In The Magazine

By Ivan Rugambwa As news made rounds of delayed payment of Civil Servants’ Salaries, The Independent’s Ivan Rugambwa asked James Tweheyo; the general secretary of the Uganda National Teachers Union(UNATU) about negotiations with the government. When did your members last receive salaries? In April, some few in May, and extremely …

By Joan Akello Charles Ocici, Richard Byarugaba, Maggie Kigozi, Kenneth Kitariko reveal tricks of surviving at the top Survival rates at the top are declining for C.E.O’s in Uganda and the men and women in the top office are buffeted by a sea of pressures. As a result most large …

By Ronald Musoke Gun culture gives way to agriculture but nature still rules Karamoja is in the news again— and it is the familiar story for which this sub-region of north eastern Uganda has come to be associated with for generations: drought and hunger. The Karamoja most Ugandans who have …

By Bryan MC Manus Faced with widespread concerns in Europe over its genetically modified foods, US agro-chemicals giant Monsanto said July 18 it was giving up on plans to grow new GM crops in the EU, which has held up approval for years. We will no longer be pursuing approvals …

By Haggai Matsiko Can MPs’ petition to EAC court stop Museveni, Muhoozi? The decision by some MPs to sue President Yoweri Museveni in the East African Court of Justice over the army promotions announced on May 24 and 25 has raised question over what it seeks to achieve. Nicholas Opiyo, …

By Independent Reporter Cost and choice of material inject the pain into getting a crown I had a root-canal done recently. As you possibly know already, it can cost quite a bit but fortunately my health insurance covers that. The unfortunate bit, and what they rarely tell you, is that …

By Joan Akello & Ivan Rugambwa MPs worry as donor aid cuts, budget indiscipline bite The salaries of MPs are late, teachers have not been paid for months, and police officers are being given food rations to stave off hunger as the government struggles to find money to pay them. …

By Julius Businge Lawrence Bategeka, the acting principle at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) at Makerere University has urged government to force Ugandans to participate in productive ventures, if poverty levels are to reduce. Bategeka says the move will also see economic growth in a positive direction. Uganda’s economy …

By Julius Businge The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA), in partnership with The World Bank and DFID will be launching a report on the current status of the Tourism Industry in Uganda on Aug 1 in Kampala. A statement released by the bank on July 29 says the …

By Stephen Kafeero The government has earmarked shs 44.08 billion to address salary short falls in the months of May and June. The most affected people have been teachers and police officers with the former threatening to go on strike while the management of the latter had to improvise with …