Moses Matovu’s music journey mirrors the history of Uganda’s pop music culture and identity. He has been in Uganda’s music industry for 49 years. He started and continues to manage Afrigo Band in Kampala. Afrigo has a unique sound of Ugandan drumbeats and percussions layered over a synthesised rumba guitar …

 What key areas does your work portfolio focus on? When the Telecom duopoly was de-regularised in 2006, we were the first company to get a licence. We started the business as wholesalers of voice and data under the capacity re-sell licence. We spent the first three years doing only that. …

New regulations hamper businesses in nation’s capital In the past, downtown Kampala has always been the busiest place in the nation. Usually crowded streets like Nabugabo Road, Kikuubo, Ben Kiwanuka Street and Luwum Street become impassable as pedestrians jostle to find a way through the Christmas-themed goods on display. This …

She has dressed Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o and Uganda’s chess Woman Candidate Master Phiona Mutesi for the premiere of ‘Queen of Katwe’. She has also designed several Miss Uganda and Miss Tourism contestants among others. Yet Brenda Niwagaba Maraka, who is undoubtedly among Uganda’s top fashion designers, describes herself as …

They call her “the lady with the big heart” because she sings for charity. Angella Katatumba, founder of the Angella Katatumba Development Foundation, composed, sang, and recorded the theme song for the Gulu Walk back when northern Uganda was just emerging from the 20-year Joseph Kony rebellion. She then did …

New interventions to offer women, children better protection Zam Kabali is a secondary school teacher in Kampala and so was her husband. In 2000, he fell sick and for the next four months, his health was only deteriorating. As he developed a rash all over his body and became sicker, …

INTERVIEW: Christopher Musoke is the CEO of Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSD). He spoke to the Independent’s Agnes E Nantaba about progress in the financial inclusion in Uganda. What are the key elements in your management style as a manager? My concern is to ensure that as a team we …

Dr. Gudula Naiga Basaza is the chairperson of Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Limited (UWEAL). She spoke to The Independent’s Agnes E. Nantaba about women entrepreneurship in Uganda. What are the key elements in your style as a manager? Our management style seeks to satisfy the interests of the different categories of …

In 1992 Dorothy Kabagaju Okello set a record as the first woman to attain a First class degree in a male dominated course – Electrical Engineering – from Makerere University in Kampala. And in May this year, Eng Okello still defied the odds to become the first female president of …

INTERVIEW: Adnan Mpuga is the Executive Director of Eastlands Agency. He spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about trends in Uganda’s property and real estate market. What are the key elements in your management style as a manager? Hard work, honesty and respect for all are key elements in management. Working …