Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE Independent.
COVER STORY
Why BoU sells banks cheaply: Auditor General spills secrets of Coop Bank, Greenland Bank.
NEWS ANALYSIS:
Refinery deal excites: Agreement seen as a key step towards the construction of $4bn facility
THE LAST WORD
Thinking succession in Uganda: Why the failure of a third force has locked us in a choice between Museveni and Besigye.
FEATURE
Walk to remember: `Small idea’ by high school students has become global anti-genocide movement.
EAST AFRICA
SMEs on Rwanda bourse: Long road ahead to first IPO but we are on right track, says RSE chief
ANALYSIS
Why are Ugandans so unhappy?: New report gives unexpected clues
SPECIAL FEATURE
Is it really 2018? : The evidence suggests otherwise
INVESTMENT
UIA’s restructuring takes shape: Investment body to nearly double its staff to promote investment, create jobs.
ECONOMY
How can Uganda boost its industrial sector?: Study shows sector is worse off today than it was eight years ago
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Resilience key in entrepreneurship journey- Elumelu Community health insurance: Showing government how national health insurance scheme should run?
HEALTH
Sitting harms brain health: And it doesn’t matter how much exercise you put in
ARTS
Saints and sinners: Adonias Ocom’s halos fall on unusual suspects
MOTORING
What cars will you buy in 2019?: The next financial year, 2018/19 looks set to be a tough year for car buyers in Uganda.
FRANKLY SPEAKING
Patricia Apolot: Queen of kick boxing: Kick boxing is often associated with brute force; which makes many assume that women – being softer and humble – cannot get involved or even excel in it. But Patricia Apolot, the Ugandan female kick boxer and queen of the martial arts, has for close to a decade proven them wrong.