Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Denis Mukwege is a crusading gynaecologist who has spent more than two decades treating appalling injuries inflicted on women in DRC. On Oct.05 he was awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize together with Nadia Murad; a former terrorist sex slave from Iraq who became a …
Read More »Margaret Nakato Kisitu: The natural hair woman
Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E. NANTABA | Margaret Nakato Kisitu loves hair, especially natural African hair. And she has turned her passion into one of the leading hair styling businesses in Uganda. Together with her twin sister; Maria Babirye, she runs Afros and Mo, a top beauty parlour in Kampala city. …
Read More »Mariam Nagujja: Teaching women about love
Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E. NANTABA | Mariam Nagujja is a communicator, writer, ardent reader, life coach and inspirational speaker especially to women. She recounts having read close to 600 books before embarking on her writing career. “Everything I do or say is referred to a book,” she says “I have …
Read More »EU won’t look away if things aren’t right in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Attilio Pacifici in September made a year as Head of Delegation of the European Union in Uganda. He talked to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about the EU and Uganda relations. What have been some of your impressions of Uganda since you arrived in September last …
Read More »MP Mbwatekamwa Gaffa; on love for dogs and his unusual name
Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | Gaffa Mbwatekamwa, the Kasambya County Member of Parliament (NRM) has a surprising and uncommon family name. The name; Mbwatekamwa has a long story, he says, as he only acquired it in his high school days. As a child, he was named Luis Gaffa. But …
Read More »‘Africa’s exposure for political risk triples’
Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Last June, multilateral insurer, African Trade and Insurance Agency, paid its first dividend worth US$2.5 million to 14 shareholder governments including Uganda. The firms CEO George Otieno spoke to The Independent’s Isaac Khisa about the firm’s future prospects. What is your management philosophy? I really …
Read More »Pastor Solomon Male; torching the rot in churches
Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | Pastor Moses Solomon Male is an outspoken critic of corruption in churches; especially by pastors and clerics who promote the gospel of manipulation and mind control. He also cares for victims of paedophilia and homosexual abuse. Male also campaigns for greater financial accountability in …
Read More »It’s a scandal for Africa not to be part of the UN Security Council- Ayebare
Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Adonia Ayebare is Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN). He spoke to The Independent’s Ian Katusiime about Uganda’s relationship with the UN and other pertinent international affairs. It’s been more than a year since your appointment to the UN. What have you been …
Read More »Annette Kezaabu on life as a mission
Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | Little was known about Dr. Annette Kezaabu not until she was appointed to head a nine member committee ‘Uganda Pornography Control Committee’ in the ministry of Ethics and Integrity. In line with the Anti-Pornography act, the committee’s main role is to curb down the …
Read More »Rethink Kampala’s street vendors
Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Hala Al-Karib is the regional director for the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), an organization that seeks to unlock potential of women’s rights movement. She spoke to The Independent’s Isaac Khisa about street vending in Kampala. What is your management …
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