‘We are seeing MPs in traditionally Movement strongholds coming out to oppose this Bill, the momentum is unstoppable,’ he told The Independent Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | “The opposition is weak” is a refrain in Uganda’s political discourse. President Yoweri Museveni’s ability to thwart opposition protests, NRM’s super majority …
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Sam Mutabazi is the Executive Director of Uganda Road Sector Support (URSSI). He talked to Ian Katusiime about Uganda’s road sector and its urban planning. What principles guide your management? I am a democrat. I extend freedom to people around me and give my staff the benefit of the …
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On Sept 28 the Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura, was in Katabi Town Council to launch the Annual Police Week activities. Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Just weeks earlier, the IGP had been in this part of the general Entebbe area in Wakiso district on a different …
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Peace Winds, JICA lead in provision of water, sanitation, nutrition Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Tereza Inna, 80, watched anxiously as a group of visitors approached her tent. She is one of the estimated 270,000 South Sudanese refugees forging a new life in Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in Yumbe …
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Experts debate fate of finance-starved long-term funder UDB Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | “Should the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) seek capital from the government only? How should it work around Uganda’s short-term investment culture? Should it operate like a private sector bank or continue as the government’s band-aid effort …
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ANALYSIS: What made Kenya’s Supreme Court ruling possible. Why it cannot happen in Uganda Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Minutes after the historic Supreme Court ruling in Kenya that nullified the Aug. 8 presidential election, someone tweeted a quick thought, “It is not an understatement to say that Kenya’s Supreme Court has taught …
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Survivors recall the terrible years as donors, government rebuild lives Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Akena Omwoya, in his mid-fifties, was already teaching at Lukome Secondary School in Gulu district when the Lords’ Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency peaked in 1995. Gulu was the epicentre of the rebellion in which …
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After settling with education ministry, focus now on pioneer P7 candidates Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | After nearly a year of bickering with the government of Uganda in and out of the courts, Bridge International Academies appears to have crossed over to a better relationship and possible bright future. …
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World Bank upbeat about economy | Says Public Private Partnerships on large projects could spur economy Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The Uganda economy could grow at a rate of 5.2% during the current Financial Year 2017/18, according to the latest World Bank update released on July 25. That …
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Haruna Nyanzi is the managing director of the Kampala-based Sombha Solutions, an information and communication technology provider. He spoke to The Independent’s Ian Katusiime about how the young company is setting itself apart in a rather competitive industry. What is your management style? I believe in clear goal sharing, where …
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