Interview

Montreal, Canada | AFP |  Through his foundation, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates is the top nongovernmental donor to the Global Fund against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, with plans to give $600 million between 2017-2019. In an interview with AFP, Gates said the Global Fund’s successes have given him hope, even …

The middle income outlook will depend on what Uganda will do to wake up the population to be productive and be consistent at it. The target for middle income is 2020 but right now 68% of our population comprises peasants. We are hoping each one of them will be having $1,050 as …

Historical causes, individual choices For six years, Michela Wrong covered Africa as a journalist and wrote three books on DR Congo, Kenya and Eritrea. Ivan Rugambwa spoke to her on the sidelines of the recent Writivism Festival in Kampala. Firstly, what are your impressions of the continent over the decade …

Getting to Isaac Geoffrey Nabwana’s home in the low-end Kampala neighborhood of Wakaliga is tough and it does not prepare you for what you will find there. Along the narrow paths, you find mostly shirtless men with their bare chests out, and others are in trousers bigger than their size, …

  INTERVIEW: Uganda’s Insurance industry’s future outlook shows growth Ibrahim Kaddunabi Lubega is the chief executive officer of the Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda (IRA-U). He spoke to Isaac Khisa about their operations and the pertinent issues in insurance industry: What is your leadership philosophy as a CEO? My leadership philosophy …

As early as primary seven Jacqueline Asiimwe Mwesige started realising what she would finally be – a rights activist. She recalls starting to think about how she could help children caught up in wrong doing after a guest speaker from Kampiringisa juvenile detention facility told their P.7 class stories of …

Mike Hillary Mutebi, in a professional football coaching career spanning over 20 years, has trained the national team Uganda Cranes , Simba FC, SC Villa, and KCC FC, and been involved in other projects like the famed Copa Coca Cola. “My two colleagues and I initiated Copa Coca Cola so …

INTERVIEW: Gerald Begumisa, the managing director of Yo Uganda Ltd, spoke to Flavia Nassaka about operating an ICT business in an economy where ICTs are still under developed. What are the key elements in your management style? My focus is value for shareholders. How this value is created is through …

Victor Ochen’s name was little known on a global scene until last year when he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.  At 34, he became the youngest African to be nominated for the prestigious global prize that was won by great historical figures like Martin Luther King.  Only coming …

INTERVIEW: Parity Twinomujuni is the chief executive officer of the National Housing and Construction Company (NHCC). He spoke to Isaac Khisa about their operations and other pertinent issues in the real estate industry. What is your leadership style as a chief executive officer? My motivation is to work with others …