By Isaac K. Ssemakadde When the justice system abandoned former OPM accountant accused of corruption Although I have great respect for Ernest Kalibbala, a university lecturer and vice president of Uganda Law Society and my former boss at AF Mpanga Advocates, I was disappointed to learn from press reports in …

By Agnes E Nantaba What happens when musicians look at the pay cheque when composing political songs? The young woman twists her waist, lifts her foot, and jumps. The crowd roars. She is sweating and her eyes are half closed. She does it again and again. Every time inching along …

By Ronald Musoke Is elephant poaching making its way back in Uganda’s game parks? The news that half a dozen elephants were killed late last year by ivory hunters in Queen Elizabeth National Park has triggered off both anger and frustration within the Ugandan conservation fraternity.  Nelson Guma, the manager …

By Flavia Nassaka The National Drug Authority (NDA) has a new executive director; Donna Asiimwe Kusemererwa.  A pharmacist and former director at Joint Medical Stores, she appears keenly aware that she must have rebuilding the image of the authority high on her agenda. Two days before she officially reported at …

By the Indepenent Team After five years of frustration while while working for other people, Benita Acaye made a bold decision to venture out on her own. She launched Bae Interiors in 2009 to create intentional, fresh and personalized spaces for her clients. She got the freedom she craved for …

By Flavia Nassaka The worst and best in health for the year It wasn’t a good year start for many especially those who stay in the capital Kampala. Having managed to overcome the Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fevers scare that characterized the world in 2014, Uganda was in February hit …

By Agnes E. Nantaba Jean Byamugisha is the Executive Director of Uganda Hotel Owners’ Association. She spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about living a content life Any three things we don’t know about you? I am a very complicated person; I always take a different route that people question. I …

By Patrick Kagenda Rwanda-based bus company creates order amidst city chaos At plot 21 Namirembe Road in downtown Kampala city, there is a fenced off area of tiny buildings painted in white and light blue colours. It is the terminal of Trinity Bus Company, a Rwanda-based transporter who operates between …

By Ronald Musoke On Nov. 05, Tanzanians got a president who some called “an accident” because of the unorthodox way he got elected. Within a week, President John Pombe Magufuli, 56, had made it clear that his style of leadership would also be quite unorthodox.  Magufuli’s antics have captured headlines …

By the Indepenent Team The MasterCard Foundation has set aside $500 million for education initiative and financial inclusion programs for Sub-Saharan Africa. How much of this money is earmarked for Uganda and how much of it has been utilized? The MasterCard Foundation has exceeded its original commitment of $500 million …