By Agnes E. Nantaba Lilly Ajarova, the executive director of the Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust talked to Agnes E. Nantaba. Any three things we do not know about you? I like relationship building. So outside of work I normally engage in counseling as more of a vocation to …

By Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim Facts belie America’s critique that China is in Africa for resource extraction only In his recent state visit to Kenya and Ethiopia—his fourth presidential visit to the African continent—US President Barack Obama argued that Africa’s economic engagement with the US offers the best opportunity for economic …

By Mike Ibrahim Okumu The culture of earning without effort leads to low productivity, more shirking and theft at work Corruption can be categorised as grand, bureaucratic/petty, and legislative. Grand corruption involves the executive undertaking public policy choices that do not necessarily benefit the general public but rather are in …

By Agather Atuhaire How politics defeated financial logic In the run-up to the last presidential and parliamentary elections in 2011, Irish Times reporter Jody Clarke wrote a story under the headline “How to keep winning elections –Uganda style”. It reported on the frustration caused by last-minute demarcation of new electoral …

By Flavia Nassaka Tests you should think twice before taking Periodic medical checkup has become common and most doctors you visit recommend doing the so-called wellness tests. Basically, this check up involves visiting a doctor even when you have no symptoms of any disease.- Dr. Simon Peter Eyoku, a senior …

By Agnes E. Nantaba Growing up in a poor family forced Rusia Orikiriza to work hard at an early age. Sometime back when the government imposed a ban on the importation, sale and manufacture of plastic bags, she saw an opportunity in recycling agricultural waste to make paper bags as …

By Agnes E. Nantaba Miraj Barot is the managing director of Tirupati Development Uganda Ltd, which largely deals in real estate development and management but with interests manufacturing and consultancy. He spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about their operations. What are the key elements in your management philosophy as a …

By the Independent Team Ali-shah Jivraj is the brain behind Royal Electronics, a company that assembles and distributes electronic home appliances such as TV sets and radios among others in Uganda. He estimates his annual business revenues at $15 million.   Jivraj had a knack for business that dates back to his …

By Agnes E. Nantaba Abby Mukiibi is an actor and radio personality. He spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba Any three things we don’t know about you? I am a shy person and hate crowds but because of the love for my job, I am forced to pretend. Am temperamental, a …

By Gerald Padde Auku Only 16% own any form of land and formal government processes marginalize this majority working force To Ugandan’s, land means more than just a piece of soil or real estate, it is a link to the past and long seeded heritage that combines a sense of …