ARTICLES 2008-2015

By Joan Akello The officer in charge of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Jason Mosomi Mochache says the 2 year local currency bond that attracts 25 percent yield will finance infrastructure and develop African capital markets. It is noted that foreign currency denominated liabilities have frequently financed local currency activities …

By Stephen Kafeero In a drive to bring specialist health services nearer to the masses, the Association of Surgeons of Uganda  has today received a donation of Shs5 million from Umeme Uganda Ltd  as a boost to their week long campaign scheduled to take place in Teso Sub region. The …

By Haggai Matsiko & Ronald Musoke Good news: Why the minority private sector is praising it Bad News: Why the majority poor are cursing A day after Finance Minister Miria Kiwanuka presented 2013/14 FY budget, a meeting of the Private Sector Foundation of Uganda (PSFU) on June 14 praised her …

By Independent Team & Agencies Was President Museveni right to join the heated exchanges with Egypt? If a single drop of the Nile is lost, our blood will be the alternative,” Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi warned on June 10, “We are not warmongers, but we will never allow anyone to …

By Joan Akello After delays over jitters of bribery amongst bidders and ministry of energy officials, government has contracted Sinohydro Corporation, a Chinese firm to construct the 600MW Karuma dam. It is estimated the project will cost $1.65 billion (about Shs 4.2 trillion) to develop the dam and a transmission …

By Haggai Matsiko It was in the last part of his speech to the UPDF High Command, but President Yoweri Museveni’s comments about his son, Brig. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, have become the talking point among the officers that The Independent has spoken to since. On May 22, just a day before …

By Abushede Angella People should also cover their mouths when sneezing or coughing The hospitalisation of former South African President, Nelson Mandela has once again drawn attention to the medical challenge posed by lung infections among the elderly. Mandela is 94-years old. He was rushed from his home in Johannesburg …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How the selection process in our politics tends to produce low caliber leaders I am inclined to believe countries get leaders they deserve. I am also inclined to believe that countries don’t get leaders they deserve. How does one reconcile this apparent paradox? Well, each statement …

By Tumusiime K. Deo Whenever someone is delivering a very predictable message, the audience is always going to nap They slept in 2007, slept in 2008, slept in 2009, slept in 2010, slept in 2011, slept in 2012, and even in 2013 they slept again each time the President was …

By William White It is impeding the necessary process of deleveraging, threatening the `independence’ of central banks, raising asset prices The world’s central banks are engaged in one of the great policy experiments in modern history: ultra-easy money. And, as the experiment has continued, the risk of failure – and …