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The Independent reflects on his journey to being Africa’s best footballer Denis Masinde Onyango was on Jan.5 crowned the Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Player of the Year – Based in Africa. Uganda’s talismanic shot-stopper made history as the first goalkeeper ever to win CAF’s topmost honour; a prestigious …

The Kaduru’s grow passion fruits in Fort Portal as a business and as means to boost women and girls incomes Rebecca Kaduru and her husband grows passion fruits on their farm in Fort Portal as a business and as means to boost women and girls incomes. Rebecca Kaduru thought she …

Lagarde is visiting when the government is desperate for new money but in no mood to listen. Usually that means no deal but possibly not when the IMF and Museveni need each othe. Meetings between teams from IMF and planners of Uganda’s economy, especially President Yoweri Museveni, have historically involved …

OPINION: Why it was morally right to reward public officials for winning Shs1.6 trillion worth of government revenues By Andrew M. Mwenda “It is not easy to stand apart from mass hysteria, to argue against something that everyone, especially the most respected political leaders, academics, and experts are saying and …

What ISO boss Balya’s fall, Kayihura’s rise mean President Yoweri Museveni’s replacement of Brig. Ronnie Balya as the Director General Internal Security Organisation (ISO) is being seen as an extension of the intelligence leadership shakeup that started in June 2015. Insiders are divided on what is informing the changes with …

On Jan.22 every year the French and German people commemorate the signing of the Franco-German friendship treaty which was aimed at establishing a relationship of trust between former hereditary enemies. Commemorating 54 years this year, In Uganda ambassadors Stephanie Rivoal of France and Peter Blomeyer of German hosted a peace …

In continued efforts to implement the Tobacco Control Act passed in 2015, police over the weekend carried out a raid on various bars around Kampala confiscating Shisha pots and pipes. The police who arrested over 30 smokers said that mass sensitization about the law had been done but people were …

The Uganda national team – Cranes played its last game against Mali at the African Cup of Nations final in Gabon on Jan.25. But, this game had no consequence to the cranes as the team had already been beaten out of the competition first by Ghana and then Egypt both …

On Mar.10, Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu will deliver judgment for the case involving WBS TV journalist Andrew Lwanga and former Old Kampala District Police Commander Joram Mwesigye. Mwesigye is charged with assault arising from a January 2015 incident where he allegedly clobbered and badly injured the journalist …

President Museveni paid tribute to former President General Tito Okello Lutwa who led the country from July 1985- January 1986. Museveni attended a memorial service at Lapana village in Kitgum district where he praised Okello saying they had a good working relationship which they used to lay foundations for the …