Interview

  British High Commissioner to Uganda, Kate Airey, shares her views with The Independent’s Ronald Musoke in an email interview  You arrived in Uganda in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. Still, I would like to imagine that you have tried to move around the country over the last seven …

BrighterMonday Uganda Limited CEO, Brian Ntambirweki spoke to The Independent on how the company is using technology to connect employers to best candidates and job seekers. Briefly talk about BrighterMonday Uganda? BrighterMonday Uganda was established in 2015 and quickly became the best job site in the country. In 2016, BrighterMonday …

Mastercard Foundation’s $1.3bn plan The Mastercard Foundation announced in June that it would deploy $1.3 billion for a three-year partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) “to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Africa and hasten the economic recovery of the …

Seruwo Solomon is the Marketing and Business Development Manager for Bukoola Chemical Industries Limited. He spoke to Julius Businge about the company’s operations and opportunities for the 2021/2022 national budget:  Briefly, talk about Bukoola Chemical Industries Ltd operations in Uganda? Bukoola Chemical Industries is one of the oldest and largest …

Samuel Ocanya is the head of financial inclusion at Letshego Uganda, a microfinance company that offers SME, mortgage and education loans among other lending products. He spoke to Julius Businge on how small and medium enterprises can overcome the COVID-19 crisis. Most businesses have reported a drop in revenue and …

  Last November, Attilio Pacifici, the head of the EU Delegation in Uganda led seven other ambassadors from France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Austria on a mission to western and northern Uganda to have firsthand experience of the level of pressure Uganda’s natural resource assets such as Bugoma …

Dr. Clement Okia, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at Muni University Arua, talked to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about the ever rising rate of deforestation in Uganda and what the government needs to do to recover the country’s forest cover  Why should Ugandans be …

  Kansai Plascon Uganda Limited has heavily invested in the state of the art paint making plant and waste water management facilities. The Independent’s Julius Businge spoke to the company’s Managing Director, Santosh Gumte about the development in the paint industry. On March 22, 2021 was World Water Day; in …

Uganda’s economy is slowly opening up amidst coronavirus pandemic, rising hope for the banking industry’s quick recovery. The Independent’s Isaac Khisa caught up with the Absa Bank Uganda Managing Director, Mumba Kalifungwa, and shares the industry’s projected performance and the future outlook. What do you make of Uganda’s banking industry …

In response to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, most sub-Saharan governments are developing economic recovery plans. These will require some different thinking, particularly when it comes to agriculture. Wandile Sihlobo, the chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, explains to Michael Aliber, a professor …