Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Billions of shillings disbursed to districts for the Parish Development Model (PDM) programme across the country are still lying idle just months to the end of the financial year. In February this year, President Yoweri Museveni launched the Parish Development Model (PDM) at Kibuku …
Read More »Absa Bank Captain’s Bell golf tourney climaxes today
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Captain’s Bell Tournament climaxes today, with several prizes up for the taking in the Absa Bank Uganda sponsored event at Uganda Golf Club, Kitante. The first two days of action have seen the professionals, chasing sh10million cash prizes, showing how it is done …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Govt takes COVID-19 fight to schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Govt takes COVID-19 fight to schools: The Coronavirus, is still around and there will be another wave, say experts THE LAST WORD Uganda’s pursuit of modernity: Why every modern asset should be …
Read More »Environment protection in Uganda’s oil and gas sector
Why the agenda of “environmental fashion” driven by some environmental activists should consider our uniqueness COMMENT | JOSEPH KOBUSHESHE | Following the announcement of the Final Investment Decision for Uganda’s flagship oil and gas projects, which are expected to deliver first oil in 2025, sections of the media have been …
Read More »United States launches five-year project to help reduce corruption in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Mission in Uganda, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), today launched the Strengthening Systems and Public Accountability project to support actions to improve the government of Uganda’s accountability to its citizens and decrease the corruption that impedes economic growth …
Read More »Uganda’s delicate dance with Public Private Partnerships
Why guarantees and provisions offered for bankability of projects, shouldn’t be politically unattractive to public COMMENT | NICHOLAS AGABA RUGABA | Over the last three months or so, there has been wide public debate and extensive media coverage on various public private partnerships and projects involving developing specialised health facilities, …
Read More »Smart farming practices yield dividends
At the recent Harvest Money Expo, participants witnessed how Agric-techs support farmers to use mobile phones to transform COMMENT | DAVID BIRUNGI | Agriculture continues to be a key contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of various economies across the world. According to the 2020/2021 financial year, agriculture accounted …
Read More »Mwenda wrong on real problem of Uganda
The contradictions in his arguments and the contempt he holds Ugandans in, especially the educated, is striking COMMENT | JACK PINTO | Refer to: “The real problem of Uganda: Educated Ugandans can’t see they don’t need a perfect policy environment to become prosperous” (The Independent April 21). I open Mwenda’s …
Read More »Uganda’s coffee industry eyes new markets, value addition
But the country still has a lot of coffee that is still being dried on the ground Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s coffee industry will seek new international market for their products to reduce over concentration on traditional buyers to boost farmer’s income. Coffee is the country’s …
Read More »Internet shutdowns, new laws threaten freedom of expression in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journalism in Uganda is being undermined by new laws which have in fact closed the right to freedom of expression. As Uganda joins the rest of the world to mark World Press Freedom Day, there is concern that the attack on freedom of expression is …
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