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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African governments have been urged to use the Stock Exchanges to raise capital especially through issuance of large Initial Public Offers (IPOs) that can only come from the public sector. Geoffrey Odundo, the CEO for the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), said there is …

THIS WEEK: Shs30billion stolen in local governments Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Local Government Committee of Parliament revealed that over Shs30billion was stolen in local governments in the 2015/2016 financial year. The findings were based on the report by the Auditor General and investigations done by the committee. Reagan …

The Global Water Partnership (GWP) has entered a partnership with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the African Network for Basin Organizations (ANBO) to train government officials across the continent in international water law over the next five years. While launching the pilot programme on Aug. 3 in the …

By Ronald Musoke Continued foot-dragging by the world’s governments to reach a new and concrete Climate Change deal is not only setting the entire world on course to a warmer world but the consequences will be calamitous says a new World Bank report. The report, “Turn Down the Heat: Why …

By Agather Atuhaire Inter-Parliamentary Union offers lessons from the Arab Spring If the discussion and the subsequent resolutions reached at at the 126th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Kampala were not just good for the paper as observers say many others have been, Uganda, the host country  benefit most. Unrest and …