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Matia Kasaija, the minister for Finance and Evelyn Anite, the minister of State for Privatisation and Investment are locked in disagreement over the appointment of the Chairperson of Uganda Electricity Generation Board (UEGCL). Kasaija appointed Frank Katusiime to the post on Nov 9 but Anite preferred Eng. Proscovia Njuki and …

Up to 5000 students of Makerere University Business School MUBS are set to miss out on graduation due to the indefinite closure of Makerere University. MUBS holds its graduation ceremony together with MAK and cannot hold a separate function without the Senate approval of Makerere University. Since the university is …

President Museveni has directed Finance Minister Matia Kasaija to bail out the financially constrained state broadcaster Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) to the tune of Shs20 billion. Reports indicate that the directive from the President was issued after UBC soaring debts reached Shs28 billion. In his letter, Museveni copied in ICT …

INTERVIEW: Christopher Musoke is the CEO of Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSD). He spoke to the Independent’s Agnes E Nantaba about progress in the financial inclusion in Uganda. What are the key elements in your management style as a manager? My concern is to ensure that as a team we …

COMMENT:By Joseph Bossa Under the non-punitive mechanism, the belief is that in a corruption-free environment, everybody gains If the number of laws on the statutes books and the number of institutions designed to curb corruption were a measure of their effect on corruption, that vice would have no hiding place …

  He is best known by his stage name `Patricko’ under which he has traded the radio, entertainment and drama industry for almost two decades. When in character as Patricko, he is funny, loud-mouthed and showy, especially when paired up with other renowned Ugandan theatre and film personalities, Abbey Mukiibi, …

Cash strapped UTL managers chase capital to fund three years turnaround strategy Uganda Telecom is one of the oldest telecom companies in the country and the third in terms of subscriber base now standing at less than two million out of the 22.97million mobile phone users, writes Julius Businge. Owned …

RwandAir unveils inflight duty free services Following the arrival of ‘Kalisimbi‘, RwandAir’s third Boeing B737-800NG and first – also in Africa – with inflight WiFi connectivity on Nov 16, has the airline’s CEO John Mirenge announced the launch of inflight duty free sales over the coming days. Once in place …

  Breaking the norm, symbolism, and escapism Critics are always praising works of art for being urgent, challenging, disturbing, and provocative and so forth. But is that what people actually want from the art? It is well known that most (visual) art produced nowadays exists almost entirely to allow the …

COMMENT:By Winnie Brenda Watera Prejudices hinder progress on a law that could improve the lives of women The Sexual Offences Bill, 2015 was finally presented to parliament for the first time on April 14, 2016 by Kumi District Woman MP, Monica Amoding, as a Private Member’s Bill. Before this, the …