing. He will also attend the 14th Summit of the Heads of State of the East …
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By Julius Odeke The Vice Chancellor Prof. John Ddumba-Ssentamu says Makerere University has the highest number of staff with PhDs in Uganda. He adds that every Senior Lecturer at Makerere University must have a PhD and currently, we have over 500 members of staff with PhDs adding that the number …
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By Julius Businge The Uganda Shilling is forecast to stabilise as the high US dollar demand from importers, which sent the local currency tumbling to a 13-month low in recent days, starts to recede, according to Dickson Magecha, the Forex Trader at Standard Chartered Bank Magecha said at the end …
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By Ronald Musoke Two improved strains of Nile Tilapia that grow about three times faster and heavier than the indigenous ones could help to increase aquaculture productivity and food security in some parts of Africa, according to new research released on Nov.30. According to WorldFish, an international non-profit research organization …
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By Ronald Musoke The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has joined hands with WASH United, a German non-profit organization that harnesses the positive influence of sport to promote hand washing with soap during the 2012 tournament currently ongoing in Kampala. The partnership under the theme “Protecting …
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