By The Independent Team Interested company linked to bribery in Nigeria Plans to start refining Uganda’s oil may be delayed because of wrangling over new partners by the exploration companies, Heritage Oil and Tullow Oil. President Museveni in his New Year address to the nation on December 31, 2009, said …

By The Independent Team ‘A strong position has to be taken on corruption and efficiency of local government in the delivery of services’ According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Uganda`s real economic growth is projected at6.0 percent in 2010, higher than that of many other comparable countries. The projection …

By John Njoroge UETCL says company is not competent But State House, Migereko want deal done In November 2008, a public hearing was held at Sunset Hotel in Jinja. Its purpose was to get feedback from stakeholders over an application for a licence to generate and sell electricity. The application …

By Henry L. Sserunjogi After the three-day riots that rocked parts of Buganda but with a heavy presence in Kampala, many have distributed blame and opined on the cause. Surprisingly, this incident has greatly reignited the curiosity in whether during the five-year guerrilla war that brought the NRM to power, …

By Awel Uwihanganye My political commentaries, which sometimes are published in The Independent Magazine, mostly analysing Uganda’s political trends and supporting President Museveni on a number of issues, have been a source of nasty words thrown at me, with many responses and unfairly harsh and negative reactions from those who …

By Norbert Mao At the outset let me congratulate the Kingdom of Buganda for organising this national conference. This conference is timely because we need a new consensus on how to govern ourselves as Ugandans.  We need a consensus based on democracy and respect for diversity. We need a consensus …

By Bob Roberts Katende In light of the increasing road carnage, The Independent’s Bob Roberts Katende interviewed Police Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety, Bazil Mugisha about the causes and the way forward. What explains the increasing accidents? Our situation has been bad for some time. I don’t remember anytime …

By Opiyo Oloya Dear Members of Uganda Parliament; The international spotlight is on you, the elected representatives of the people of Uganda, as you work your way through the proposed Bill 18, also known as the Anti-homosexuality Bill 2009. This legislation has created the equivalent of a tsunami response around …

By Patrick Kagenda & Joshua Masinde The year 2009 began with projections of declining economic growth especially in Sub- Saharan Africa as a result of the global financial meltdown. Growth was projected to decline from 7 percent in 2007 to 6 percent in the financial year 2008/09. The economy has …

By Agencies Resurgent mineral exports and foreign investor demand look set to support African currencies in 2010, but an array of local factors, ranging from bad weather to anti-gay legislation, could upset that trend. The region’s high-yielding debt and strong economic growth prospects are likely to lure foreigners into frontier …