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As she juggles the two projects of her life; the construction of Uganda’s first ever oil refinery and the joint venture with international oil companies to construct the country’s first ever oil pipeline, Energy Minister Irene Muloni is working around some tough deadlines. The one that appears to be cast …

20% decline in supply at Mombasa auction in first 10 weeks of 2017 pushes prices up Prices of tea at the Mombasa Auction, the world’s second largest selling centre have been high this selling season – at US$3 per kg in the first 10 weeks of 2017 compared to US$2 …

Blue, gray, white, black: Which means worst danger? Any smoke coming from your car’s exhaust pipe is a sign that your car is in distress. So if you see different colored exhaust fumes, it’s time to pay attention to your car. Even if your vehicle is not flashing any warning …

Belgian collector brings famous Tanzanian artists to Kampala By Dominic Muwanguzi Tingatinga art movement birthed by one Edward Saidi Tingatinga in 1968 in Tanzania is a style that involves repetitive decorative design of wildlife and day to day lifestyle. The images are washed in a bright colorful palette that is …

Wilson Kutegeka is the CEO of ClinicMaster International, the developers of a healthcare information management and medical billing software that automates patients’ transactions in health centres across East Africa.  He spoke to The Independent’s Agnes E Nantaba about automation of patient’s health records. What are the key elements in your …

Insights from Vietnam’s coffee market success By: Astrid R.N. Haas Until recently Vietnam and Uganda shared a similar trajectory in the development of their coffee sectors. Today, Vietnam has emerged as the second largest coffee producer in the world. In Uganda, poor agricultural inputs and a failing institutional environment have …

Expensive hotels: Top operators offer solutions to trend threatening tourism sector Build more high-end hotels and attract more international hotel chains to create competition and lower rates. Those are some of the views of experts in Uganda’s hotel sector about the high costs of hotel accommodation in Uganda which they …

President Paul Kagame says the election of President Donald Trump in the U.S. might be good for Africa, although it is still too early to tell. The President was on March 07 speaking at the inaugural Wall Street Journal Conference on Investing in Africa in London. He was responding to …

Details of accusations against Isabalija emerge In what appears to be a continuing standoff between the Secretary to Treasury (ST), Keith Muhakanizi and officials of the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd (UEGCL), The Independent has learnt that Muhakanizi was apparently blocked from auditing UEGCL accounts. The Independent has obtained a …

EAC member states must do something flying geese do very well: have a leader Burundi’s recent attempt to join the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been blocked. But it raises questions about what EAC member states should do about its cold neighbour. Burundi, which has been a member of …