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By Independent Team Investors, gov’t moot $450m plan as experts warn on turbulent skies Uganda has recently been considering some quite dramatic developments in its aviation sector but, analysts warn, it could be flying into some foul weather without a risk-management plan. In July, Parliament approved a request by the …

By Ronald Musoke It is 9.30am in the morning and the Water Front beach at Entebbe is just warming up. Our party, comprising 17 foreign tourists and seven Ugandans – all wrapped in in our bright orange life jackets, are on our way to the Ngamba Chimpanzee Sanctuary. READ ON…. …

By Ronald Musoke On April 15 the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) started to enforce the ban on lightweight carrier bags usually given to customers in shops. It was an act of unprecedented defiance as the day before, on April 14, none other than the Prime Minister, Ruhakana Rugunda, had …

By Flavia Nassaka Will the new non-cash approach help ensure Shs1.3 trillion is not swindled? Uganda has set a goal to completely eradicate malaria by 2020 which is a steep target as the disease still kills over 100,000 people per year, mainly children. Although WHO has identified sleeping under an …

By Ronald Musoke In April, this year, Leonard Okema ordered for a Toyota Harrier model 2001 from one of the used car dealers in Japan. Unlike many Ugandans who were on June 11 taken by surprise by the Finance Minister Matia Kasaija’s raising of the environmental levy on used cars, …

By Ronald Musoke “Whenever it shines a lot, usually it is an indication that someone will drown in the river,” says Janet Kyakimwa. The 35 year old woman knows a thing about River Nyamwamba in western Uganda on the edges of the Rwenzori Mountains. READ ON….   Secret of Kasese’s …

FULL text of the State of the Nation Address by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni June 4, 2015   Uganda State of the Nation Address 2015 by The Independent Magazine Share on: WhatsApp

By Joan Akello Mwambutsya Ndebesa, senior lecturer of history and development studies at Makerere University talked to Joan Akello about his ideals. What is your history? I’m an East African living in the province of Uganda. I am Uganda Chapter chairman for Vision East African Forum Think Tank, a Muhororo  …

By Ronald Musoke In 2009, the international independent oil and gas exploration firm, Heritage Oil, then based in Calgary Canada, needed a site to dump thousands of tonnes of oil waste from its exploration activities in Uganda. It was sinking prospecting wells in the northern Uganda area of the Albertine …

By The Independent team The Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDB) recently unveiled its new corporate identity. CEO Patricia Ojangole talked to The Independent about the milestone, their operations, as well as other pertinent issues in the banking industry. What were the reasons behind UDB’s rebranding? Corporate rebranding was one of …