In The Magazine

By Alan Ssempebwa How a worker living on US$1.5 per day could hurt the economy A cane cutter at Uganda’s biggest sugar plantation at Kakira in Jinja has to be at work by 6am. One is expected to gather at least 55 bundles of cane, each bundle containing 10 sugar …

By Haggai Matsiko Allegations expose Tullow and British Foreign Office Reveal danger of Museveni directly managing the sector Reinforce need for transparency Re-awaken debate about Shs 2 trillion oil earnings The on-going tax dispute in London between Tullow Oil and Heritage has lifted a lid off the dark side of …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The likely implications of Ntaganda’s flight On Monday March 18, former leader of the Congolese rebel movement CNDP, Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, appeared unexpectedly at the United States embassy in Kigali to hand himself over to the Americans. He was smarting from a military defeat at the …

By The Independent Team Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, best known for his novel “Things Fall Apart” and widely referred to as the father of modern African literature, has died aged 82. Local media reported that he died in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Born in Nigeria in 1930, Chinua Achebe …

By The Independent Team Rwandan-born warlord Bosco Ntaganda was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday and was being flown to The Hague to stand trial on charges of war crimes in eastern Congo in 2002 and 2003. Ntaganda surrendered to the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The only way a managing director can protect their job at the fund is by sitting on their arms and doing nothing Early this year, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) bought shares worth Shs 52 billion in an Initial Public Offering by Umeme, the electricity …

By Ian Katusiime Undugu, vows of poverty, and their selfless living Tucked away deep in the Kampala city suburb of Nsambya and its many low cost housing buildings is a Christian catholic mission which until recently was relatively unknown. The Society of Jesus or Jesuits as they are called have …

By Andrew M. Mwenda US Senator Dick Durbin sits on US Senate’s foreign relations, appropriations, and judiciary. He spoke to The Independent’s Andrew Mwenda. Many people believe the US government’s interest in Africa is purely based on security. As long as African governments can combat Al Qaeda that’s all. Let …

By Julius Businge The Government of Brazil has made its first contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda of 2,000 metric tons of rice worth about US$1 million (over sh2.5bn) to cater for 155,000 refugees in Uganda. WFP said in a statement released on March 20 …

By Joan Akello Foreign direct investment has increased over the years in Uganda and the East African region but civil society organizations say Uganda has not benefited much because of poor negotiation in various bilateral agreements. In a half day workshop organized on Mar. 20, Southern and Eastern African Trade …