By Sarah Namulondo The IGP of police Gen Kale Kayihura has warned individuals against making reckless statements to the media about the mysterious death of Butaleja Woman MP Cerinah Nebanda. Kayihura told off individuals who have been making such statements to stop because it undermines police investigations. He said several …

By Ronald Musoke The Police has come out to explain the circumstances under which the private pathologist who was tasked to do further tests on the late MP Cerinah Nebanda’s body to ascertain her exact cause of death was arrested at Entebbe Airport and detained. Cerinah Nebanda was until her …

By Ronald Musoke & Joan Akello The sixth ‘Home is the Best’ Summit organized by the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) for Ugandans in the Diaspora returning home for Christmas is slated to take place on Dec. 28. Ugandans living and working abroad have in recent times been recognized by the …

By Ronald Musoke In a deliberate effort to promote democracy, the US Embassy in Uganda is introducing a monthly debate programme to encourage critical thinking, personal expression, and tolerance for the opinions of others. The first debate will take place at the U.S. Mission’s Information Resource Center, U.S. Embassy in …

By Independent Team Why pass a costly law you cannot enforce? On Monday Aug. 6, America’s top magazine for sophisticated high-end readers, The New Yorker, published an article online entitled, `Gay and Proud in Uganda’. Written by Alexis Okeowo, the story reported the first-ever Gay Pride Parade in Uganda at …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The war on corruption is first and foremost a war over values and these have to be embedded in society first Let me finish the argument on corruption I left hanging last week: that actually, a war on corruption is as much a war of values …

By Ronald Musoke President Museveni may have talked tough accusing some MPs and civil society organizations of selling out to  ‘foreign interests’ but the latter have come out to respond, saying they are determined to fight on, to ensure that all Ugandans benefit from the oil resources. While appearing before …

By Julius Businge Charles Ocici, the executive director for Enterprise Uganda has advised the young entrepreneurs to always postpone some projects in their businesses whenever economic factors like inflation and the exchange rate become unfavorable. Ocici was speaking to The Independent in an exclusive interview in Kampala on Dec. 14. …

By Julius Businge The State minister for State Minister for Finance (Investments) Aston Kajara has asked investors in Uganda to support young entrepreneurs in boosting their businesses so as to improve on their welfare. Kajara was speaking at a graduation ceremony of over 500 entrepreneurs trained by Warid telecom in …

By Ronald Musoke The stage is set at Alliance Française this Sunday, Dec. 16, where more than 20 of Uganda’s finest musicians will come together to present Uganda’s finest World Music, a new genre that is slowly catching up among Ugandans. The list of artists expected to perform reads like …