In The Magazine

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prof. Yunus Mgaya was on June 14th inaugurated as the fourth chancellor of Kampala International University. Mgaya, a Tanzanian, was sworn in on Wednesday at a function held at KIU and presided over by the university’s chairman Board of Trustees, Al Hajj Dr. Hassan Basajjabalaba. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Management Institute (UMI) honoured one of its most prominent alumni, Mr. Ronald Mivule for the great service rendered to the institution. Mivule, a management consultant was awarded on Thursday during the installation of Eng. Dr. Steven Paul Kagoda as the new governing council …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) through its HIV Prevention and Care Committee on June 12th at the office of the RSA Gulu, joined the rest of the world to celebrate the International Candlelight Memorial Day in commemoration of all lives lost …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police, John Martins Okoth Ochola hailed the deceased former Lubaga South Member of Parliament, Paul Kato Lubwama as a great comedian that the country will greatly miss. “The IGP and the Police management would like to pay tribute to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The state dropped treason, terrorism and murder charges against Omusinga Charles Wesley and 217 of his royal guards. Omusinga was arrested together with his royal guards in November 2016 when the police and the army raided his Buhikira palace in Kasese. On Tuesday when the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Hon. Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba vowed to continue with his fact-finding survey on service delivery in health centers and schools, ignoring warnings from Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja on such a move. Hon. Mpuuga has been traversing different parts …

Priority on human development, security, energy, transport COVER STORY | ISAAC KHISA | Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija, on June 15 hit several optimistic notes for next Financial Year when announcing a Shs52.7 trillion budget. That is a 10% jump from the Shs48 trillion last financial year and the biggest rise in …

Why government’s biggest problem is not the size of its debt but its cost of borrowing THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Uganda’s 2023/24 budget, like all previous ones in the last few years, has generated a lot of controversy about the role of public debt in our national life. Growths …

There are straightforward ways to improve engagement toward shared climate and nature goals COMMENT | SIMON ZADEK | From Russia’s war against Ukraine to America’s rivalry with China, tectonic geopolitical shifts have shaken multilateralism in recent years. While many of the consequences from surging food and energy prices to the rising …

When drinking mother harms unborn child Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Does your child have trouble getting along with other children, school work, or staying focused on any single task? Do they have poor coordination or balance, intellectual disability, learning disorders and delayed development, poor memory, trouble with attention and …