Why Shs40.5trilion may not deliver government promise of inclusive growth and shared prosperity Kampala, Uganda | JOSEPH WERE | Uganda on June 13 announced its biggest budget ever which, at Shs40.5 trillion (Approx. US$10.7 billion), has been described as ambitious and upbeat. But its promise it not matched by its …
Read More »Uganda marches into last 16 despite Salah magic
Salah scores as Egypt maintain perfect Cup of Nations record FT: Uganda 🇺🇬 0 Egypt 🇪🇬 2 | DRC 🇨🇩 4 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 0 Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Mohamed Salah scored from a free-kick as host nation Egypt defeated Uganda 2-0 in Cairo Sunday to win Group A at the …
Read More »The tyranny of expert advice
Why Africans need to look beyond the oversimplification of our development challenges THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Last week, a member on a WhatsApp chat-group I belong to posted a video of a Singaporean professor explaining why that country transformed from a third world to a first …
Read More »BoU’s printing money saga
Behind Nakalema, Akullo investigation Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | At 10am on June 12 Col. Edith Nakalema, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Grace Akullo and their team arrived at Bank of Uganda (BoU). Nakalema who is the head of the Anti-corruption Unit-State House and Akullo who is the …
Read More »LIVE: Three new faces as Uganda take on hosts Egypt
FT: Uganda 🇺🇬 0 Egypt 🇪🇬 2 | DRC 🇨🇩 4 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 0 💠 18 Onyango 💠 3 Awanyi Timothy* 💠 15 Godfrey Walusimbi 💠 14 Niko Wadada* 💠 16 Hassan Wasswa 💠 23 Michael Azira 💠 7 Emma Okwi 💠 8 Khalid Aucho 💠 17 Miya 💠 21 Allan Kyambadde* …
Read More »Egypt coach Aguirre’s tactics criticized before Uganda clash
Uganda 🇺🇬 v Egypt 🇪🇬 10pm 💠 Standings P Pts Egypt 🇪🇬 2 6 Uganda 🇺🇬 2 4 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 2 1 DR Congo 🇨🇩 2 0 UGANDA XI: 💠 18 Onyango 💠 3 Awanyi Timothy* 💠 15 Godfrey Walusimbi 💠 14 Niko Wadada* 💠 16 Hassan …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: BOU’s ‘money printing’ saga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY BoU’s printing money saga: Behind Nakalema, Akullo investigation THE LAST WORD The tyranny of expert advice: Why Africans need to look beyond the oversimplification of our development challenges HEALTH Hepatitis B in Uganda: …
Read More »Acholi culture to fight HIV
Ancient fireside gatherings could tackle stigma | BONNIE FOURNIER | For 25 years, northern Uganda was devastated by civil war. During this time the area’s residents, many of whom belong to the Acholi people, were forced from their homes. They ended up living in internally displaced camps, relying on the …
Read More »Reply to Mwenda on Uganda’s debt
To suggest printing money or ceding national assets to pay debt reflects utter economics myopia COMMENT | Mukwanason A. Hyuha | In The Independent (April 26-May 02, 2019 edition), Andrew Mwenda purported to respond to my Saturday Monitor (April 13, 2019) article on Uganda’s debt sustainability. I have also read …
Read More »Shocking Kaddu miss costs Uganda in Zimbabwe draw
Uganda 🇺🇬 1 (Okwi ’12) Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 1 (Billiat ’41) Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Incredible open-goal misses by Patrick Kaddu and Knowledge Musona proved costly for both sides as Uganda were held 1-1 by Zimbabwe in a game of many missed chances at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday. …
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