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  Institutional safeguards still a work in progress ANALYSIS | JAMES D. LONG | Kenya has held its seventh national election since the reintroduction of multiparty competition in the early 1990s. Elections in the country are never dull affairs. They are always contested by ever-shifting and unstable political alliances that …

The key recent events that matter NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent visit to Africa appears to have cemented the growing perception of a diminished geo-political stature for President Yoweri Museveni. On his second visit to Africa, Blinken from August 7 to 12 …

A journey to a South Indian state and the contradictions in its egalitarian ideals THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | I had been battling continuous fatigue and exhaustion, largely mental and partly physical. A friend advised me to seek traditional Indian treatment. He chose ShinShiva, a treatment center in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. THE LAST WORD From Kerala with love: A journey to a South Indian state and the contradictions in its egalitarian ideals COVER STORY Museveni’s relation with Biden’s America: The key recent events that matter COMMENTS Sexual …

USD$7.4 million initiative designed to scale up Covid-19 vaccine demand strategies | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rockefeller Foundation has launched the Vaccination Action Network (VAN), a USD$7.4 million learning initiative designed to bolster efforts to strengthen health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. The locally-led, peer-to-peer learning initiative is designed to engage …

WHO, CDC and the Ministry of Health train 70 Emergency Responders  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have trained over 70 emergency responders in Uganda. The two-week training, which began on July 12, …

Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | British American Tobacco Uganda has recorded a 14% increase in net profit to Shs3.9bn for the half year period ended June.30 driven largely by increase in sales revenues. Results released on Aug. 5 shows that the company’s gross revenue grew by 12% to Shs …

Fundraising from family and friends for different purposes has a long history across Africa, particularly where formal banking or insurance products have been difficult to access | FINBARR TOESLAND | It’s no secret that Africa is a continent of entrepreneurs. Not only does Africa have the highest percentage of entrepreneurs …

The move gives the lender access to Africa’s second-largest country with a population of over 93 million people  Kampala, Uganda | KAMPALA, UGANDA | Regional lender, KCB Group, has followed the footsteps of Equity Bank to venture into the Democratic Republic of Congo. KCB Group, which already has operations in …

Company CEO says it delivered a resilience half year amidst a difficult macroeconomic environment | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has reported a 48.1% growth in profit after tax to Shs193.6bn for the first six months of 2022 amidst a tough economic environment. Wim Vanhelleputte, the company’s outgoing CEO said …