ARTICLES 2008-2015

By Independent team Experts say Uganda assets undervalued Government to state position on Tullow in January After an initial surge on speculation that its Ugandan assets may fetch a higher price than Eni had offered, Heritage Oil shares on the London Stock Exchange settled lower. Heritage, run by Tony Buckingham, …

By Ariel Rubin A recent car accident has not quieted opposition leader Morris Latigo, who sat down recently with The Independent’s Ariel Rubin for a discussion about problems inherent in the ‘Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009’ and his own anxieties and hopes for 2011. What were your thoughts when you first heard …

By Yusuf Serunkuma Does America hate Islam? Although some say yes, many American Muslims deny that mainstream America hates Islam. But the bigger part of the Muslim world believes that both quietly and openly American thought is full of hatred for Islam, especially after 9/11. But now that is history, …

By Kelvin Odoobo Rwanda’s fledging stock market is set for a major boost as government prepares to list 25% of its 30% stake in the national brewer BRALIRWA. According to the operations manager of Capital Markets Advisory Council (CMAC), Celestin Rwabukumba, the process of issuing an initial public offer (IPO) …

By Patrick Kagenda Used car prices in Uganda are set to go up following the introduction of the pre-shipment inspection of vehicles at the port of origin. Three companies, Jevic Japan, East Africa Automobiles and Jabal Kilimanjaro were recently contracted for the job by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards …

By Joseph Were Mbabazi, Rwakoojo, Kutesa deny personal interest as PPDA orders fresh tendering of voter machines At the height of the Temangalo saga in which Security Minister Amama Mbabazi, who is also the Secretary General of the ruling National Resistance (NRM) party was accused of corruption, he addressed the …

By Andrew M. Mwenda  Gedanken is Latin for ‘thought experiments.’ Romans must have borrowed it from the Greeks; it is Socrates who began the practice of questioning dogmas and assumptions. Whenever Athenians claimed to have delivered justice or to have been honest, Socrates would ask, ‘totee?’ or ‘what is it? …

By Joseph were Long-necked beer bottle named brewer’s 18% growth Questions about why Nile Breweries is battling to retain sole use of the 500 ml long neck bottle on the Ugandan market have finally been answered. The long-necked bottle is one of three factors that Nile’s parent company, SABMIller of …

By Rukia Makuma Each one of us has lost a relative, parent, spouse, sibling or friend to HIV/AIDS. December 1 was World AIDS Day and people from all walks of life came together to commemorate the day and to think of a way forward about the pandemic. The commemoration is …

By Andrew M. Mwenda President Yoweri Museveni has been telling us that his government has built 750 health centres in the country. However, The New Vision revealed last week that there are more than 100 ‘ghost’ hospitals. Most of them have been ‘receiving’ drugs and funds from the government. And …