THE LAST WORD: How a book celebrated by the world’s leading economists is actually an intellectual absurdity THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Last Saturday, my intellectual friends and I held a thrilling debate on a book by James Robinson and Daron Acemoglu titled `Why Nations Fail’. The book …
Read More »Wife of murdered Kampala accountant arrested
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The one-week search for a missing former Monitor Publications senior accountant Abel Katende took a dramatic twist on Sunday when Police found his body in a septic tank at his home in Kasangati, just outside Kampala. His wife Janet Namugenyi Katende and children have now …
Read More »UNDP champions joint oil development
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda needs to team up with other countries under the East Africa Community, the Great Lakes Region and other African regions in the oil development process ahead of oil production slated for 2020 if it is to benefit from the resource, according to the United …
Read More »Uganda come top, bounce back to cricket division 3
Malaysia and Jersey remain in ICC World Cricket League Division 4, Vanuatu and Bermuda are relegated to Division 5 Kuala, Lumpar, | THE INDEPENDENT | On another exciting final day’s play at an ICC World Cricket League tournament, this time Division 4 in Malaysia, both Uganda and Denmark secured qualification to …
Read More »Coca-Cola’s recycling company to collect plastic waste
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coca-Cola Beverage Africa’s subsidiary, Plastic Recycling Industries (PRI) has unveiled a campaign of collecting plastic waste in Kampala and surrounding areas in a move to conserve the environment. The waste will be used to make other products such as chairs. Speaking at the launch …
Read More »Up to 95% of cyber-crimes go unreported, report
95% of cybercrimes go unreported, report Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | According to the Uganda Cyber Security report 2017, 95% of cyber security incidents went unreported and yet of those reported; only 4.4% of reported cases were followed to successful prosecution. The report released early this month by the African …
Read More »Real estate dealers demand fair rent law
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As parliament warms up to legislate about the Landlord-tenant Bill, the Association of Real Estate Uganda says it is not against the bill but wants one that is fair to all parties. Speaking at a workshop in Kampala in which over 50 members took part …
Read More »Uganda, Tanzania set new fast track deadline for crude oil pipeline
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Tanzania have agreed to further fast track their plans for the construction of the $3.5 Billion East Africa Crude Oil Project. The Ministers of Energy from the two countries together with their Attorney Generals met for another round of negotiations over the project …
Read More »Stanchart opens Uganda’s first digital bank
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Customers of Standard Chartered Bank are experiencing new service of a full-fledged digital bank recently opened in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb. The Bank’s Managing Director, Albert Saltson, said the new digital branch, located at the Vivo Energy Petro Service Station and fully equipped with digital …
Read More »Adoko Nekyon laid to rest
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of Alhaji Akbar Adoko Nekyon has been laid to rest at his home in Apoki village, Chegere Sub County, Apac district. Nekyon died on Friday afternoon at Nsambya Hospital. Nekyon’s body arrived at 1:30 pm aboard a military helicopter, which landed at Abutaber …
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