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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Gen. Muhoozi is back: Bad news for Bobi Wine supporters THE LAST WORD Bobi Wine is selfish, power-hungry politician: He is leading his supporters and admirers to COVID-19 mass suicide with recklessness and …

Kateregga captures the everyday in his gripping paintings THE INDEPENDENT | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Not very far from the artist’s studio, you can hear the constant piercing sound of metal fabricators welding and hammering away at aluminum- steel metal. They fabricate the material to produce windows and doors for the …

Ugandan manufacturers to ran to East African Court of Justice over trade restrictions Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Tensions between Ugandan traders and the Kenyan government is likely to get worse a head of the festive season this December, according to executives at the Uganda Manufacturers Association. The traders …

Management is now focusing on ensuring sustainability across its value chain of power generation Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited has reported a sharp drop in profit after tax from Shs25bn in FY2018/2019 to Shs2.8bn in FY2019/2020. The company executives attributes the drop in profits …

More African travellers able to travel visa-free across continent Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda is ranked seventh on the continent when it comes to allowing in African visitors, according to the 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index. The East African nation is only behind Seychelles, Benin, Gambia, Senegal, Ghana …

Uganda lags behind Kenya as experts advise East African countries to prioritise their essential medicines for drug registration | THE INDEPENDENT | Governments should ensure that the regulatory agencies responsible for registering medicines prioritise and restrict the registration of medicines to only those that are on the lists of essential …

Army deploys early, more killings likely Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | The electoral violence witnessed in the current election period has got many people wondering how the post election 2021 will be. Some fear there could be post election violence in form of street protests, looting, or even …

Presidential candidate Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine was recently interviewed by CNN international host Christiane Amanpour. There has widespread interest since the programme aired on Dec.07. We reproduce a transcript of the interview due to public demand. Christiane Amanpour : So, now to another country, another continent where democracy …

It will depend on its ability to mobilise resources – Adesina | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will depend on the continent’s ability to mobilise resources, according to African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina. Adesina was on Dec.10 speaking during Nobel Week Dialogue, a prelude …

Presidential candidates, security agencies need to sign a peace pact Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA AND RONALD MUSOKE | Going into the Jan.14 general election, Perry Aritua, the executive director of Women’s Democracy Uganda, an NGO,  has one great fear; the loss of more human life. “An election should simply …