Tag Archives: Uganda

By Julius Businge Lawrence Bategeka, the acting principle and research fellow at the Economic Policy Research Centre at Makerere University has urged all players of the economy not to repeat the wrongs committed in the past year so we can have a better 2013. Bategeka told The Independent in an …

By Julius Odeke Uganda has demanded a review of a 1996 law on mad cow disease before lifting restrictions on beef imports from Kenya. According to a November report on Non-tariff barriers, (NTB) to trade in the East African Community (EAC), Uganda says Kenya still needs to ensure that Bovine Spongiform …

By Joan Akello Oryxoil and gas, a subsidiary of Switzerland’s Addax and Oryx Group has bought  Engen Uganda Ltd for about US $ 16.8 million according to Deep Earth International. It bought shares from Engen Cape town in Mid November to take over Engen Uganda Ltd as part of its …

By Sarah Namulondo Amidst donor cuts the Japanese government has donated 863m shillings to three grass roots projects in the health, education and sports sector in Uganda. The money was given to go to the construction of a maternity ward in Bubangizi health centre III in Mitooma district, to improve …

By Ronald Musoke In a deliberate effort to promote democracy, the US Embassy in Uganda is introducing a monthly debate programme to encourage critical thinking, personal expression, and tolerance for the opinions of others. The first debate will take place at the U.S. Mission’s Information Resource Center, U.S. Embassy in …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The war on corruption is first and foremost a war over values and these have to be embedded in society first Let me finish the argument on corruption I left hanging last week: that actually, a war on corruption is as much a war of values …

By Ronald Musoke Experts have urged the government to come out and design bold and deliberate plans if Uganda is to tap into her ever-rising youthful population. With more than half of Uganda’s population below 18 years, the latest state of Uganda’s population report released on Dec.13 in Kampala has …

By Julius Businge Newton Jazire, the new managing director for Lion Assurance Limited has said they expect the year 2013 to be a good year for their business as the East Africa’s third largest economy’s economic indicators continue to improve. The country’s year-on-year inflation has dropped to 4.9% as of …

By Ronald Musoke Bunagana border post has been re-opened following one month of closure. The border was temporarily closed in mid-November to stop the M23 rebels from getting revenue which they were collecting from trucks ferrying goods through the rebel-held territory in the eastern part of the expansive Democratic Republic …

By Andrew M. Mwenda African Development Bank President, Donald Kaberuka, spoke to The Independent’s Andrew Mwenda about the future of African economies and Uganda. Since the mid-1990s, we have seen sustained economic growth across most of Africa. What role has AFDB played in that transformation? Is AFDB relevant to growth …