Tag Archives: Uganda

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 …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How Uganda’s politics cannot create a government that delivers public goods and services efficiently Last week, I proposed the need to rethink the role of the state to fix our education system. I argued that we should separate the financing of education from its provision. The …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why government should separate financing of education in order to allow poor families access quality education On Sunday, I attended a global education forum in Dubai. Sheik Mohammed Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda were there as well as former presidents, …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe FDC launches policy agenda amid criticism and praise On March 09, the Victoria Conference Hall at the Serena Kampala Hotel was a sea of sky blue as opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) faithful launched the party Policy Agenda. Titled “Uganda’s leap forward,” an FDC policy …

By Joan Akello Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba, Vice Chancellor of Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU) spoke to Joan Akello about education and career. Any three things we don’t know about you? I speak better Luganda than Runyankole, I’m already planning things I want to do sixty years from now because …

By Haggai Matsiko Apprehensive government offers to renegotiate as once-prized wildcatter struggles to stay afloat Since news surfaced that it was being hit hard by the downturn in the global oil markets, the mood at Tullow Oil Uganda’s offices at Plot 15 Yusuf Lule Road in Kampala has been sombre …

By Haggai Matsiko What did the country do wrong? When he arrived in Kampala from Paris in October 2014, the tough talking new Total E&P (Exploration and Production) boss Francois Rafin had one mission on hand; securing a production licence. Where the man he was replacing, Loic Laurandel, had cooed …

By Ronald Musoke The Irish Ambassador to Uganda Donal Cronin talked to Ronald Musoke about the two countries’ cooperation over the last two decades It has been two decades since Ireland established bilateral ties with Uganda. How would you describe the relationship between the two countries over the last 20 …