By Julius Businge A team of information technology experts from the South Korean National Information Technology Promotion Agency (NIPA) is in Uganda to undertake a feasibility study for the establishment of implementation of a Government Integrated Data Center (GIDC), Disaster Recovery Site (DRS) and Shared Services and Public Key Infrastructure …
Read More »Rugunda praises China at Beijing health forum
By Independent Reporter Health Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has praised the relationship between Uganda and China and described it as “mutually beneficial”. Dr Rugunda was one of a dozen African health ministers and Chinese health officials who on Aug.16 gathered in Beijing China for the Ministerial Forum on China-Africa Health Development. …
Read More »Government told to hurry the passing of anti-money laundering bill
By Julius Businge Government has been urged to immediately pass the anti-money laundering bill so that all matters related to the vice are well handled. Money laundering which is a process of concealing the source of large amounts of money that have been gained through illegitimate means is said to …
Read More »Kiprotich wins men’s marathon in Moscow
By The Independent Team Uganda’s Olympic champion Stephen Kiprotich on Saturday won the men’s marathon at the World Championships in Moscow. Kiprotich, the winner at last year’s London Games, became the first non-Kenyan to win the title since 2005 when he crossed the line in two hours nine minutes 51 …
Read More »Reflecting on African leaders
By Andrew M. Mwenda Our intellectuals need to broaden the debate on our failures from individual presidents to our elite class generally I think I have lost my faith in the wickedness of African leaders. A significant amount of debate on the failure of Africa to develop as rapidly as …
Read More »Oulanyah’s mess in Parliament
By Haggai Matsiko Why the Deputy Speaker does the dirty work August 6 was a busy day for the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and her deputy, Jacob Oulanyah. It is the day the controversial Public Order Management Bill (POM Bill) was passed in parliament. The action on the floor …
Read More »USAID – Feed the Future project to boost Agricultural production and marketing
By Stephen Kafeero U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the feed the future commodity production and Marketing Activity in Uganda. The projects will be implemented in 34 feed the future focus districts and aims to reach 400,000 farmers. The districts were selected using several criteria including their production …
Read More »More jobs, more prosperity for Ugandans – World Bank
By Joan Akello The World Bank says there is need for more and better jobs as a prerequisite for transforming Uganda’s economy while launching Uganda’s economic update. While Uganda’s economy has grown rapidly over the last decade and will continue to do so into the future, a significant proportion of …
Read More »Uganda should manage globalization or risk enslavement
By Joan Akello Civil society organizations involved in trade related issues are urging legislators to take interest in the different treaties the executive is negotiating with the European Union and the United States, the Economic Partnership Agreement and Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement respectively. Ambassador Nathan Irumba , the Executive …
Read More »Behind Mugabe’s landslide
By Andrew M. Mwenda Why Zimbabwe’s ageing president won an election he should have lost and lessons for the opposition in Uganda So at 89 years, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe won a seventh term of office to remain president of his troubled country. Having been in power for 33 years, Mugabe, …
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