Japheth Kawanguzi is the Team Leader at Innovations Village, an incubation hub for start-up businesses based in Kampala. He spoke to The Independent’s Ian Katusiime about the future outlook of start-ups in Uganda. What is your management philosophy? A US General, George Patton says ‘don’t tell people what to do …

The tricks schools use to raise fees As schools across the country opened for the first term of 2017 a few weeks ago, the anger among parents over hiked school fees appears to have hit boiling point. The media was awash with circulars of various schools, especially government schools which …

A regional comparison between EAC member states The recent big fight over seats in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has led to questions over what is at stake. Answers to the question are important, not least because, fierce competition for the seats rages in almost all EALA member states. …

Varsity chairman says search will be finished in March Tension is growing again at Kyambogo University over the delay by authorities to appoint a new Vice Chancellor. Critics and students say the failure is crippling university business. Key members of the University Senate, the second highest decision making organ, on …

Education Ministry and closed chain of low-cost schools said to be holding `sensitive talks’ Bridge International Academies is locked in last-minute negotiations with government in order to open with other schools when the new term begins this February, insiders say. As the school year closed in 2016, the government used …

Frank Sebbowa is the outgoing Executive Director of Uganda Investment Authority. He spoke to Ian Katusiime about his accomplishments and investment issues. What are some of the achievements you registered at UIA? For the four years I was at UIA, I brought calm to the organisation. There was a lot …

What it says about politics of education provision The High Court in Kampala on Nov.4 confirmed the closure of Bridge International Academies, the American-owned schools that operate in Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, and India and funded by American billionaires Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg and institutions such as CDC, IFC, and …

Samuel Odeke is the Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA). He spoke to The Independent’s Ian Katusiime about CBA’s plans and other issues in the banking sector. What inspires your management philosophy? I believe management is typically an art not a systematic way of doing things. It …

This October, there have been reports of many Ugandans returning to South Sudan where many suffered during the recent deadly clashes in parts of the country. And, with the volatility that has wrecked the newly independent country, it is always a matter of time before another round of clashes takes …

Phiona Mutesi, the Ugandan girl who became a chess sensation at the age of 10 stands out for something else.  She was raised in the slum of Katwe, on the edges of a city, Kampala, but quietly worked her way up. Her journey to fame crested when it was documented …