By Andrew M. Mwenda African Development Bank President, Donald Kaberuka, spoke to The Independent’s Andrew Mwenda about the future of African economies and Uganda. Since the mid-1990s, we have seen sustained economic growth across most of Africa. What role has AFDB played in that transformation? Is AFDB relevant to growth …

By Sarah Namulondo Four HIV/AIDS patients have died in Amuru district after taking expired ARV’s for eight months. The drugs which were clarified as expired by medical doctors were Nevarapine, Devodine and Namovadine tablets. The relatives of the deceased said that over the period of eight months the deceased started …

By Mugumya Amooti The opposition party’s spirit, character and practices have set an extemporary precedent in Ugandan politics Following the Nov. 22 successful and peaceful Delegates Conference, during which they elected a new party president, Uganda’s leading opposition party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) deserves a warm hug. Other …

By Joan Akello Medical experts explain why officials who collapse during interrogations are usually those who are jolly, and love food, fun, and sex If you are standing outside the Serious Crime Office at the Uganda Police Academy in Kibuli, usually male suspects in the on-going corruption cases are going …

By Haggai Matsiko Just days after a parliamentary committee recommended termination of its contract over inflated claims, Umeme is set to again raise the cost of electricity to consumers Ugandans have just days to Dec.07 when review of the application from the nation’s sole electricity distributor, Umeme, ends and it …

By Axel Van Trotsenburg Poor countries have to prepare to adjust as traditional donor countries face fiscal hardships at home The World Bank’s fund for the poorest, IDA, was created more than 50 years ago to meet an urgent need—to make sure the world’s most vulnerable have a real chance …

By Kavuma-Kaggwa MTN makes huge amounts of revenue from Uganda annually and almost the whole of it goes to South Africa The giant telecom MTN of South Africa recently marked 14 years of operation in Uganda. In a congratulatory message on the occasion, the MTN Board Chairman, Charles Mbire, said …

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 …

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 …

By Dani Rodrik The symptoms are there that the US will ultimately be undone by the poor quality of its democratic discourse With its presidential election over, the United States can finally take a breather from campaign politics, at least for a while. But an uncomfortable question lingers: How is …