People and organisations in developing countries know what is best for them, so why are they regularly pushed to the sidelines by Western development aid? | SIBILLA BONDOLFI | When he was 13, Bwaita Aggrey met Jacob and Frida from Sweden while walking around Jinja, a town in southeast Uganda …
Read More »Collapse of 13 Saccos in Kamwenge worries authorities, residents
Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The collapse of 13 Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations –Saccos in Kamwenge and Kitagwenda has raised fears among district authorities over the future of Saccos there. According to Kamwenge District Status report for the 2018/2019 financial year, 13 Saccos have collapsed in the last ten …
Read More »Kamwenge district bids farewell to Kitagwenda
Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kamwenge district has today bid farewell to Kitangwenda County which will become a district effective July 1, 2019. Kitagwenda has been one of the two counties that make up Kamwenge district. Today, Kamwenge district chairman Aggrey Natuhamya formally saw off part of his territory with …
Read More »COMMENT: Disappearance and extrajudicial killing
It’s time for Kenya, South Sudan to account for the enforced disappearance of Samuel Dong and Aggrey Idri | HASSAN SHIRE | As news of the death of Samuel Dong Luak and Aggrey Ezboni Idri circulated recently, I felt extremely saddened and concerned about the region we live in. The enforced …
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