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THIS WEEK: War over sugar factories A row is brewing between sugar cane out growers and district leaders over a new directive by President Museveni ordering the latter not to grant any license to new sugar factories unless there is a sufficient supply of sugarcane. The President also directed that …

THIS WEEK: Uganda Police rebuked on UN Torture Survivors Day As Uganda commemorated the United Nations International Day in Support of Survivors of Torture on June 26 at CHOGM Square grounds, various speakers issued a stern warning to the Uganda Police over its unabated brutality and torture of innocent civilians …

THIS WEEK: Skepticism over oil bonus probe report A number of people have expressed skepticism over the recommendations of the parliamentary oil bonus report in as far as reining in 42 government officials who received a cash bonus totaling Shs6bn for their role in defending Uganda against two British oil …

THIS WEEK: Displaced Bududa landslide victims living in uncertainty The deadly landslides that occurred in 2010 in the eastern district of Bududa forever changed the lives of those displaced. The calamity claimed over 100 lives and now those who were relocated to Kiryandongo district are now returning to Bududa saying …

THIS WEEK: More ex-UBC staff face arrest Former employees at Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) are in panic following the arrest of the station’s former Managing Director Paul Kihika on a raft of criminal charges. Kihika is under investigation in connection to a Shs3.6billion UBC Airtel sponsorship deal of airing the …

In the Independent this week: Will Kabaka fire Katikkiro Mayiga?  COVER STORY Will Kabaka fire Mayiga?: Anger, anxiety, unease over Buganda monarch’s fights over land. NEWS ANALYSIS Muntu faces FDC boot: Defiant members plot to oust party president. THE LAST WORD The incongruence of the incongruence: How Ugandans get angrier …

Slow insurance growth, but Industry executives expect business to pick up Kampala, Uganda| Isaac Khisa| Uganda insurers recorded a 3.6% growth in premiums in 2016, their slowest growth rate in five years, citing harsh economic environment, slow implementation of infrastructural projects and reduced private sector credit. Full year industry performance …

Has Volkswagen made the world’s best small car better, or just heavier? | Agencies |The entire world of city cars has traditionally had one benchmark, and that benchmark has just taken a big leap forward. The Volkswagen Polo has just moved on to its sixth generation, growing in every dimension …

Entrepreneurial artist tackles issues you should care about Kampala, Uganda | Dominic Muwanguzi | Boda-boda; the motorcycle taxi found all over Uganda, is now internationally renowned after being added to the newest edition of the Oxford English dictionary. It plays a vital role in the local transport industry with many …

  Dr. Peter Blomeyer, the outgoing German Ambassador to Uganda, talked to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about the highlights and low moments of his two-and-half year stay in Uganda. What have been some of your impressions of Uganda? Uganda is a very beautiful country (and) I always go into raptures …