Katikkiro Mayiga should summon the Lukiiko come out with a clear Buganda position Kampala, Uganda | KAVUMA KAGGWA | President Yoweri Museveni has been selected to oversee and provide political guidance to the legal experts tasked with the drafting of the East African Community (EAC) constitution on political confederation. The …
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Brit car-maker’s second Range Rover Evoque builds on old model’s success with similar looks, more advanced tech and hybrid power Land Rover has revealed its replacement for its fastest-selling model of all time, the 2019 Range Rover Evoque. Revealed at a converted brewery in east London’s ultra-cool Brick Lane, the …
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New research links it to breast cancer | THE INDEPENDENT | More Ugandans are consuming fast-food than in the past. According to a study titled `Determinants of fast food consumption in Kampala’ by Sarah Ayo, Jackline Bonabana-Wabbi, and D. Sserunkuuma, Chips, deep fried chicken, fish, and meat, sausages, chaps, pizza, …
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Why they tell us more about the community the students live in than what they know ANALYSIS | CHRISTOPHER TIENKEN | Every year, policymakers around the world make life-changing decisions based on the results of standardised tests in schools. These high-stakes decisions include, but are not limited to, student promotion …
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The lender’s cost cutting strategy delivered good returns Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s largest commercial bank, Stanbic Bank, seem to have surprised its investors with a 7% growth in net profit to Shs 215bn in 2018, closing out the year that the banking industry generated some Shs 700bn …
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Kind people are happier and less anxious | ANA SANDOIU | Whether it is escaping the city, going for a walk, or hanging out with our friends, we all have our strategies for reducing anxiety, coping with the stresses of modern life, or just lifting our mood. But what role …
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Company expects more revenue from government’s free connection policy Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Power distributor, Umeme Limited recorded a 70% jump in profit after tax for the year ended December 2018 compared to the previous year. This came after the company settling a conflict regarding a specific clause …
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Top managers are optimistic the future of the business is bright Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Shareholders of dfcu would be happier if the bank’s financial accounts showed a decline in costs and increase in revenue. This is not the case for the financial year 2018. However, dfcu’s …
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A digital overhaul of Africa’s tax system is needed to boost revenue collection, regional coordination and financing, Adam Elhiraika, Director of Macroeconomic Policy at the Economic Commission for Africa says in conversation with Shoshana Kedem during the recently Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Marrakech, …
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Moshi teaches us that anybody with a simple gun must never be allowed to take over power when they have no idea on how to use it – Kabwegyere Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere was the convener of the Moshi conference held in March 1979 in Moshi, Tanzania . Its agenda was …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
