Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Officials from Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) are optimistic that the discussions and resolutions that will emerge from the 16th African Fine Coffee Conference and exhibition week will support Uganda’s big coffee sector targets. The conference that runs from Feb.14-15, will be held in Kampala …
Read More »Seven days later, Suzan Magara still missing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The search for the whereabouts of Suzan Magara, 28 years, a cashier at the Bwendero Dairy Farm in Kampala continues a week after she was reported missing. Magara’s car was found abandoned 100m from her residence in Mengo, Kampala on February 7. She is …
Read More »Police officer SSP Agasirwe denied bail in Army Court
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The General Court Martial has refused to grant bail to SSP Nixon Agasirwe Karuhanga, the former commandant of the police’s special operations unit, who is charged with kidnap of three Rwandan nationals. The seven-member court chaired by Lt.Gen Andrew Gutti today dismissed Agasirwe’s bail …
Read More »Male circumcision: Could it lead to a bad sex life?
Male circumcision: Could it lead to a bad sex life? Kampala, Uganda | NIELS EBDRUP | Circumcised men have more difficulties reaching orgasm, and their female partners experience more vaginal pains and an inferior sex life, a new study shows. If a man is circumcised, he faces an increased risk of …
Read More »Synergy Partners offer opportunities for affordable housing
Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Jaffar Tonda is the Team Leader at Synergy Partners, a real estate developer. He spoke to Ian Katusiime about the real estate sector in Uganda and its prospects. As Team Leader at Synergy Partners, what’s your leadership style like? Mine is more macro based, where …
Read More »ARTS: Cultural integration through art
East African biennale Kampala focuses on commonality Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Art has a universal language. That is why five East African countries can showcase as part of the East Africa Art Biennale currently running at AKA Gallery in Kamwokya, Kampala. The artworks, by different artists, from different …
Read More »COMMENT: Corruption in Road sector
Could remedy be e-governance? COMMENT | CISSY KAGABA | The Government of Uganda has since 2008 prioritised road construction and maintenance by committing a substantial part of the budget towards the same. Uganda spends over Shs3.3 trillion ($1b) annually on public infrastructure and roads still receive a lion’s share of the …
Read More »Sembuya’s chocolate dreams
Young entrepreneur exploits well-kept secret Kampala, Uganda | ANDREW S. KAGGWA | That Uganda has the largest single owned cocoa farm in Africa is perhaps one of the best kept secrets – and Stephen Sembuya, the co-owner of the cocoa trading and processing firm Pink Foods Industries, was born into it. …
Read More »World focus turns to Uganda’s Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has released details of the programme for this year’s The Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) that starts with tours across the country and ends with an awards dinner. Over 50 international trade visitors and hosted buyers are expected …
Read More »Govt to dispose of 1,200 tons of expired, unwanted medicines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has embarked on a drive to dispose of expired and obsolete medicines and other health supplies from 6,619 Health facilities in Uganda, both Government owned and Private Not For Profit (PNFP). Currently, the quantities of expired medicines all over …
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