Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local investors in West Nile are demanding that the government improves the poor state of roads if the sub region is to become a key investment hub. The Investors made the appeal in Nebbi district, during the first West Nile investment summit organized by …
Read More »DRC confident EAC will help protect her minerals
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC was Friday officially admitted into the East African Community as the region looked to starting a new era in trade in mineral resources. The accession of DRC to the Treaty for the Establishment of the EAC is a declaration …
Read More »Museveni meets Kagame as DRC joins EAC
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Republic of Congo has today signed the Treaty of Accession to the East African Community (EAC) cementing their Admission as the 7th member of the EAC. The ceremony was witnessed by Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Paul Kagame of Rwanda. “Our …
Read More »Private security organizations critical to Uganda’s economy
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | At a security briefing at Police headquarters end of March, Commissioner Fred Enanga informed the public that nine private security companies had been suspended and two banned from operations. Of course reasons were advanced as to why Police authority had to take that action. The …
Read More »Commercial development of our oil presents tremendous opportunities for Ugandan firms
COMMENT | TOM JOSEPH MUKASA | Following the full opening of our economy, one can now say, ‘the year started on a good note.’ But even better is the blessing of the Final Investment Decision (FID) by crucial players TotalEnergies, CNOOC, UNOC and TPDC in our oil and gas …
Read More »Derek Mwesigye is new MetropolitanRepublic Uganda creative director
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MetropolitanRepublic Uganda (MRU) has named Derek Mwesigye as their new creative director. Managing Director, Josephine Muvumba said: “Derek and his team serve as the backbone of the agency. Winning pitches outside Uganda, in a more advanced market raises the confidence we have in our work, our …
Read More »How Uganda’s travel industry is successfully adapting to the pandemic
SPECIAL FEATURE | After the full opening of the economy in January 2022 by President Yoweri Museveni, many rejoiced as the uncertainity that had been brought up by the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic for almost two years had to come to an end. While few industries were spared by the …
Read More »Externalization of labor can be a game changer for youth
External employment has contributed greatly to employing young Ugandans COMMENT | Samson Tinka | It is estimated that there are over 100,000 Ugandans working in the Middle East alone. Remittances from Ugandans in the diaspora is said to bring into the country $1 billion every year. This is actually a drop by …
Read More »Preparing for employment in Uganda’s oil and gas sector
Over 16 sectors have by law been ring-fenced for local companies. Transport, security, foods, beverages, hotel management and catering, human resource management, office supplies, fuel supplies, land surveying, clearing and forwarding, locally available construction materials and civil works COMMENT | ABDUL KIBUUKA | Sixteen years since commercially viable oil deposits …
Read More »POLICE: Ugandan domestic worker was murdered
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The examination of body samples removed from the corpse of Milly Namazzi has revealed that all the internal organs were intact. Namazzi left Uganda for a domestic job in Saudi Arabia in 2019. She was expected to return home after the expiry of her …
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