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Foreign mission heads to sign new trade charter as concern grows over appointment of political `failures’ Uganda is to introduce a new trade charter for its foreign missions, according to the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sam Okuonzi. Under the new programme, which is scheduled to start …

Why the competition for power is always a quarrel over delusions rather than a contest over public policy I argued in this column last week that governments in poor countries cannot govern by delivering a large basket of public goods and services associated with a modern state because they don’t …

Cover story: Museveni gets Shs70bn telecom monitoring gadget An investigation by The Independent reveals that State House is closing in on a procurement of high-tech gadgets meant to forestall fraud among telecoms, which is costing government colossal sums in tax revenue. Last Word: Fight over misguided objectives Andrew Mwenda carries …

Report exposes rich professionals, government officials not paying income tax. URA now plans to tax better, not more. Do you often transfer large sums of money in banks, drive a posh car, live in a palace, buy land often, travel abroad often and travel either business or First Class? Are …

INTERVIEW: Kiryowa Kiwanuka Nsumikambi Mugambe lives his dream In legal practice, the only thing you have is your name. Kiryowa Kiwanuka is a big name. At 43 years, he has had some of the highest profile cases even though he has been in private legal practice for only 15 years. …

Jinja project starts as Fund gets set to invest Shs 578 bn in 2016 On April 20, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of an ultra-modern commercial building in Jinja town, an event that officially kick starts the Fund’s ambitious agenda to invest …

COMMENT: By Andrew Rugasira The Chamber can begin my providing reliable empirical data that can better inform government policy and execution U.S. President Harry Truman famously asked to be sent a “one-armed economist” when exasperated by economists constantly proclaiming “on the one hand” and “on the other hand”. Fortunately, such …

Karuma, Isimba to cost extra Shs 1.8 trillion: An investigation by The Independent reveals how if Energy Ministry officials and those at Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd were properly supervising dam construction instead of bickering over control, they could have saved the country enough money to build another hydropower dam. …

Why leaders of poor countries are not as cruel and selfish as Western media portray them In a moment of madness, I toyed with the idea of running for president of Uganda. I had the hubris to imagine I am the guy who can solve its myriad problems because President …

Cover story: Powerful Chinese lobby leaves Museveni helpless on Karuma, Isimba Bickering between officials at the Energy Ministry and Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd is frustrating construction work at two of Uganda’s biggest power dams, which means that taxpayers could incur an extra Shs 1.8 trillion in construction cost, enough …