In The Magazine

By Patrick Kagenda Rwanda-based bus company creates order amidst city chaos At plot 21 Namirembe Road in downtown Kampala city, there is a fenced off area of tiny buildings painted in white and light blue colours. It is the terminal of Trinity Bus Company, a Rwanda-based transporter who operates between …

By Ronald Musoke On Nov. 05, Tanzanians got a president who some called “an accident” because of the unorthodox way he got elected. Within a week, President John Pombe Magufuli, 56, had made it clear that his style of leadership would also be quite unorthodox.  Magufuli’s antics have captured headlines …

By the Indepenent Team The MasterCard Foundation has set aside $500 million for education initiative and financial inclusion programs for Sub-Saharan Africa. How much of this money is earmarked for Uganda and how much of it has been utilized? The MasterCard Foundation has exceeded its original commitment of $500 million …

By Flavia Nassaka Physicians advise us to breathe a little bit slower Has someone ever asked you to take a deep breath? Alternatively, have you ever asked someone to do so? Taking a deep breath is a common relaxation technique used when someone is angry, anxious, tense, or has suffered …

By Agnes .E. Nantaba News about the disappearance of Norman Tumuhimbise, the National Coordinator for the Jobless Brotherhood a group of graduates who have failed to get jobs made headlines. Many took to social media to announce that the soft spoken father of a two-year-old daughter had passed on. Two …

By Flavia Nassaka One year after it rebranded, the force gains notoriety ‘We come in and disperse them: Violations of the right to freedom of assembly by the Ugandan police ’. This is the title of the report launched on Dec. 07 by Amnesty International, a global NGO.  The report …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Inside the struggle by Rwandans to get their president to run again in 2017 And so it was that on December 6, I was present at a Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) meeting to discuss the “third term”. Attended by over 3,000 party delegates, members wanted President …

By Morris DC Komakech The core issue is the de-politicisation, decentralisation and standardisation of equitable development Last week when I read the Go Forward Manifesto, I was struck hard by the central piece of their development proposal called Advanced Sub-County Model of Development (pg23). This model deserves our attention as …

By Agnes E. Nantaba Michael Niyitegeka is an expert in IT Strategy, Management and Communication. He spoke to Agnes E Nantaba about passion rather than qualifications defining work Any three things we don’t know about you? I have never studied IT but got there out of passion and interest. I …

By Flavia Nassaka 69% think little is being done to curb the vice On Dec. 03, the Electoral Commission concluded nominations for those seeking to become Members of Parliament come 2016. It was a bad day on the road especially for those who use public means of transport as many …