Why communities living closest to African wildlife conservancies are demanding more ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Communities that live closest to wildlife conservancies across Africa want their contribution to the continent’s booming wildlife-based tourism recognized – with a bigger cheque. The communities are targeting money from governments, the private sector …

Govt proposal to build a sixth power dam on the Nile kicks up storm Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Murchison Falls, one of River Nile’s remaining spectacular waterfalls tops the “bucket list” of iconic sceneries in Uganda that hundreds of thousands of tourists covet when they visit the country. …

Money sent home by migrant workers from abroad across the globe is projected to record a 4% growth this year, hitting the US$550bn mark compared with US$529bn recorded in 2018, according to the latest statistics from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Remittances …

Why experts now want KCCA to cope with, not fight rain Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | For hundreds of thousands of Kampala residents, the onset of the rain season these days means suffering, losing property and even lives and this year’s rainy season has not been any different. There …

Local industrialists asked to bridge Shs 300bn annual financing gap Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Conservationists and industrialists rarely agree on matters regarding environmental conservation but in two rare meetings held in Kampala over breakfast, they both concurred on the need to work together to save the country’s fast …

Government expects petroleum firm to expedite data processing and interpretation Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Nigerian firm, Oranto Petroleum Limited, has successfully completed its seismic data acquisition survey over the Ngassa block located near Uganda’s western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. A seismic survey is a technique …

Until May 10, Martyrs Day 2019 at Namugongo looked set to be quieter than usual. But on that day, the church made an announcement that created the biggest buzz ever around the annual June 03 celebrations. Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Chairman of the Episcopal Conference, Bishop Joseph …

How an EU project is creating interest in nation’s history and heritage Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Imagine working in an office which has a very rich history; one where important national agreements were possibly discussed, drafted or signed, in a well preserved building that is over 100 years …

He’s damned if he signs law, and damned if he doesn’t Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Six months since Parliament passed a revised Genetic Engineering Bill, 2018, that included demands by President Yoweri Museveni, he has not signed it into law. But he has also not written to Parliament …

Will government enterprises that failed under the 1990s inefficiency fare any better with current corruption? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | When Uganda’s newly acquired two Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft arrived in the country on April 23, there was excitement. ‘Historic occasion,’ proclaimed the newspapers. Amidst the excitement, however, was some …